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Michael Bay is the physical embodiment of style over substance, as he has always prioritized making his frames look cooler than making compelling narratives. But excluding his extremely stylized visuals, which make Bay’s filmography stand out, the director is also responsible for putting Megan Fox on the map with theTransformersmovies.
But Megan Fox, who was cast as Mikaela Banes in the movie, alleged that theAmbulancedirector only had two questions before casting the actress in the role.
Megan Fox Alleged Michael Bay Hired Her inTransformersBased on Two Factors
WhileMegan Foxhas proven to be a capable actress, especially with her later roles sinceTransformers. Speaking in the 2007The Making Of Transformersdocumentary, the actress alleged that she landed the role after a two-question interview with thePain & Gainfilmmaker.
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TheJennifer’s BodyStar recalled that Bay asked if she could run, and did she had a nice stomach, which led Fox to speculate that her role might involve running in a belly shirt,“hopefully not n-ked”.
“The only thing Mike asked me when I was reading with him and auditioning, he just asked me if I could run. He’s like, ‘Can you run?’ I was like, ‘Well yeah, I think so.’ And the other thing he asked me, he goes, ‘Do you have a nice stomach?’ And I said, ‘Well, in my opinion, yes I do.’ So I figured I’m going to be running, hopefully not n-ked, but I’ll be running in a belly shirt, maybe.”
Her speculations did turn up true, as viewers could recall her character wearing an exposed midriff in the first movie, and this role would eventually make Fox a prominent s-x symbol at the time.
Megan Fox Never Felt Preyed Upon
Even though Fox has been critical ofMichael Bay‘santics on sets, which many speculate was the reason behind her exit from the franchise, the actress clarified she was never“assaulted or preyed upon in what I felt was a s-xual manner.”
Megan Fox recounts her selection process in Transformers
This statement of hers came after sheshared a storyof allegedly being s-xualized as a teen during her role as an extra onBad Boys 2.
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She said in a statement (viaThe Wrap):
“I know that a discussion has erupted online surrounding some of my experiences in Hollywood and the subsequent mishandling of this information by the media and society in general. While I greatly appreciate the outpouring of support, I do feel I need to clarify some of the details as they have been lost in the retelling of the events and cast a sinister shadow that doesn’t really, in my opinion, belong. At least not where it’s currently being projected.”
While theTransformersmovies under Bay had their fair share of problems, without his visual flair, the franchise doesn’t hit the same, which was apparent withRise of the Beasts.
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Transformersis available to stream on Paramount Plus.
Santanu Roy
Senior Writer
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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