The last film that Michael Bay directed before entering the second stage of his career, which would be dominated by the Transformers franchise, was the 2005 sci-fi bomb The Island . Starring Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor , The Island opened to mixed reviews but failed to recover its costly budget. Bay went on to say that he could see the flop coming, and blamed the muddled marketing strategy for the film's failure. Two decades old now, The Island sticks out on Bay's resume — it isn't like some of his other original flops, which cost far less, nor is it like his Transformers duds. Plus, its reputation has only grown over the years, if nothing else. You can watch the film for yourself on December 1, when it debuts on the Paramount+ streaming service.

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