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Michael Bay Retracts Earlier Statement; Says He Supports Paramount's Decision to Back HD DVD
Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 09:16 PM ETTags: Michael Bay, Paramount (all tags)
In a story that just won't die, 'Transformers' director Michael Bay now says he over-reacted when he posted a widely-reported angry message on his web site last night, condemning Paramount for dropping its support of Blu-ray.
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After huddling with Paramount brass today (and apparently watching the '300' HD DVD -- "it rocks," says Bay), the 'Transformers' director says he understands where the studio is coming from, and that after hearing Paramount's rationale for choosing HD DVD over Blu-ray, "I like what I heard."
Bay now dismisses his earlier comments as an ill-informed late night post, written in haste following dinner with three owners of Blu-ray players. "I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker," said Bay.
The full text of Bay's new post follows below:
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"Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three blu-ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-ray and I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker. So at 1:30 in the morning I posted - nothing good ever comes out of early am posts mind you - I over reacted. I heard where Paramount is coming from and the future of HD and players that will be close to the $200 mark which is the magic number. I like what I heard. As a director, I'm all about people seeing films in the best quality possible, and I saw and heard firsthand people upset about a corporate decision. So today I saw 300 on HD, it rocks! So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!" |
For the record, this concludes High-Def Digest's wall-to-wall coverage of Michael Bay's format preferences...
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- Related links:
- Michael Bay HD post [Shoot for the Edit -- Michael Bay's Official Site]
- Discs mentioned in this article: (Click for specs and reviews)
- 300 (HD DVD)
- Earlier on High-Def Digest:
- Bay to Paramount: "No Blu-ray, No Transformers 2!" (Aug 21, 2007)
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