Michael Bay has helmed all of the "Transformers" films in the past few years, and it looks like he would like to continue his directing streak for the franchise since he recently confirmed that he would also be taking charge of "Transformers 5."
During an interview with The Rolling Stone, Bay said that the movie industry has changed significantly since people only want to see big-budget movies nowadays.
"The middle-(budget) movie is basically gone. They just want these big movies," he said, before noting on "Transformers, I still have a great time. It's fun to do a movie that 100 million people will see. But this is the last one. I have to pass the reins to someone else."
Bay actually said the same thing before prior to taking on the last two "Transformers" movies, but the director said that a conversation he had with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" helmer J.J. Abrams actually made him change his mind.
"J.J. told me, 'You're the only guy that could do this.' But it's time to move on. One more," he said.
After letting go of "Transformers" once and for all, Bay would like to dip his hands into a thriller, comedy, or "maybe a historical thing."
One thing he is definitely sure of though is that he will never do a film about the Civil War. "I've never seen an interesting Civil War story," he shared.
Among his counterparts, the six highest-grossing directors in U.S. box-office history - Bay, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Robert Zemeckis, James Cameron, and Ron Howard - all of them have received best directing Oscars except for Bay.
When asked if he would love to be cited for his work, Bay laughingly answered: "Well, wouldn't you love everything? Wouldn't you love it if 100 million people saw your movie? Wouldn't you love a statue? Wouldn't you love if everyone was nice to you? But life is not that. I'm not losing sleep over it. You reach a point in your life when you're comfortable with who you are and you don't need to prove anything to anybody. Do what makes you happy."
Bay should not be complaining about comfort since he is already sitting at the peak of financial success and luxury. Because of his involvement with the "Transformers" franchise, Bay was able to afford a $50 million Gulfstream G550 jet, as well as a Bentley, a Range Rover, an Escalade, a Ferrari, a Lamborghini, and two Camaros.
But Bay does not plan to hold on to his wealth selfishly for the rest of his life. "You save up your money and you give it away. That's what I'm going to do. I'll probably do a very large wildlife-protection fund - something with Africa and big game," he shared.
