While 2018’sBumblebeewas set in the 1980s, this year’sTransformers: Rise of the Beastsis dripping with ’90s flair.
Director Steven Caple Jr. couldn’t help it.
It’s also why Mirage, the Autobot voiced bySaturday Night LivealumPete Davidson, is a Porsche 911.
Pete Davidson’s Mirage is like the ‘young teenager’ of ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,’ says director Steven Caple Jr.Paramount Pictures
The first time Caple saw a Porsche was in that Martin Lawrence, Will Smith two-hander.
Davidson, 29, was a big help in that regard.
“One of them actually made the trailer,” Caple points out.
Caple didn’t know if Davidson would even be interested in voicing a role in aTransformersmovie.
“He was like, ‘Dude, me in aTransformersmovie?
That might not even mix.
That’s why it’s a good idea,'” Caple recalls.
“He’s like, ‘No one’s gonna see this coming.'”
Mirage isn’t up for the return trip home just yet.
Hence all the ’90s references that are inherent to the character.
“Personality-wise, he’s an outcast and a rebel,” Caple mentions.
Mirage became a fun character to put in the same arena as the Maximals.
“Mirage just goes with the flow,” Caple explains.
“He’s a live-in-the-moment pop in of guy.
As much as everyone’s talking about the past or the future, he’s living in the now.
And honestly, it’s weird, I feel like that’s Pete Davidson.”
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