Basinger on the Rise and Success of Michael Bay ’86

David PesciJuly 5, 20111min
Films created by the iconic director have grossed billions of dollars worldwide and made him a Hollywood icon

In the latest issue of GQ, Jeanine Basinger, Chair and Corwin Fuller Professor of Film Studies, discusses the success of director-producer Michael Bay ’86 whose raft of popular films have grossed billions of dollars worldwide and turned him in into an action-film icon, as well as one of Hollywood’s most powerful and influential directors.