March 15, 2025 7:07 pm

Michael Bay Credits Ben Affleck's Stomach Flu for 'Armageddon's Best Scene
Michael Bay Credits Ben Affleck's Stomach Flu for 'Armageddon's Best Scene

Michael Bay Credits Ben Affleck’s Stomach Flu for ‘Armageddon’s Best Scene

Michael Bay has directed a lot of action flicks in his day, and next to the first Transformers movie, perhaps none are more loved than the 1998 disaster film Armageddon. With an ensemble cast that features the likes of Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Owen Wilson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Liv Tyler, it’s filled with a lot of amazing scenes thanks to the use of CGI, but one of the best moments comes toward the end when Willis and Affleck have a heart-to-heart that Bay said was made all the better thanks to a stomach flu.

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​The 1998 disaster flick had a lot of great scenes, but one in particular was made even better by Affleck’s illness. Read More