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Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists: Hugh Grant, David Tennant Talk Taking To The Sea At UK Film Premiere (PHOTOS)

Posted: 22/03/2012 08:01 Updated: 22/03/2012 08:01   PA

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Hugh Grant at the Pirates! In an Adventure With Scientists premiere

He may be one of the stars of a new pirate movie but Hugh Grant has admitted life on the ocean would not suit him in real life - because he gets seasick.

The 51-year-old actor, best known for starring in romantic comedies such as Bridget Jones's Diary, About A Boy and Notting Hill, makes his animated debut as the Pirate Captain in The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists alongside David Tennant, Martin Freeman, Russell Tovey and Brendan Gleeson.

"I've always dreaded the sea - in fact I get terribly seasick. I would hate to do it in real life," he said at the film's UK premiere at the May Fair hotel, in central London.

Grant, who lends his voice to the part, relished the challenge of his first animated role.

"I quite enjoyed it. It was a challenge. I'm not very well suited to the puppet but once I mastered it, I loved it," he added.

Tennant - who voices the young Charles Darwin - agreed to the film immediately.

"I got a phone call and they said Aardman Animations are making a film. By the time that sentence had finished I think I'd signed the contract," he said.

"If you get a call from Aardman Studios I think you know you're going to be in something quite classy and quite exciting, so of course you're going to say yes.

"They're an international treasure. And everything that they do is brilliant."

He added: "It's not something I ever imagined would come my way, but I was very happy that it did."

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He may be one of the stars of a new pirate movie but Hugh Grant has admitted life on the ocean would not suit him in real life - because he gets seasick. The 51-year-old actor, best known for starr...
He may be one of the stars of a new pirate movie but Hugh Grant has admitted life on the ocean would not suit him in real life - because he gets seasick. The 51-year-old actor, best known for starr...
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09:41 AM on 03/22/2012
Hugh Grant gives a surprisingly different performance than the one he's known for in his rom-coms; his pitch is deep and fierce and his performance is touchingly funny without any over-saturated fluff. Gideon Defoe is spot on for creating a movie that is appropriate for the kiddies and a book that has humour for the older kids. See the movie because Aardman's stuff is always funny, but definitely read the book to get the original story.The book has different characters and a completely different villain!
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