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Article: Goblin-fighter Freddie has twice the fun as his own co-star; Alison Jones hears why Freddie Highmore is content to carry on juggling schoolwork with stardom.(Features)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2008
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Byline: Alison Jones
It seems only a few moments ago that a dewy-eyed Freddie Highmore reduced Johnny Depp and cinema audiences to a quivering mass of sympathy as an Edwardian orphan in Finding Neverland.
Now the same Freddie is discussing his preference for watching French films because it helps him with his GCSE revision.
How quickly these child stars grow up.
From the time he was 10, Freddie, who has just turned 16, has been the British answer to Hayley Joel Osment. Snub nosed, wide eyed and capable of conveying emotional depth far ...