Obama strokes Michael Bay's ego, so the director puts the prez in Transformers 2 (BAAAAAAARRRRRRFFF)

sci fi wire ^ | June 20, 2009 | sci fi wire

[max americana]

Would you believe President Obama called Michael Bay, director of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, "a big-ass director"?

Neither would we, but the director insists it happened. And to return the favor, Bay put the new prez in his upcoming giant-robot movie.

OK, not exactly: He put references to the real-life president into the story, including images on a few background TV monitors. But the message is clear: If giant robots fight on Earth, Bay wants Obama in the Oval Office.

In a press conference Friday in Beverly Hills, Calif., Bay explained that he was inspired to put Obama in the movie instead of some fictional president because the two have met in passing. During an airport layover in Las Vegas, Bay ended up walking side by side with Obama, who was without bodyguards, let alone Secret Service protection, carrying his own bags. (This was before Obama won election last November.)

Bay introduced himself to Obama and complimented a recent speech. When Obama asked him what Bay has directed, the president-to-be recognized names such as The Rock, Armageddon and Transformers. "Oh, you're a big-ass director," Obama said, according to Bay.

Obama may not even know that he landed himself a role in Bay's latest film in news footage featured in the movie. When he finds out, the president may have concerns about the film's depiction of his foreign policy: The national security advisor in the film carries the president's orders to shut down the NEST program, in which Autobots cooperate with the military to round up rogue Decepticons around the world. Would the "Yes we can!" president really have a problem trusting the good robots to help us fight the bad robots?

[max americana]

If Optimus Prime fires a laser beam at Barak Obeyme and he disintegrates, I;ll be running to the moviehouse but this revelation just sours the movie. I dont want to see Obama's ugly face in any movie.

[pnh102]

There were comical references to W in the first movie. But I think we're gonna hold out till the pirated version comes out lol.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Didn’t Larry Sinclair accuse BHO of being an ego stroker?

[max americana]

Yup. I’ll probably wait for the R5 and screener versions on bit torrent. What a bummer.

[Finalapproach29er]

McCain nailed when he called B. Hussien “a celebrity”.

[C19fan]

Does Obama apologize to the Deceptons because we took out some of them out from Transformers I? How about a scene of Obama trying to negotiate with Megatron?

[Soothesayer]

Obama can’t even save the world from starving hillbillies armed with AK 47s.

[max americana]

> How about a scene of Obama trying to negotiate with Megatron?<

Hitlery will provide the mandatory apology whole Bambam will as usual, call us “arrogant”. He’ll probably ask Megatron for a more efficient money printing technology for his future bailouts.

[Soothesayer]

This is going to be a very short and boring movie. Obama negotiates with Megatron in the opening scene and then they spend the rest of the movie dancing, singing, and throwing flowers with the humans.

[Artemis Webb]

"Bay explained that he was inspired to put Obama in the movie instead of some fictional president because the two have met in passing"

I have long despised anybody, Democrat or Republican who believes they can judge "the goodness and wisdom" of a person from a very brief encounter. I remember a particular dumb ass woman speaking glowingly of Bill Clinton because she "had shook his hand and looked into his eyes and knew he was a good man". That kind of thinking is just pathetic. God sake even dogs aren't fooled that easily.

Oh...and Armageddon SUCKED!

[buccaneer81]

"a big-ass director"?

I think he was talking about Michelle.

[Two Kids' Dad]

Thanks for letting us know before we shell out large sums of money to watch the Obamaganda.

I’m afraid that worshipping Obama might become an olympic sport soon. {{{shudder}}}

[max americana]

No problem. I hope your kids watched UP. The company Pixar 2 days ago were in the news for granting a girl’s dying wish for a private viewing of the film.

[max americana]

That’s what I thought too.

[mowowie]

Maybe i’ll catch one of these Transformer movies on USA network some night.

[lilylangtree]

Brimstone is obozo.

[Shadow44]

That would be great! Megatron would probably squish Bambi!

[Captainpaintball]

Didn’t Larry Sinclair accuse BHO of being an ego stroker?

No, It was Larry that was the negro stroker.

[pctech]

I couldn’t believe it when I heard this. I just may keep me from going to see it now. I’ll read the spoilers on themoviespoiler.com and be satisfied with that until I can get a version of the movie I can delete his ugly pompous image from.