Michael Bay to direct film based on US military rescue mission in Iran

Director of Armageddon and Transformers to team up with Universal Pictures for drama based on recent events

Michael Bay is set to direct a military drama based on the recent rescue of two US crew members who crashed in Iran.

According to Deadline, the director of action films such as Armageddon and Transformers will work with Universal Pictures to bring the story to the screen. In April, two soldiers were rescued after their fighter jet was downed, something Donald Trump called “one of most daring search-and-rescue operations in US history”.