Michael Bay Rumor Confirmed False by Michael Bay
By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, July 9th, 2014
A rumor has been circulating for close to two months now, that Michael Bay wants to work on Live Action Evangelion, and insinuating that it would be his next project. I never got around to posting about it because it was infuriatingly bogus, and I didn’t feel like I should have to write about what was a clear case of clickbait bullshit. But something unexpected happened yesterday. Michael Bay’s official Twitter account actually confirmed it to be false. There’s more to this story, but honestly, I don’t care. All you need to know is that the rumor originated on a Korean drama gossip website, citing a Tranformers fansite that doesn’t exist, and there is a clear pattern where they frequently generate stories in this fashion. So rest easy, Live Action Evangelion is still dead, the last official news was that ADV Films was suing Gainax over the rightsADV Films was suing Gainax over the rights, so that should tell you how likely a film is at any point in the future.