Jorge Lendeborg Jr.'s Favorite Thing About Working On Bumblebee

Hey, what's up, guys? We're hanging out in the Young Hollywood studio with Jorge Lendenburg, Junior.

Yo, that's me. How's it going?

Ah, you know. It's going. It's good. Junior. So where's George, Senior?

You know, it's actually, it's actually his birthday. Happy birthday, Dad. Happy birthday, papa.

How old's Dad today?

I think he's 49.

49? Oh, that's good. I bet he's proud of you.

I hope so.

Your parents are proud that you're doing this big movie and

Yeah, maybe.

You've done a lot of good movies. Spider-Man, Love Simon, Bumblebee. Pretty great.

Yeah. It's, I've been, I've been very lucky so far to, to, to be a part of such great, uh, projects.

Yeah. Like as a new actor on the scene, well, like a fairly new actor, to do these big projects, is awesome, right? Do you get nervous when you audition and stuff for these like huge films?

Not, not too often. To, if I'm being honest. I just, uh, you know, to get the part, I feel like it takes a lot of confidence, a lot of, you know, I'm too busy working, you know, like I'm just, I want to do the best possible job and, uh, you know, I can't take it too seriously because sometimes you're, you're just not the, the guy for the part, you know.

Sure. So Bumblebee. How was it?

I was the guy, I was the guy for that part.

Yeah, you're the guy for that part. How was it? How was working on the movie?

It was great. I mean, for one, I'm, I'm a big fan of Transformers. I love the original movies. I used to watch a cartoon. I had a few action figures as a kid, so

Oh, so you're like a huge fan.

I'm, I've got, I've got the action figures too and everything. Yeah, yeah, and um, it's, it's kind of surreal, you know. It's still pretty crazy. I don't really know when it's going to set in, like, fully, maybe in like 30 years when, when there's like reruns or something.

Oh, I know. It's like surreal right now. What do your friends think? Do they think it's pretty cool?

My friends don't care. They, they're too busy playing Fortnite. They don't care. They don't have Red Dead Redemption.

Do you game too?

Uh, not really. Not too, I'm, I want to get a Nintendo Switch.

Oh, yeah. That's fun.

That would be pretty cool to play some Super Smash.

Do you play Smash?

Yeah, I've played that, but not on the Switch.

You played it back in the Wii, too?

Yeah. Yeah. I'm a 90s kid, so I did Nintendo, old school Nintendo 64.

Oh, 64 Smash. Yeah. Oh, jeez. Definitely some, some fun stuff. Respect. What was it like working with Hailee Steinfeld? We're big fans of her here.

Uh, Hailee. She's the worst. No, she's, uh, she's dope, honestly.

Not hard to look at, right?

Uh, definitely. She, she, she's definitely very pretty.

Yeah. Is it fun? Were you nervous working with her? Like, had you met her before you did the film?

Nah. Nah. Never, never met her. Actually, even after the auditions, uh, there was, there was no real chemistry. So I booked the part and then I met her. I met her the first time was two weeks before we started filming.

Oh my gosh. Yeah. I'd be so nervous. Like, you have to like perform in front of her and just play it cool, like,

I mean, yeah, I try not to think about it.

Thank God you weren't around. I would have been so nervous. Yeah. Do you feel like, though, working on movies like this helps you in the ladies' department? Like, do you feel like you're getting more DMs on your Instagram now because you're doing all these big films and they're like in love with you?

No.

Is it making it worse for you?

It's making it much worse. I'm, I'm so, socially awkward. When I type stuff, people are like, "Hey, I seen your movie." I'm like, "Ha. Yeah." That's about it. I'm flying under the radar, people. Basically.

What was your favorite part about working on this film?

Oh, I guess my favorite part

Craft services?

Craft services is definitely top three, but besides, uh, honestly, just, uh, is the experience. You know, it, it's, I like the story, just being a part of, of being able to tell the story and being a part of, uh, this new change in the Transformers franchise. You know, going from, obviously all the things that we love, but to also, uh, uh, more focused on, on the heart and then the emotions and just, you know, bringing more authenticity and and, and story to the, to the franchise.

Did you feel the pressure of like having to live up to the past movies, like seeing like Shia LaBeouf and his part? Did you feel like, I'm going to bring my own twist to this and not even think about the past ones and bring this whole new vibe to it?

Yeah, I mean, definitely. For one, you know, although it's part of the same universe, you know, Shia, who's great, he did his thing and, you know, I feel like we had totally different characters. And, you know, at the end of the day, once, this is still the, the smallest Transformers film to date, you know, as far as budget and as far as, uh, you know, the way it was made. So, I just went into it just trying to tell the best possible story.

Yeah. You got to do what you got to do.

You got to do what you got to do.

What was the most challenging part of the movie? Coming to like look at a, like, 'cause you're not really looking at a Transformer, right? So you have to like pretend like you're looking at

Obviously, that's, that's one of the most fun parts of the whole thing. I feel like honestly, the hardest part is just how long the shoot is. It's like four months and you just got to stay active on these 16-hour days where they take three takes and

Oh, sure. You filming the same scene for like a week and a half and you're like

And it never looks like you're filming the same scene over and over again. It always looks fresh when you see it in the theater. But then you know, oh, God, I did that 10 times. It was a long day.

Exactly. Well, that's fun. Okay, last question, and make it count. If you could be any Transformer,

Huh?

Which one would it be and why?

Bumblebee? Hot Shot, which is like a, like a, a different generation, but he kind of filled in Bumblebee's role. He's yellow as well. That's the one that I used to watch in the cartoon. So maybe Hot Shot.

Hot Shot. And he is a hot shot, everybody. Girls stop. Thank you so much for coming in.

For sure. Thank you.