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"Naomi Watts has revealed that she was very impressed with her young The Impossible co-star Tom Holland. The two act with Ewan McGregor in the true story of those affected by the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.   Watts revealed in a new interview that she came to truly respect 16-year-old Holland, who previously appeared on the London stage in Billy Elliot: The Musical. &amp;quot;Tom Holland and I had a couple of moments where we came together and I could just tell how wonderful he was and what a beautiful instrument he had,&amp;quot; she said, according to Flicks and Bits.  She continued: &amp;quot;It was just easy to work with him, that was one of the greatest highlights for me: discovering a friendship with Tom off-screen and this beautiful relationship between mother and son on-screen.&amp;quot;      Watts also discussed the difficulties of portraying a real-life tragedy like the Indian Ocean tsunami on the big screen. &amp;quot;[The real-life element] makes it easier and harder in different ways. Easier in that you&amp;#039;ve got a voice of truth that&amp;#039;s there to remind you how serious it was, and even if it&amp;#039;s not about something as serious as this, just having them give you ideas and references is really helpful,&amp;quot; she explained.  &amp;quot;It also makes it a pressure because you feel, &amp;#039;Oh, they went through all of this, I really need to honour it with as much truth as what it felt like at the time&amp;#039;.  &amp;quot;And with what I&amp;#039;m doing in the film, it will never be the same as what they went through, but you want to get as close to it as you can.&amp;quot; Director Juan Antonio Bayona&amp;#039;s The Impossible opens on December 21 in the US and on January 4 in the UK. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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