It was probably inevitable that Hollywood would attempt a cinematic rendition of the attack in Benghazi, Libya on a U.S. State Department compound. What exactly happened that night is still a politically charged issue, and so we’d reasonably assume that a filmmaker with some sense of nuance and care would be assigned the job. We were wrong.
THR reports that Michael Bay — yep, the guy who made four "Transformers" movies — is in talks to direct "13 Hours." The movie will be based on the book by Mitchell Zuckoff, with a script from Chuck Hogan ("The Town," "The Strain") that will focus on the six members of the security team that struggled to defend American life during the attack. And while the film is described as a "political drama," we’d wager there’s still some room in there for Bay-style explosions. Though maybe not Victoria’s Secret models. Here’s the book synopsis:
The movie is set up at Paramount, with a budget of $30-40 million, but no word yet on when it might shoot. And while we’ll give Bay the benefit of the doubt here, we’re still pretty wary. His last movie attempting a real-life historical event was "Pearl Harbor," and even his version of an indie project with "Pain & Gain" was garish in all the ways we currently expect from Bay. That said, we’re willing and hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
We will be there every step of the way, making sure it\’s true to what took place that night and the courage and heroism shown by the team is true. Tanto
"…and so we\’d reasonably assume that a filmmaker with some sense of nuance and care would be assigned the job. We were wrong."
HAHAHAHAHA!
Anyway, now that I\’ve had a good laugh, one does wonder if the Bay of it all will tackle the fact that the Tripoli stationed, Special Forces, were told to stand down and, even more telling, that whole terrible affair was laid at the feet of the hapless "filmmaker" who shot that anti Islam film. Yep, and if anyone believes that, I\’ll have 3 of what you\’re on.
Oh Marky Mark, your services will likely be required.