Michael Bay movie to premiere at AT&T Stadium

You may have heard of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, the new film from blow-’em-up-real-good director Michael Bay of Armageddon and Transformers fame. It’s the movie for which former The Office funny guy John Krasinski got beefed up, landing him on the cover of Men’s Health this month.

Anyway, guess where the film is going to premiere next month? Not Hollywood. Not New York. Not even Dallas or Fort Worth. It’s going to make its debut at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington as part of a promotional push, Paramount Studios confirmed Wednesday.

13 Hours, also starring David Giuntoli, Pablo Schreiber and James Badge Dale and based on the book by Mitchell Zuckoff, revolves around the six-man security team that defended the American diplomatic compound at Benghazi, Libya, during an attack by terrorists in 2012 that killed U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.

Expected to attend are Bay, the cast and some of the security team members. In addition, there will be performances from singer Chris Cornell and the band Madison Rising.

Tickets are free through ticketmaster.com and thirteenhoursmovie.com as long as supplies last. The film is rated R so kids under 17 need to be with an adult. Parking is also free.

The film opens in theaters Jan. 15.

This story was originally published December 23, 2015 at 1:26 PM with the headline "Michael Bay movie to premiere at AT&T Stadium."