'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' star Anthony Ramos says one scene took 17 hours to film: 'The day felt like it was never going to end'
- "Transformers" star Anthony Ramos said that one action scene shoot took 17 hours to film.
- Ramos told Insider that this was the "longest shoot" he's ever experienced.
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" star Anthony Ramos said that a particular scene in the new movie took 17 hours to film.
Ramos, Dominique Fishback, and Tobe Nwigwe make their "Transformers" debut in the latest movie, playing three humans who interact with the famous alien robots.
In an interview with Insider, the trio shared their most difficult scenes to shoot.
Ramos told Insider that an action scene inside a museum was "really hard" for him and Fishback.
"That was the longest shoot we've ever experienced. Crazy," Ramos said. "We started at 5 p.m. and then we ended at 10 in the morning the next day. It was brutal. The day felt like it was never going to end."
Nwigwe told Insider that his biggest challenge was figuring out where to look when filming scenes with the giant robots in them, because they are only added later using CGI.
"I think the more challenging scene was the scene with me, Anthony, and Mirage at the end because you don't have an actual Autobot on the scene," the Grammy-nominated rapper said. "So that was my first time experiencing that I got to watch my eyeline a little bit."
Speaking to Insider at the European premiere of "Transformer: Rise of the Beasts," Fishback also said that she was surprised by the process of filming scenes with the Autobots.
The actor said that during rehearsals, they had "really tall sticks with tennis balls on them" to signify where to look.
"Then they say, 'Rolling,' and remove them, and then you have to remember how tall Optimus Prime is compared to Bumblebee," the "Swarm" actor said. "That was a little jarring at first."
Ramos and Fishback also shared how they helped make the movie feel more authentic.
Ramos, who grew up in Brooklyn just like his character, Noah Diaz, said he gave director Steven Caple Jr. ideas for places to shoot in New York.
"How about we shoot this scene on this bridge? How about we send pictures of my mom's apartment to help Steven," Ramos said.
Fishback added that her character, Elena, carrying a journal everywhere may have been influenced by her carrying a notebook in real life. She was also keen to add romance to the movie.
"Obviously, I want her to have her own story arc and that was something that Steven and I talked about, but you can have success, and you can also have love and be desired," Fishback said.
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" is in theaters now.