Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Directors Will Speck & Josh Gordon on Unusual Way Javier Bardem Works on Set

With Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile now playing in theaters, I recently got so speak with directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon about helming the adaptation of the popular children’s books of the same name by author Bernard Waber. During the wide-ranging conversation, they talked about why they wanted Shawn Mendes as the titular crocodile who loves singing and baths, what it’s like test screening a movie with a theater filled with kids, how making a musical means you’re making the movie well in advance of your shoot, and future projects like Distant with Anthony Ramos and Naomi Scott and how they’re making a movie musical about the classic video game The Oregon Trail with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. However, one of the things I found really interesting, is the way they talked about Javier Bardem and how he works on set. If you’re not aware, normally when an actor finishes a scene, they will go back to their trailer, but that’s not the case with Bardem. Gordon explained how not only does he not leave set, he’