Michael Bay is working on a new film about a major military operation.
Bay, who previously directed 2016’s military drama “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” is working with Universal Pictures to direct a film about the two pilots who were rescued from Iran during Operation Epic Fury this year, Variety has confirmed.
Operation Epic Fury is military action against Iran that President Trump approved starting in February 2026.
In April, a rescue mission took place to save two pilots from a downed US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle.
Bay will be working with writer Scott Gardenhour and producer Erwin Stoff, both of whom worked with Bay on “13 Hours.” Bay and Stoff will produce the film, while Gardenhour is adapting the script from Mitchell Zuckoff’s upcoming book about the incident, which is set to be published by HarperCollins in 2027.
Deadline first reported the news.
