Caveman Eddie’s ‘weird body issues’
EDDIE Redmayne has told how voicing a caveman in his latest film gave the Hollywood star “weird body issues”.
The Oscar-winning actor, 36, voices hero Dug, in Early Man, a prehistoric-era adventure about inept cavemen from animation studio Aardman, the makers of Wallace And Gromit.
The big-screen comedy also features Tom Hiddleston as the villainous Lord Nooth and Game Of Thrones actress Maisie Williams as Goona, a “gallant and indomitable rebel”.
Speaking at the film’s world premiere in London, Redmayne told how he channelled his inner caveman.
“We went to the Aardman studios in Bristol and they have a whole section there with big, massive caveman suits,” the actor said.
“Maisie and I got dressed up as cave people with huge spears and started fighting it out. That’s how I got into character.
“It’s weirdly a lot more freeing because you don’t have the scrutiny of cameras and costumes.”