Hollywood director Michael Bay has been attacked in Hong Kong while shooting the latest Transformers film in the city, suffering injuries to his face, reports said Thursday.<\/p>\n
Police said they had arrested two men in the early hours of Thursday morning after the attack on a 48-year-old man named by local media as the “Armageddon” director, on location in the city filming “Transformers: Age of Extinction”.<\/p>\n
The two men reportedly confronted Bay and his film crew in the city’s Quarry Bay district, claiming they were owed HK$100,000 ($12,900) compensation for filming in the area.<\/p>\n
Police have now handed the case to specialist anti-triad units reserved for tackling Hong Kong’s notorious criminal gangs.<\/p>\n
“When the movie crew was filming, one of the arrested persons was seeking HK$100,000 [from Bay], leading to a scuffle. Another arrested person suddenly attacked him,” police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
While local media named the Hollywood director as the target of the attack, police would only confirm the victim as being a 48-year-old “Michael”.<\/p>\n
“The right side of his face was injured, but he refused to go to the hospital,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
The fourth instalment of the Transformers franchise starring Mark Wahlberg and Nicola Peltz is scheduled to hit theatres in June.<\/p>\n
Hong Kong’s striking Victoria Harbour is believed to be among the film’s locations, along with the city’s dense and bustling streets.<\/p>\n
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