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Life-size foam puppets helped bring ‘Tom & Jerry’ to the big screen

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debuts in theaters and on HBO Max Friday.Story wanted to provide something physical as stand-ins for his actors to work with.“We tried every type of idea,” Story told The Post. “We were going to put iPads on the ground with another actor [in video] on the other end — maybe a mime.”Then the production team figured: Why not use puppets?In this film, Tom and Jerry – the mischievous cat and mouse who have been battling one another since 1940 – move the chaotic action to a luxury New York City hotel that is preparing for a lavish wedding.Much of the film was shot on a UK soundstage, with Chloë Grace Moretz playing a harried event planner alongside polyethylene foam puppets standing in for the cast of cartoon characters.Six puppeteers were on.

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