Michael Bay and James Cameron had a call about Hollywood’s downfall—users aren’t surprised: "We're all mourning"

Michael Bay sat down for an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, and revealed that he is disappointed with the current state of Hollywood.

When asked if it's difficult to bag original movies these days, the action icon affirmed that he doesn't think the status quo of the industry is how it should be.

"I just had a conference call with Jim Cameron and we were both commiserating about Hollywood. No one can greenlight anything anymore. It’s just so slow. It’s a very different business," he revealed.

Fans have since begun reacting to the news, with many echoing the sentiments. Scores online felt like he was spot on with what he was saying, though each user chimed in with their own humorous take.

Here are all of the funniest responses down below. Have fun!

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Michael Bay disses Hollywood, says there's no originality anymore, fans react hilariously: Read the funniest comments below

Check out what one user, who seemingly agreed with Michael Bay, had to say:

As for some other fans of X, here's what they had to say:

"Is this why it took James Cameron 13 years to make the sequel to Avatar?" someone sarcastically probed.

"I just need Interstellar 2 neon greenlighted," another quipped.

"To which Jim replied, “I can greenlight anything I want. Make better movies, Mike.”," a third user dissed.

"We're all mourning the current state of Hollywood," another user jokingly resonated with Bay.

The comments section was visibly riddled with a mix of humor and personal opinion:

"michael bay: ‘hollywood is in trouble.’ also michael bay: makes another explosion movie," one user jokingly pointed out.

"Then who the heck is greenlighting the Fast and Furious movies?! Enough is enough," someone else humorously begged.

"He told this to the director who’s working on four movies simultaneously," yet another hilariously noted.

"Yeah they must be crying about the state of cinema on their piles of billions," someone on X chimed in.

One user sarcastically pointed out that the two directors who have been minting money are complaining about it the most: