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Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films with fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boys (1995) and its sequel Bad Boys II (2003), The Rock (1996), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), the first five films in the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), 6 Underground (2019), and Ambulance (2022). His films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of history's most commercially successful directors. He is co-founder of the production house the Institute and co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house that has remade horror films, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), The Amityville Horror (2005), The Hitcher (2007), Friday the 13th (2009), and A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Bay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Declan’s once-close friend Matthew has grown bitter and power-hungry after years of simmering resentment. What begins as a personal grudge spirals into a dangerous obsession as Matthew sets his sights on ruling the world, convinced that absolute control will right the wrongs he believes Declan and his tight-knit group of friends—Aiden, Vincent, Lucas, Reese, Camden, Colt, Aaron, Sean, and Wyatt—have inflicted upon him. As Matthew’s schemes escalate from subtle sabotage to outright violence, Declan and his crew must band together to protect their lives and their community, uncovering hidden strengths and testing their loyalty in the face of betrayal. Declan, haunted by memories of their lost friendship, struggles to understand where things went wrong while leading his friends in a desperate fight for survival. Each member of the group brings their own skills and grit to the table, but Matthew’s unrelenting vendetta forces them to confront not just external threats, but the fractures within their own circle, culminating in a high-stakes showdown that will determine the fate of their world—and whether their bonds can withstand the reckoning.
