The Making of ‘Ambulance,’ or How to Produce a Mid-Budget Michael Bay Extravaganza
thewrap.com“Ambulance,” falls somewhere in the middle.Yes, it’s a Michael Bay movie with giant stars (Jake Gyllenhaal and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II play bank robbers who hijack an ambulance as an escape), giant explosions and equally oversized emotions, but it’s also something of a contained thriller, with a budget of only $40 million. (By comparison, “The Northman” cost $90 million and was directed by the guy who made “The Lighthouse.”)TheWrap spoke to Fischer about what it was like pulling “Ambulance” together, Gyllenhaal’s recent interest in action movies, and whether or not there’s a Michael Bay cinematic universe. After I watched the movie I read that the budget was only $40 million.
Did it really only cost $40 million?I mean, look, you know they don’t like it when producers talk about budgets, but it’s not far off the mark.
This was my first movie with Michael Bay. And I say with absolutely no irony that I truly had a great time working with him.
It was crazy and intense and all of that. But we got on really well and I’m really proud of the film and excited. And I feel like he elevated it exactly how I hoped he would.
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