Any real whales used for the filming?
I know there is some CGI for a lot of the shots but does anyone know if they used any real whales at all during the shooting?
shareLooks like no real whales were used. Found this from googling:
Yes, Barrymore is a major part of the movie, but we can’t forget about her co-stars, the whales! Even though actual whales did not act, animatronic puppets were used.
“We would have liked to work with real ones, but you don’t want to harm the whales,” Barrymore explained. “The puppets were amazing, though, and I love that they were not all CGI. That was really helpful to the believability of the film. I feel like you’ll sense that when you watch it. They are not painted in.”
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/01/drew-barrymore-happy-big-miracle-us ed-puppet-whales/ share