Michael Bay is engaged on a brand new movie a few main navy operation.
Bay, who beforehand directed the 2016 navy drama “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” is working with Common Photos to direct a movie in regards to the two pilots who have been rescued from Iran throughout Operation Epic Fury this yr, Selection has confirmed.
Operation Epic Fury is a navy motion in opposition to Iran that President Trump permitted beginning in February 2026.
In April, a rescue mission passed off to avoid wasting two pilots from a downed US Air Pressure F-15E Strike Eagle.
Bay will likely be working with author Scott Gardenhour and producer Erwin Stoff, each of whom collaborated with with him on “13 Hours.” Bay and Stoff will produce the movie, whereas Gardenhour is adapting the script from Mitchell Zuckoff’s upcoming ebook in regards to the incident, which is about to be revealed by HarperCollins in 2027.
Bay has had a protracted historical past collaborating with the U.S. navy as a way to add realism to movies like his “Transformers” collection, “Pearl Harbor” and “13 Hours.”
After the rescue, Trump reacted with an enthusiastic submit on Fact Social, writing, “WE GOT HIM! My fellow Americans, over the past several hours, the United States Military pulled off one of the most daring Search and Rescue Operations in U.S. History, for one of our incredible Crew Member Officers, who also happens to be a highly respected Colonel, and who I am thrilled to let you know is now SAFE and SOUND! This brave Warrior was behind enemy lines in the treacherous mountains of Iran, being hunted down by our enemies, who were getting closer and closer by the hour, but was never truly alone because his Commander in Chief, Secretary of War, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and fellow Warfighters were monitoring his location 24 hours a day, and diligently planning for his rescue. At my direction, the U.S. Military sent dozens of aircraft, armed with the most lethal weapons in the World, to retrieve him. He sustained injuries, but he will be just fine.”
Deadline first reported the information.
