Michael Bay Slated to Direct Film on Rescue of F-15 Crew in Iran
The film is based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s upcoming book and recounts the successful extraction of both crew members after an F-15E was shot down.
- Universal Pictures and director Michael Bay are collaborating on a film about the rescue of two American pilots in Iran during Operation Epic Fury, Variety has confirmed.
- In April, U.S. forces executed a complex rescue in Iran's Zagros Mountains after an Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle was downed, an operation President Donald Trump called one of the military's most harrowing.
- The film will be based on Mitchell Zuckoff's upcoming book, set for 2027 publication, and reunites Bay with producers Erwin Stoff and Scott Gardenhour from 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
- Praising his "amazing partnership over a 30-year career working with the Department of War," Bay stated the adaptation will celebrate the "true heroism and unwavering dedication of our service members."
- While Bay has not directed a feature since the 2022 thriller Ambulance, his movies have grossed more than $10 billion at the global box office, and he remains active producing franchises like A Quiet Place.
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Rescue of Airmen in Iran to Get the Michael Bay Treatment
Michael Bay has found his next war story, ripped straight from this year's headlines. Universal is backing a feature about the US mission to retrieve two airmen whose F-15E Strike Eagle went down in Iran during Operation Epic Fury, a rescue that played out in the country's Zagros Mountains and...
Michael Bay will direct a new film inspired by the military operation “Operation Epic Fury”, focusing on the rescue of two U.S. pilots shot down in Iran during the April 2026 attacks. The project will be developed by Universal Pictures and will adapt a forthcoming book by writer Mitchell Zuckoff, whose publication is scheduled for 2027. According to the specialized media Deadline, the story will continue the operation deployed after the shooting…
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