Transformers 5 controversy is ‘manufactured’ says Churchill’s grandson
Churchill might not have been bothered about ‘Transformers 5’ after all…
Winston Churchill’s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, has defended Michael Bay’s decision to film ‘Transformers’ scenes at Churchill’s former home, Blenheim Palace… even after it was redressed to look like Hitler’s headquarters.
“They do as all newspapers do,” he told The Guardian. “They go until they can find some wretched veteran who is prepared to say, ‘Winston would be turning into his grave.’ They’ve no idea what my grandfather would have thought!”
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The initial story appeared in The Sun, which quoted second world war veterans voicing their distaste at the ‘Transformers 5’ shoot after photos emerged of the palace draped in Nazi flags.
But Sir Nicholas Soames was having none of it.
He described the controversy as “a completely manufactured row”, explaining that it was “absolutely the most dismal, idiotic story I’ve ever read”.
The original story quoted Tony Hayes of Veterans Association UK stating that surviving ex-servicemen and women who fought in WWII would be “appalled” by the shoot.
Col Richard Kemp, the former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, was also put on record voicing his distaste.
“I know it’s a film,” said Kemp. “But it’s symbolically disrespectful to Churchill. He will be turning in his grave.”
Since the controversial photos emerged, ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ director Michael Bay has defended the filming location, stating that he feels “Churchill would be smiling about The Last Knight” as the film casts him as a hero.
Still… perhaps it’s a little insensitive.
‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ heads to cinemas on 23 June 2017.
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