HOLLYWOOD–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The blockbuster hit from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, TRANSFORMERS, is the year’s top-selling week one DVD with North American sales reaching 8.3 million units since the title’s debut on October 16, it was announced today by Paramount Home Entertainment. The biggest original film of the year from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, in association with Hasbro, Inc., is also the best-selling DVD day one for the year with over 4.5 million units sold on Tuesday. Additionally, the smash hit has exploded into the high definition market, selling over 100,000 HD DVDs its first day of release, rocketing past previous releases to become the best-selling day one high definition title on either format since their inceptions.

By Mike Snider, USA TODAY Most directors diplomatically go to bat for DVDs of their films. Filmmaker Michael Bay (Armageddon, Bad Boys, The Rock) is just as likely to drop verbal bombs while talking about his DVDs as when he is directing

This is one great interview in which Michael talks about the entertainmnet industry and the LA of yesterday.

By Jay A. Fernandez, Special to The Times October 10, 2007 Well, DreamWorks and Paramount are finally moving forward with their inevitable “Transformers” sequel, and they’ve done it by putting an enormous down payment on a unique, blockbuster screenwriting crew

By Borys Kit Scribe Ehren Kruger and the writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are in negotiations to team to write the screenplay for DreamWorks/Paramount’s “Transformers 2.” Director Michael Bay, star Shia LaBeouf and producers Tom DeSanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Don Murphy are back in their respective chairs, as is exec producer Steven Spielberg.

By Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – “Transformers” director Michael Bay is reviving the “Friday the 13th” franchise through his low-budget production company. The remake of the original 1980 horror classic, which turned the villainous Jason into a cultural icon, is being produced for New Line Cinema by Bay’s Platinum Dunes banner