Michael Bay Ticked Off at Paramount for Transformers: ROTF Marketing (or Lack Thereof)

Celebrity gossip magazine TMZ has released a leaked email from Bay accusing the studio of failing to promote the TRANSFORMERS sequel.

By bsprecher - Jun 22, 2009 07:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

A scathing email from director Michael Bay to executives at Paramount Studios has leaked complaining about the lack of marketing for this week's release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen:

"You all talk so glowingly about Transformers being the movie of the summer but unfortunately this has not gotten to the public. I still run into so many people even this weekend with kids that ask 'is that movie coming out this year?'."

In the first memo, dated May 4, Bay goes on to speculate that the problem might be financial:

"I cannot figure if this is a cash issue with your company? Is there some clever idea why are we not spending? I'm not sure. I'm sure the movie will do fine, but not to your internal expectations because right now we are fooling ourselves by being cocky."

Michael Bay Ticked Off at Paramount for Transformers: ROTF Marketing (or Lack Thereof)

Celebrity gossip magazine TMZ has released a leaked email from Bay accusing the studio of failing to promote the TRANSFORMERS sequel.

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