Wed, 08 June 2016 at 2:00 pm

Matthew Espinosa Relates To His 'Be Somebody' Character In This Way

Matthew Espinosa stops by AOL Build to chat up his new film, Be Somebody, in New York City on Tuesday (June 7).

The 18-year-old social star spoke with Wonderwall shortly after, opening up about relating to his on-screen persona, Jordan Jaye, the popstar who gets separated from his tour bus and connects with small town high-school student Emily (Sarah Jeffery).

“A high school experience I missed out on or wish I had more of was sports — I was really into sports,” Matt shared about what he really missed out on.

He added, “It was really cool to feel like I was part of something [in a graduating class]. I lost that when I went to California and started doing online classes. Graduating from online classes is different than walking with a cap and gown on. � I didn’t realize that I’m not gonna be able to do that. You have to pick and choose in your life what’s more important.”

Be Somebody will hit select theaters, on VOD and on Digital HD on Friday, June 10th.