UPDATE: Freeman has responded to the incident, telling ET in a
statement: "I wasn't actually sleeping. I'm a beta tester for Google
Eyelids. I was merely updating my Facebook page."
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Freeman may have played the role of God in two films, but it appears as
though even he is subjected to the pitfalls of humanity, as he
struggled to stay awake during an early-morning live television
interview.
Freeman and co-star Michael Caine were doing press for their upcoming crime thriller Now You See Me on Wednesday morning with Seattle-based local news station Q13 Fox when the 75-year-old actor's tiredness got the best of him.
About a minute into the interview, as Caine elaborates on the
magic tricks seen in the film, Freeman is hardly able to keep his
eyelids open and soon begins to nod off.
When the station cuts
back to the interview from the film's trailer, Freeman, whose character
"Thaddeus Bradley" is coined "The Debunker" in Now You See Me, is caught napping with his head down.
After Freeman emerges from his slumber, the news anchor asks him a question about what it takes to become a good narrator.
"I think probably just being a good reader. That's all, not
much more than that," the five-time Oscar-nominated actor says. "Having a
clear voice [too]."
Watch the video for yourself above. Freeman's Now You See Me comes to theaters May 31.