Michael Bay regrets making too many Transformers and not listening to Spielberg

It is a valuable quality to stop at a certain time, but many people cannot do this, especially those Hollywood sequels that are like a poor imitation of the original. Recently, Michael Bay also admitted that Spielberg had advised him to stop directing Transformers 3, but he just didn't listen.

Michael Bay said while promoting his new film "Ambulance": "I have made too many "Transformers". Steven Spielberg once told me that I would stop after the third one, and I said I would stop. But Paramount begged me to make the fourth one, and the global box office exceeded 1.1 billion US dollars. At that time, I decided not to make any more films, but they came to beg me to make another one. I really should have stopped. But how can I say it, making "Transformers" is indeed addictive."

"Transformers 5" was invested with 210 million US dollars, but the global box office was only 600 million US dollars, which hit a new low in the reputation of the series and nailed Michael Bay to the pillar of shame. So he handed over the director's baton and retreated behind the scenes to become the producer of "Transformers: Rise of the Power Warriors", which will be released in 2023 and directed by Stephen Caple Jr.

Michael Bay also recalled the first episode with the best reputation in the interview: "I was a little nervous when I just finished filming. At that time, we were not very sure about the special effects. It was the first time to use highly reflective digital special effects in a movie, so it opened up many new areas. The audience liked it very much, and the global box office was 709 million US dollars (investment 150 million US dollars). "