The Best Thing I Have Seen In Ages
Watson and Lestrade playing lion cubs.
Mind you, they've got some serious competition in the cute department from their co-stars:
At one point, both their characters were fighting over who got to suckle Helen Mirren. (Well, who wouldn't, really?) I lol'ed.
Freeman's "little lost puppy" acting gets another workout here, as he plays an ittle orphaned cub who coincidentally has the exact same ears as his actor:
Here is a Hobbit watching a boffin turn him into a lion.
I don't know about you, but one of my favorite things in life is to watch actors doing voice work, because of the truly amazing faces they pull. I'm not sure which was more fun: watching the cast get their roar on...
...or watching them crack up at how rubbish they were at it.
Source: The 2004 movie Pride, specifically the "Making Of" dvd extra. Those interested can find more info over at freemanfans if you're a member, and if you're not...well, here's a sample. (The Beeb doesn't have any clips with Freeman's character up on YouTube, but anyone with a soft spot for Rupert Graves' "wibbly" acting should enjoy this particular scene.)
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