Megan Fox and Michael Bay | 33

Diss and Tell

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.2 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

After a successful run in the first two Transformers films, it seemed certain that Hollywood starlet Megan Fox would return for the franchise's third movie. But her comparison of Transformers director Michael Bay to Hitler in an interview completely derailed those plans. The situation escalated when an anonymous scathing letter from the film's crew about Megan Fox was posted on Bay's website. In this episode, we're diving into the drama, unraveling how this feud was a precursor to Hollywood's simmering issues that were about to boil over.

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0:00.0	A listener note, this episode contains some adult content and language.
0:04.3	Listener discretion advised.
0:12.2	It is time, Matthew, for us to cover yet another popular and possibly artistically questionable film franchise, and the beef
0:23.6	that emerged from it.
0:25.2	You can't have a questionable film without there being some rivalry on set.
0:30.2	I guess that's what we're learning, because after covering the Fast and the Furious movies
0:35.2	in our Vin Diesel versus the Rock episode,
0:38.2	I think it led to a little inspiration for what we're going to talk about today,
0:42.4	which are the Transformers films and the feud between two of its icons.
0:48.4	Okay, I'm on board.
0:50.2	Matt, were you and are you to this day a Transformers boy?
0:55.4	Yeah, I guess so.
0:56.7	Like, what is a transformer, if not a car, doing drag, you know?
1:01.8	True.
1:02.9	So this was really my entree into the world of drag.
1:07.4	What a beautiful way of framing it.
1:11.1	So it is September 2009.
1:14.4	Actress Megan Fox is at the height of her popularity.
1:17.9	She's a sex symbol.
1:19.2	Girls could say she was hot without coming out.
1:21.8	I could say she was hot without coming out.
1:25.3	Yes, yes, the perfect theoretical beard for young gay men on college campuses.
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