#RisingStar: Flula Borg Is The Best Thing About “Pitch Perfect 2″

I saw Pitch Perfect 2 this weekend this weekend and I’m sad to say, even though it topped the box office, it’s not very good. Sorry, it doesn’t match the first at all. Bad script. But the German “weirdo” on the villainous opposing team, Das Sound Machine (DSM), played by Flula Borg, is hot! I first saw him last week on @midnight and had an immediate crush. EW interviewed him about his role in the film:

How did this all happen?
Well, it was very strange. They emailed my website. They had asked, “We’re looking for some German weirdo dudes, where can we find some?” And someone in the production office was like, “I’ve seen some videos from a German weirdo dude.” So for me it’s great that it happened that way, because I’ve always made these little YouTube videos as if they’re tiny bread crumbs to hopefully attract fancy people to give me fancy jobs. I love it when a plan comes together. That’s the part of me that feels very A-Team.

Had you seen the first movie?
Yes, I loved it. And some of the reason was that I really did feel a part of it. You know, I have maybe five talents in my life. One is eating, two is sleeping. But the other three are all in the movie, so I was so excited that they would perhaps cast me to do the things I love to do. Act, sing, and dance.

What was great was that we were allowed very much to just play. [Director] Elizabeth Banks would often ask me and everyone, “What do you think? Did that work? Do you want to try it somehow different?” It was very free. If people enjoy the movie it is because we were able to just play around with no pressure.

That is your voice, right, that you’re singing with?
Of course, it’s all me. That is the highest quality German sassiness. From my mouth to your ears!

Were you surprised by the rehearsal period? It must have taken awhile to learn those dances.
That was the hardest part, the dancing. The singing came fast and the acting came fast, but we rehearsed the dancing for three and a half weeks. Let me tell you, my quads and hamstrings were ready for naps.

You look very ripped in the film.
Oh, thank you so much, that’s very kind. I did at least eight push-ups every day.

More than that, it looks like. He has two new movies and a pilot for NBC coming out soon, so you’ll be hearing more from this nut. Can he be shirtless in something, please? Here a hot jam with the PP2 cast and his film face-off. He’s cute and annoying, like a puppy. Watch.