Subscribe RSSA camera-toting helicopter had just swooped by, capturing various angles of two highly trained skydivers, who had leapt from the top of the Trump Tower -- landing with pinpoint accuracy on Wacker Drive as a horde of camouflaged troops rushed around bombed-out CTA buses, cars and cabs with their weapons blazing.
In an exclusive interview with the Sun-Times, the director -- known for such action adventure thrillers as ''The Rock,'' ''Armageddon,'' ''Pearl Harbor'' and the ''Transformers'' films'' -- admitted, ''I do love action, but all that action and those explosions only work if they support the script.''
Bay knows that for the past week the filming of ''TF3'' -- including massive battle scenes and the faux destruction of Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive -- has caused massive traffic issues in the heart of the Near North Side. Though Bay also is well aware the Chicago filming of the movie will add an estimated $20 million-plus to the local economy, he's the one feeling grateful.
