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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T06:00:00.000Z",
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    "...  Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney’s battle to convince Michael Bay to direct",
    "Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney’s battle to convince Michael Bay to direct",
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  "textContent": "As the glossy WWII romance Pearl Harbor reaches its 25th anniversary, we back at Disney’s rush to secure Michael Bay as director. “I think Pearl Harbor was one of the most difficult shoots in modern history.” So mused the former chairman of Disney, Dick Cook, in a retrospective piece with GQ magazine published in 2011. ...  Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney’s battle to convince Michael Bay to direct\n\nThe post Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney’s battle to convince Michael Bay to direct appeared first on Film Stories.",
  "title": "Pearl Harbor at 25 | Disney’s battle to convince Michael Bay to direct"
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