Javier Bardem Really Learned How To Be A Magician For Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile, Because Of Course He Did
Many children are introduced immediately No country for old men Oscar winner Javier Bardem with the release of Lyle, Lyle, crocodile. After a career of serious, mature roles like in skyfall and dune, the Spanish actor plays a goofy showman in the family-friendly musical. But don’t worry, Bardem has taken his commitment to his craft seriously lyle too, especially when it comes to portraying a song-and-dance man with magical abilities.
When CinemaBlend spoke to the directors behind it Lyle, Lyle, crocodile, Josh Gordon and Will Speck, the filmmakers, shared with us Bardem’s very specific homework for the film. In Gordon’s words:
He had to learn magic. We had a magician on set hanging around teaching him tricks. And then the guy was so entertaining that we kept him over to chat and then Javier started learning his tricks and would come over and show them.
In the last autumn movie released, Bardem plays Hector P. Valenci, an eccentric performer who finds Lyle singing his heart out at an exotic pet store and decides to make him the focus of his latest show. However, when things don’t go as planned, Lyle and Hector go their separate ways. Will Speck also revealed this aspect of working with bardem and magic on set:
The flicking of the card as it rotates around his body is practically happening on camera. That’s a real trick. He made all his magic himself.
Pretty impressive, am I right? We honestly wouldn’t expect anything less from a Javier Bardem film follow his previous work. The actor’s co-star, Winslow Fegley, who shares many scenes with the actor, also spoke to us about his experiences with the actor on set, saying the following:
It was really fun to see Javier just be able to do all these tricks, and there was definitely a lot of glitches and messes – I think they’ll put out a blooper reel at some point. But it was really great to see him do all that… He was really amazing. He did some stuff that blew your mind and he was just like that because he was just like when he wasn’t working he was just going around doing magic tricks for people. It was much fun.
Winslow Fegley plays Josh Primm, a middle school student new to the Big Apple who finds Lyle in his attic after Hector embarks on another deal. Josh and Lyle quickly become friends as the boy struggles to adjust to the city and learns of the crocodile’s unique singing talents. Shawn Mendes voices the role of Lyle, a friendly, scaly fellow who expresses himself solely through vocals.
In addition to the magic tricks, Javier Bardem also sings and dances Lyle, Lyle, crocodile like a winner. The movie is an original score composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paulwho were also behind la la country and The greatest showman. Bardem is also committed to another live-action film musical The little mermaid Movie where he will play King Triton.
The filmmakers of Lyle, Lyle, crocodile was inspired to adapt Bernard Waber’s children’s book because of their connection to the family theme in the story. Cash what critics say about the new release before you see the movie, which is in theaters now.