Operation Epic Fury
As of July 7, 2026, Operation Epic Fury is a feature film that is in development. The production companies attached are Universal Pictures and HarperCollins Publishing. Attached are director Michael Bay; writer Scott Gardenhour; and producer Erwin Stoff. Production List last updated this listing on July 7, 2026.
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Project Summary
Michael Bay is developing a military action film for Universal Pictures centered on the April 2026 rescue operation that extracted two downed U. S. Air Force pilots from Iran's Zagros Mountains during Operation Epic Fury. Bay directs from a script by Scott Gardenhour, adapting Mitchell Zuckoff's forthcoming book on the mission (HarperCollins, 2027). Bay and producer Erwin Stoff reunite after their collaboration on 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, which also adapted a Zuckoff book. The rescue mission took place after an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down in early April, with both the pilot and weapons systems officer successfully recovered in what has been described as one of the most complex extraction operations in recent U. S. military history. No production start date has been announced.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Michael Bay |
Writing
| Writer | Scott Gardenhour |
Production
| Producer | Michael Bay |
| Producer | Erwin Stoff |
| Producer | Scott Gardenhour |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Operation Epic Fury
Operation Epic Fury is in development. Crew hiring starts once it enters pre-production, usually a few weeks before the shoot date. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/operation-epic-fury (last updated Jul 7, 2026).