Article: GAME FOR A LAUGH; PRACTICAL JOKER THANDIE NEWTON HAD TO GET SERIOUS ON THE SET OF NEW DISASTER MOVIE 2012.(Features)

Byline: JOHN HISCOCK

Film prankster Thandie Newton is known for her practical jokes on movie sets. While shooting Run Fatboy Run, she switched Simon Pegg's water bottle for vodka and sewed up the neck and sleeves of his T-shirts. However, Thandie had to put aside the joking on the set of her latest movie, the disaster blockbuster 2012, because she was just too tired.

"This movie required a lot of stamina," says the 37-year-old, London-born actress. "There were huge sets, lots of cameras and it was kind of exhausting. Also, because there were so many ...

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