KATE Winslet learned “how to be a paleontologist” for her role in ‘Ammonite’.
The 45-year-old actress stars alongside Saoirse Ronan in the romantic drama film, and she loved that the role gave her the opportunity to learn some new skills.
Kate – who plays Mary Anning in the movie – shared: “I had to learn how to be a paleontologist on the beaches of the Jurassic coast on the south coast of England.
“I had no idea how to do any of those things, and sometimes the job does require us to learn how to do something new, something incredibly cool.”
Kate recently broke a film-making record while shooting ‘Avatar 2’, when she managed to hold her breath for seven minutes.
As a result, she shattered the record previously set by Tom Cruise for an underwater scene in ‘Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation’. She told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “It’s so funny
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