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How Many Takes Did We Need for the Elias Laugh?
"I remember quite distinctly that there wasn't any relief in the laugh it was all amusement and so like once we explained what the laugh was because he didn't. I mean, he's really annoying, by the way. His ego doesn't need that." "There is no recording of a 15 second cackle, which I know that your mum is capable of doing," says director Alex Gershwin. 'We could record the cackle if we slowed it down like 50 times, put some bass in there,' adds co-star Johnny Depp. "'You're not gonna ask for that now. It's not recorded' - Villan laughs traditionally are terrible,'" said actor John
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