When Neil Patrick Harris was playing a new father in The Smurfs,
he felt like the autenthicity of his performance was anchored down by
one small fact: he didn't actually have any kids. But since production
ended on the first film, the actor's family has expanded to include
2-year-old twins, which he told Hollywood.com on the set of The Smurfs 2 made
filming the sequel a whole lot easier. "That little nagging voice in my
head saying that I'm not believable isn't really there anymore, because
I'm more like the character," Harris said.
In talking about his children, the actor expressed that
he's not that concerned with sheltering his kids from certain content.
He'd rather show them what's going on in real life and explain it to
them when they have questions. Furthermore, Harris doesn't think being a
father will affect his choices as an actor. He's going to do what
interests him artistically, and if his kids have questions, he'll answer
them. "I don't think it'll stop me from doing, you know, soft core
porn," he joked. "I'll just eliminate my middle name. Then they won't be
able to find it on YouTube."
While porn is probably not actually in Harris' future, one of the reasons we love him is because of his versatility. From The Smurfs to How I Met Your Mother to hosting the Tonys, Harris knows how to entertain on every level.
And speaking of the Tonys, Harris says planning for the
show is just as hectic as we might imagine. "An exorbitant amount of
effort went into the Tonys," he said. Much of the planning had to happen
via FaceTime chats because he still had to be on the Smurfs set.
He spent about two weeks multitasking before it was all done. "It's
hard to concentrate on two big things at one time," he said, "especially
when that one's like the ball in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. It's coming at you with gaining momentum, and you can't stop it. But it turned out well."
Of course it turned out well. How can you not love him as
the host? The Tonys without Neil Patrick Harris would be like Smurfs
that aren't blue.
Now that Broadway's awards season is over, Harris is fully focused on The Smurfs 2.
He said the whole cast feels more confident with this one. They know
what the computer-animated graphics look like now, so filming to
invisible things that don't exist became much easier. And if this film
is as successful as the first, Harris said he would be interested in
doing a third movie as well — even if he has no idea what it would be
about. "I don't know what that story would be," he said. "Maybe in the
third movie, we'll all be different people. We'll be the Smurfs. I don't
know. Who knows?"
Harris even has a plan if he ends up playing a Smurf one
day. "Who would be my Smurf? I could be Magical Smurf, with a bag of
magic tricks."
Whether it's magic tricks or movie magic, Harris never
fails to warm our hearts and make us smile. So if you're in need of a
dose of adorable fatherhood, see Harris in The Smurfs 2 this July.
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