- Title: Michael Bay cements place in Hollywood
- Date: 23rd May 2017
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 23, 2017) (REUTERS) ****WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** MICHAEL BAY SIGNING NAME IN CEMENT VARIOUS OF BAY PUTTING HANDS IN CEMENT BAY SPEAKING AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL BAY SAYING: "So after all the thinking you better believe it. Yes, I want my bleeping hand prints here in this 90-year old theater, hallowed ground." VARIOUS OF BAY PUTTING FEET IN CEMENT ANTHONY HOPKINS SPEAKING AT PODIUM (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANTHONY HOPKINS SAYING: "There's nothing warm or fuzzy about Michael. I think he's a teddy bear inside. But he's a stingray. When we met at the Bel Air to talk about the film, I was nervous. I thought this guy's a genius or crazy. I think he's both. He's a brilliant, brilliant filmmaker." BAY PUTTING DOG'S PAW IN CEMENT (SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHAEL BAY SAYING: "It just brings you back to your childhood. I mean, because as a kid I would come here, put my hands, little hands in the prints and this is where I decided I wanted to be director, was watching "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in this very theater. And it's kind of a bittersweet thing." BAY POSING FOR PHOTOS CEMENT WITH BAY'S HANDS AND FEET PRINTS
- Embargoed: 6th June 2017 23:00
- Keywords: Anthony Hopkins TCL Chinese Theatre foot prints hand prints Michael Bay
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / UNIDENTIFIED FILM LOCATIONS
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES / UNIDENTIFIED FILM LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: Celebrities,Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0016I2AQTP
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- Story Text: Michael Bay became part of Hollywood history on Tuesday (May 23), placing his hands and feet in cement at Los Angeles' iconic TCL Chinese Theatre.
The director, who is known for his effects-laden blockbusters like "Bad Boys" and the "Transformers" franchise, said he was particularly honored because it was at the Chinese Theatre where he first dreamed of entering show business.
"It just brings you back to your childhood. I mean, because as a kid I would come here, put my hands, little hands in the prints and this is where I decided I wanted to be director, was watching "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in this very theater. And it's kind of a bittersweet thing."
Bay was joined at the ceremony by Anthony Hopkins, who stars in the latest "Transformers" movie, "Transformers: The Last Knight," which opens in theaters in late June. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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