Along with Pete Davidson’s new series Bubkis having recently premiered to Peacock subscribers, the Saturday Night Live alum can also now be briefly heard in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which is among the latest of the 2023 new movie releases to be playing in theaters. But that was just a cameo, whereas looking ahead to next month, among the things we know about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is that he’s voicing Mirage, one of Optimus Prime’s Autobot allies. For those of you wondering what we can expect from this particular character, director Steven Caple Jr. summarized it nicely: picture The Mask meets Bugs Bunny.
In fact, this colorful description came straight from Pete Davidson when he was figuring out how to play the role, as Caple recalled to EW. The filmmaker specifically noted that the “fast-talking” Mirage is “someone you can’t hold down,” akin to Jim Carrey’s Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask once he puts on the title mask, whereas regarding the similarity with Looney Tunes mainstay Bugs Bunny, Caple said that Mirage is “a good character, but sometimes he toes the line.” Caple also described Mirage as “an outcast and a rebel,” as well as provided the following reason for why Davidson was such a good fit for the character:
