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“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” which
arrives in theaters on June 9, is the seventh installment in the
series based on the popular Hasbro toys, and is a sequel to
“Bumblebee.”
"Why not have the movies look like what the people look like
that are coming to see them in the theaters?," Ramos, a Latino
of Puerto Rican descent, told Reuters in an interview at
CinemaCon in Las Vegas.
"Right, like people around the world can feel somebody in all
parts of the world can watch this and go 'Yo, that's me. Oh man,
that's me.' I feel, like, connected to that in a new way.”
Previous leads in the franchise included “Holes” actor Shia
LaBeouf in the original “Transformers,” Mark Wahlberg in
"Transformers: Age of Extinction," and “Hawkeye” actor Hailee
Steinfeld in “Bumblebee.”
Ramos portrays Noah, a street-smart kid from Brooklyn, while
Black American actor Fishback plays the passionate researcher
Ellen.
Problems arise when the two, who barely know one another, are
thrown together with the shape-shifting robots.
"We were friends before this, both from Brooklyn," Fishback
said, noting that her real-life friendship with Ramos made
certain aspects of their on-screen relationship challenging to
portray.
"On set, we're doing the dialogue like we've known each other a
long time. He's (Director, Steven Caple Jr.) like, yo, yo, yo,
this is the first time you all are meeting, so it was an
exercise to try and detract from our real relationship in real
life,” Ramos added.
The movie also features voiceovers by major stars, including
Oscar-winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once” actor Michelle
Yeoh as Airazor and “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage as
the villain Scourge.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway; Editing by Mary
Milliken and Jonathan Oatis)
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