The filmmaker insists he's always had a tricky relationship with fans and critics
Transformers: Age of Extinction hits US cinemas this weekend, and despite the mixed reviews director Michael Bay insists the fans will still flock to the cinemas.
Reviews for the fourth movie in the franchise, which has replaced Shia LaBeouf with Mark Wahlberg, have been a mixed bag with Rolling Stone summing up the negative output today with:
"The Bay-man has made the worst and most worthless Transformers movie yet...How could any summer blockbuster be as dull, dumb and soul-sucking as the first three Transformers movies? Step right up."
Despite the backlash, Bay is adamant that his movie will still be a hit. Admitting that his big screen adaptations have always been met with opposition from some fans, the filmmaker told MTV News:
"They love to hate, and I don't care; let them hate. They're still going to see the movie! I think it's good to get a little tension. Very good."
Mark Wahlberg heads up the new Transformers movie
"I used to get bothered by it," he continued, "but I think it's good to get the dialogue going. It makes me think, and it keeps me on my toes, so it's good."
The fourth installment reboots the franchise with a new set of leads following the success of the LaBeouf and Megan Fox led movies. Wahlberg plays down-on-his-luck dad, Cade Yeage, who discovers a beat up truck that turns out to be more than he bargained for.
Taking over from where Fox and Rosie Huntington Whiteley left off, Nicola Peltz is the new eye candy in the film, playing Mark's daughter Tessa. Another new face is Jack Reynor, providing the obligatory love story element as Peltz's race car driver boyfriend.
Transformers: Age of Extinction is out in US cinemas now, and hits the UK on July 5.
