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Anthony Ramos Had To Quickly Get His Driver's License While Filming "Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts"

"I had like a two-week window to try and book a road test and pass."

Filming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts was a one-of-a-kind experience for Anthony Ramos.

During a recent appearance on the Spout podcast, he explained that he didn’t have his driver’s license before filming the upcoming movie.

Since he grew up in New York City, Anthony never felt that he needed one before.

"I mean, I never [needed] it," he said. "Then, later on, Uber came. I was like, 'Whoa, what is this? You can use your phone to call a stranger, come and roll up to your crib.'"

When he started filming Transformers, Anthony realized that he needed to get his paperwork straight, so he decided to take the necessary steps to get his driver’s license.

"My director [was] like, 'The car, we need you to drive it,'" he recalled. "I had like a two-week window to try and book a road test and pass."

When he finally got his license, Anthony shared a picture of it on social media. He was so happy that he captioned it using the car, praying hands, and raising hands emojis.

In Transformers, Anthony acts alongside his longtime pal Dominique Fishback as archeologists who get themselves caught up in an ancient conflict of Transformers.

"Today's my first day with Dominique on set, and we've been friends for like six years, and she's from Brooklyn and I'm from Brooklyn," he said about working with her.

"And it's like a thing where you're from New York and you're doing movies or TV or whatever, film, theater — you find each other, you know," Anthony continued.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts sounds like it's going to be one heck of a film. I can't wait for it to come out next year!