What instruments can Paul Bettany play?

What instruments can Paul Bettany play?

Crowe and Paul Bettany also learned to play the viola and cello, respectively, so that they could be filmed performing the proper bow and finger techniques. Bettany also spent pre-production learning to use period-accurate medical equipment, so it would seem fully natural in the film.

Can Paul Bettany play the guitar?

Son of Thane Bettany and Anne Kettle. Has one older sister named Sarah, who lives in Cornwall (England) with her daughter Emaly. Developed laryngitis after filming A Knight’s Tale (2001) because of all the yelling he had to do as Geoffrey Chaucer. Also plays the guitar, and used to busk on Westminster Bridge in London.

Does Paul Bettany do his own stunts?

He was soon found sitting on the baggage conveyor immediately outside the set going round and round while talking on his cell. Paul Bettany and Harrison Ford did some of their own stunts for the fighting scenes.

Does Paul Bettany wear a muscle suit for Vision?

It’s a suit that, you know, you wear. They give you a muscle suit.” Colbert was relieved to hear that Vision’s impressive chest muscles aren’t entirely Bettany’s, but the actor pointed out that he put in some serious self-restraint to fit into the suit.

Can Russell Crowe really play the violin?

Trivia (91) Russell Crowe learned to play violin for the film and referred to it as the hardest thing he’d ever done for a film.

Who played violin in Master and Commander?

Russell Crowe as Captain Jack Aubrey plays the violin in the film Master and Commander, with the benefit of three months of lessons from Australian Chamber Orchestra leader Richard Tognetti.