‘Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin’ Cast Discusses Spin-Off Series, Marvel Inspiration, Filming in Germany & More

The cast of the upcoming Pitch Perfect spin-off series 'Bumper in Berlin' talked about the fresh take on the successful film series.

“We’re always looking to bring more Pitch Perfect to the fans,” executive producer Elizabeth Banks shared of the series. “We really were looking for a way, though, to expand the universe of Pitch Perfect. Honestly, we took a lot of our inspiration from the Marvel cinematic universe and specifically, what they did with Loki. We took a villain from the family and gave him an entirely new world to have a great adventure in, while keeping the things that people love about Pitch Perfect.”

“Basically, I am Loki. It makes sense,” the show’s star, Adam Devine joked.

Devine reprises his role as Bumper Allen, the former leader of the Treblemakers. After a video of his became viral online, Pieter from Das Sound Machine in Pitch Perfect 2 (again, played by Flula Borg) calls him and invites him to Germany to start his music career. Then Devine reunites with his Modern Family co-star Hyland, who plays his assistant. Abova plays Pieter’s sister, a DJ named Thea, while Jamil is the extravagant German pop star Gisela.

“I was just absolutely thrilled. Dream come true,” Hyland said of reuniting with her former co-star Devine. “I mean, I’ve been a fan of the Pitch Perfect franchise since its inception, and obviously, I love Adam. To be able to be part of such an iconic world and work with Adam again was amazing. Singing on top of it, it was just like, Duh!”

Devine then chimed in, “I had no idea [she had such a good voice]. I was like, ‘We have chemistry, but you do have to sing. This is Pitch Perfect. Sitcom’s Mariah Carey.”

While Borg was not present for the interview, he shared some of his favorite memories from filming. “I very much enjoyed to teach my castmate friends German words that were not actually German words,” he explained. “For example, I told them that it is tradition to yell ‘schmuppelflau’ when a morning snack you have eaten is yummy. This is not a real word. But regardless, everyone yelled ‘schmuppelflau’ every time one of us consumed a hard-boiled egg or sausage.”

Sikha Sohan