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Sharon Stone became very attached to her character’s Capuchin monkey in new Netflix series « Ratched ».
The « Basic Instinct » star’s « mad » character Lenore Osgood’s companion was the same monkey who appeared in the « Pirates of the Caribbean » movies, and Stone admits she really enjoyed working with her hairy co-star.
« This amazing little creature became my constant companion and I learned so much, » she tells WENN. « I got to a point where I could really communicate quite clearly with him. We had a great time. »
« I had days where it was just the monkey and I doing big full scenes together. I had pages of dialogue and the monkey would react to everything that I was saying and he fully participated in the scene. We would have the greatest time. He has the best comedic timing and he is one heck of an actor. »
And little Pablo’s trainer, Tom Roach, was really impressed with the pair’s chemistry on the « One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest » prequel series.
« Pablo always seemed to know what was appropriate, » he adds. « There was one moment where Sharon was having a tea party with her monkey and she was very sweet and tender with him. They were interacting and it looked so natural. »
« I have to say that being able to hit your lines and your marks, and stay in a character like that, with a monkey on your shoulder, is something that a lot of actors would have trouble with. It takes a tremendous amount of concentration and self-discipline, but Sharon was fantastic. »
