Transformers' Michael Bay Denies Feud With Pacific Rims' Guillermo del Toro

Everyone loves a good director fight. With director Guillermo del Toro set to release Pacific Rim this summer, it's only natural that people might draw comparisons to Michael Bay's Transformers, after all they do both feature giant robots. Yesterday, the Hollywood Reporter reported on Michael Bay mentioning rip-off robot movies at CinemaCon. They also included a quote from Guillermo del Toro describing the difference in his film as, "The fights don't occur in well-lit, supercool, car commercial-looking environments." Despite what might sound like a showdown between giant robot movie directors, Michael Bay took to his website to set the record straight. Michael Bay wrote, "Well today, Hollywood Reporter stated that I was in a feud with Guillermo del Toro and his Pacific Rim. Absolutely to the contrary. I was talking about another movie, at another studio that will remain nameless, while I spoke at CinemaCon in Vegas this Monday." Michael Bay added, "I love how reporters put false words in people's mouths without doing their proper research. Well 'cause of that sloppy reporting, I thought Guillermo was mad at me, and he thought I was mad at him. We both exchanged calls today and realized nobody was mad at anybody except we were both mad at that reporter!"