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Wilson Chapman editorIn Michael Bay’s new action thriller “Ambulance,” Jake Gyllenhaal plays career criminal Danny Sharp. One of the highlights of the film is an intense stunt where Gyllenhaal hangs outside the door of the titular vehicle, shooting a gun while helicopters chase him, his adopted brother Will (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and their hostages — EMT Cam Thompson (Eiza González) and a patient — as they speed along the bank of the Los Angeles River.At the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday night, Gyllenhaal revealed that the scene wasn’t in the original script. Instead, Bay came up with the idea the night of filming.“I had no idea,” Gyllenhaal told Variety on the red carpet outside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Whoopi Goldberg is confident that Will Smith's career "will be fine" after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. During The View on Monday, the Sister Act star and her co-hosts discussed a report suggesting that development on the Oscar winner's upcoming movies, including Netflix's Fast and Loose, has been paused following the controversy on 27 March. Goldberg, who is a member of the Academy's Board of Governors and a former Oscar host, said that she believes his career will make a comeback.

Jake Gyllenhaal is showing off his impersonation of Michael Bay.

slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Bay, who directed Smith in “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II,” was not watching the 2022 Oscars live, but was flooded with texts about the incident.“I wasn’t watching. I saw it. First of all, it’s wrong to begin with,” Bay told Yahoo! Entertainment.“I don’t really care.

Will Smith's former director has a lesson for Hollywood stars still weighing in on the Oscars slap heard 'round the world: there are bigger things to worry about. Director Michael Bay, who worked with Smith on "Bad Boys 1" and "Bad Boys 2," said at the end of the day the actor's onstage violence of Rock was "wrong." Still, he insisted that it's not exactly the first thing on his mind when he thinks about issues going on in the world. "First of all, it’s wrong to begin with," Bay shared with Deadline while promoting his upcoming thriller "Ambulance." "But that’s all people are talking about.

We’re just a few days away from Ambulance hitting theaters and the cast stepped out for the L.A. premiere!

Transformers director Michael Bay wasn’t watching the Oscars so he missed everything that went down, including the moment when best actor winner Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face on the Oscar stage. 

Will Smith’s soliloquy during his best actor acceptance speech on Sunday – after he smacked Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head at the Oscars – will forever go down in the memories of many throughout the world as equally bizarre as the sound of the unprovoked slap that permeated the rooms of millions of viewers. In his diatribe for which he cried and seemed to don his method actor cap, the "7 Pounds" actor apologized to several people for his behavior — though not explicitly to Rock.That about-face came in the evening hours on Monday. "I want to apologize to the academy.

After dabbling in the streaming format with the Ryan Reynolds-led action flick “6 Underground” for Netflix, director Michael Bay is heading back to theaters. In his new crime thriller “Ambulance,” the action junkie has assembled a cast consisting of Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy-winner Yahya Abdul-Matten II, and Eiza Gonzalez.

Filmmaker Michael Bay has been criticized by some for his bombastic films and their reliance on special effects over plot. His latest film, Ambulance, is also being downgraded by one critic for its use of CGI. The critic? Michael Bay.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticAt a time of strife, division, anxiety, and war, you might think the moment would be right for a nostalgic escape to the retro-excessive trash-movie mystique of the ’90s — an age when action thrillers were big, loud, decadent, “rebellious” and, as often as not, ripped off from “Die Hard.” “Ambulance,” however, could make you rethink that impulse. It’s directed by Michael Bay, who over the years has trafficked in a great many varieties of excess: massively scaled kiddie gizmo excess (the “Transformers” films), apocalyptic sci-fi excess (“Armageddon”), fake-authentic historical excess (“Pearl Harbor”), and good old buddy-movie excess (“The Rock” and “Bad Boys”).

Eiza González has looked amazing at the premieres of her new film, “Ambulance.” Accompanied by her costars Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul Mateen II, the trio have provided us with some incredible looks throughout their press tour. At the Germany premiere of the film, Eiza wore a striking black gown.Eiza González looks gorgeous in deep cut blazer for Burberry runway showEiza González stuns at the Paris premiere of Ambulance with Jake Gyllenhaal, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen IIEiza paired the gown with jewelry and a simple hairstyle. The necklace she wore was thick and silver, while her hair was straightened.She was joined by Jake and Yahyia, who also wore stylish looks, with the former wearing a beige suit and the latter wearing a suit with a long white coat and some metallic shoes.

Eiza Gonzalez made a major change to her hair!

Jake Gyllenhaal hits the red carpet alongside co-stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza Gonzalez for an Ambulance photo call in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday (March 22).

Eiza González joined her co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II this weekend for the Paris premiere of Ambulance, and they were all smiles. Gonzalez looked stunning in a pink silk one-shoulder gown as she stood next to her handsome co-stars.The 32-year-old shared her excitement after the premier on Instagram and said it was the first time she saw the movie in a packed theater.

Ambulance, directed by Michael Bay.The twosome were all smiles in Paris (makes sense, Cadieu is French) on Sunday, March 20. Gyllenhaal wore dark pants and a teal jacket under a dark green overcoat; the look is courtesy of Maison Valentino, according to , Michael Fisher.

Jake Gyllenhaal cozies up to girlfriend Jeanne Cadieu at the premiere of his new movie, Ambulance, held at the Cinema UGC Normandie on Sunday (March 20) in Paris, France.

EXCLUSIVE: In a bidding war that included a number of streamers and networks, FX has closed a deal for development of the six-episode limited series based on Blitz Bazawule’s upcoming debut novel The Scent of Burnt Flowers. Bazawule will write, direct and produce under his newly minted entity Inward Gaze, with Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II attached to star. Abdul-Mateen will also executive produce under his production shingle House Eleven10 alongside Macro Television Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Dianne Wiest is set to join Apartment 7A, a new thriller being made through Paramount Pictures’ production label, Paramount Players. John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger are producing via Sunday Night along with Michael Bay, Andrew Form and Brad Fuller via their Platinum Dunes.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterParamount Pictures is calling home its speciality label Paramount Players, folding the lower-budget and genre operation under the stewardship of the studio’s larger motion picture group. As a result of the decision, current Paramount Players chief Jeremy Kramer is exiting his post.Paramount motion picture group co-heads Daria Cercek and Michael Ireland will run point on the unit moving forward.

Paramount Players is getting merged under Paramount Motion Picture Group Co-Heads Mike Ireland and Daria Cercek.

Diversified holding company Ballantyne Strong has launched Strong Studios, a new wing of its entertainment division, with two scripted series already in the works for 2022.

Eiza González celebrated the 15th anniversary of her acting career by posting how grateful she felt on social media and thanking all her fans for their constant support and love. The star posted in both languages and in the Spanish tweet, she expressed that from the bottom of her heart she appreciates everyone who has been part of her path.See Eiza González dazzle like Cleopatra at The Fashion Awards 2021Eiza González celebrates Rams’ Super Bowl victory holding the Lombardi trophyWhile the 32 year old Mexican first gained recognition in telenovelas, she is now taking leading roles in movies such as Baby Driver, Fast & Furious, Godzilla vs.

Michael Bay prides himself on the stunts and explosions in his neverending string of action films throughout his directing career. He’s likely best known for intense highway chases and an avalanche of destruction in his movies, and there are a lot of wheels in motion to keep a safe set with all that going on.

The Guinness World Records gave the James Bond film “Spectre” the honor of having the biggest explosion on film, but the “Transformers” director begs to differ.“James Bond tried to take the ‘largest explosion in the world’,” Bay, 57, recently told Empire Magazine. “Bulls—t. Ours is.”He’s referring to his 2001 WWII film “Pearl Harbor” that was released almost 15 years before “Spectre.”The war film contains a 40-minute scene in which the Japanese bomb of Pearl Harbor in Honolulu and a massive explosion combusts.“[Producer] Jerry Bruckheimer showed Ridley Scott the movie,” Bay told the publication. “And the quote [from Scott] was, ‘F—k me.’ No one knows how hard that is.

John Krasinski announced during the ViacomCBS Investory Day that there’s a third, brand new Quiet Place debuting in 2025. The pic is currently in development.

EXCLUSIVE: With Jeff Nichols leaving the project last year, Paramount Pictures has moved fast to find his replacement and looks to have found one of the more sought after rising stars in town. Sources tell Deadline that Pig director Michael Sarnoski is in negotiations to direct the untitled next installment in A Quiet Place franchise.