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Michael Bay is responding to Kate Beckinsale‘s story about when he cast her for Pearl Harbor back in 2001.

The 51-year-old director took to his website to explain that things got misconstrued in the press, and that he respects her a lot.

Kate had told a story on The Graham Norton Show about how he suggested she get a personal trainer.

“Really? This poster has hung proudly over my desk for 15 years,” Michael wrote alongside a poster of Kate. “Yesterday I read in the press that I don’t think Kate Beckinsale is ‘a stunning beauty,’ huh? And they went on to suggest that Kate and I don’t like each other?”

He continued, “Well, totally untrue. Kate and I are friendly. She is a fantastic actress, very funny, witty lady, sassy, speaks her mind, and I truly respect her…So I guess I was the ‘bad guy’ 16 years ago for suggesting a trainer because she just had her new beautiful baby girl�”and she was about to enter into an intensive action movie. Note to reporters: 95 % of leads in movies have trainers and drink green juice!”

Kate Beckinsale wears a black outfit under her white coat while heading into BBC Radio 2 studios on Thursday (May 26) in London, England.

The 42-year-old actress made an appearance on The Graham Norton Show this week and talked about director Michael Bay‘s comments about her looks.

“I don’t think I fit the type of actress Michael Bay had met before,” Kate said about meeting with him for Pearl Harbor. “I think he was baffled by me because my boobs weren’t bigger than my head and I wasn’t blonde.”

“I’d just had my daughter and had lost weight, but was told that if I got the part, I’d have to work out. And I just didn’t understand why a 1940s nurse would do that,” Kate added. “When we were promoting the film, Michael was asked why he had chosen Ben [Affleck] and Josh [Hartnett], and he said, ‘I have worked with Ben before and I love him, and Josh is so manly and a wonderful actor.’ Then when he was asked about me, he’d say, ‘Kate wasn’t so attractive that she would alienate the female audience.’ He kept saying it everywhere we went, and we went to a lot of places.”

The next three movies in the Transformers franchise have been given release dates and we’ll be seeing them all a lot sooner than you probably expected!

Starting next summer, a new Transformers movie will be released every year.

Transformers 5 will hit theaters on June 23, 2017, Transformers 6 will be released on June 8, 2018, and Transformers 7 will blast into theaters on June 28, 2019, according to Deadline.

Michael Bay has said he will return to direct the fifth movie, but it will be his last in the franchise. There is no word yet if Age of Extinction‘s stars Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, and Jack Reynor will reprise their roles.

ARE YOU EXCITED to see more movies in the Transformers franchise?

Emily Blunt flashes a smile alongside her hubby John Krasinski while attending the Dallas premiere of his latest film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi held at the AT&T Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Tuesday (January 12) in Arlington, Texas.

The 32-year-old actress was joined by John‘s co-stars Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Max Martini, Alexia Barlier, David Costabile, David Giuntoli, Toby Stephens, as well as director-producer Michael Bay and NFL player Tony Romo, who came out to show his support.

Also in attendance was special musical guest Kimberly, Neil and Reid Perry of The Band Perry. Make sure to catch 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi when it hits theaters this Friday (January 15)!

FYI: Emily is wearing a Mary Katrantzou dress, Nigaam jewels, and Sophia Webster shoes.

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Michael Bay just confirmed he will be returning to direct Transformers 5!

The 50-year-old director has directed all four of the previous Transformers films. Michael made the reveal during an interview with Rolling Stone.

“I’m doing Transformers … 5, is it?” Michael said, adding, “I’ve taken on a lot of work.”

Michael‘s most recent film in the franchise, Transformers: Age of Extinction, starred Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, and Jack Reynor. Mark is expected to return to the franchise, but no other details about the plot have been revealed.

A new red band trailer for John Krasinski‘s upcoming movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi has been released and it sure is intense.

The movie, directed by Michael Bay, tells the secret story about an American Ambassador who is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, Max Martini, David Costabile, David Giuntoli, Freddie Stroma, Toby Stephens, and David Denman all star in the film, out in theaters on January 15.

Elizabeth Debicki keeps close to Hugh Laurie while hitting the red carpet at the 2015 Australians In Film Awards Benefit Dinner & Gala held at the InterContinental Hotel on Sunday (October 25) in Century City, Calif.

The 25-year-old actress and Hugh, 56, were joined at the event by The Originals‘ Phoebe Tonkin, Once Upon a Time‘s Georgina Haig and director Michael Bay.

Hugh hit the stage to honor Elizabeth with the Breakthrough Talent of 2015 award.

“I feel so honored to be the recipient of the breakthrough award for 2015. Australians in Film are a wonderful organization and they have been so influential in their support to Australian artists and our artistic community both at home and internationally,” Elizabeth expressed.

FYI: Elizabeth is wearing Miu Miu. Phoebe is wearing Chanel.

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