You won’t find much at all about Bay’s politics online or in his past statements, and a search of public campaign finance records databases turned up nothing. I don’t feel the need to go out and tell people what to believe politically.”īay is obviously more private about his politics than, say, mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who worked with Bay on some of his biggest hits and is one of liberal Hollywood’s top conservatives. “I’m very proud of my country obviously it’s going through a lot of turmoil, and we have a very ineffectual government… It doesn’t matter at all -it’s not a part of what I do. When I talked to the 49-year-old director last year, he demurred on the question of whether he leans right or left: “Yes, I am a political person, and I have my views about America,” Bay told me. His new movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction (released on Friday), is also expected to make all the money. His explosion-heavy action films ( The Rock, Armageddon, the Bad Boys movies, the Transformers flicks, etc.) have grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide. He is worth $400 million. He lives the life of a consummate playboy. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.ĭirector Michael Bay is one of the most successful-if critically detested-filmmakers of the past 30 years.
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