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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 998078" data-attributes="member: 4779">Given Bruckheimer's history of films he's produced, oh heck, lets go to IMDB for a second - I look at that list and I see some damn fine and entertaining films there.  I also see some real stinkers, but the good stuff outnumbers the crap, IMO.  Also, he is a producer and not a director.  Sure, he's known as the guy 'Mike Bay and all that direct like him' always work with but there is no reason to believe that this man cannot do what has been set out in that press release.  He'll have the budget and he'll probably get the big talent needed to pull it off.  What actor wouldn't want to do a movie like this?  These things are huge vehicles for current and future stars.The star-factor aside, Micheal Bay is not directing this film, nor should he be if Bruckheimer wants a series take on it.  Bay makes fun/action packed movies that are over-the-top.  I happen to be a big Bay fan (okay, except for Pearl Harbor, that flick stank).Putting it lightly, Bruckheimer is one of the most influencial and successful producers in Hollywood.  I'd rather have him than Joel Silver (who used to be one of my favorite producers until about 4 years ago) on board for this type of movie.  Different strokes and all that apply of course.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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