Drew Barrymore spent time with Cindy Lowry and the head of Greenpeace while she prepared for her new movie Big Miracle.
The actress plays Lowry in the new movie, which follows the real life fight to save a group pf whales trapped in the Arctic Circle.
The movie sees Barrymore team up with director Ken Kwapis and actor John Krasinski.
Speaking to Collider the actress said: "I did. I met with the head of Greenpeace and spent some time with him. And, I went and studied whales up in Seattle with Paul Watson, who did Whale Wars.
"And then, I spent a lot of time with Cindy Lowry, who is the woman that I play in the film. She’s just rad.
"She’s a total bad-ass and super-cool, and we really connected, which is the way you hope it will be, but never know. We were like two peas in a pod. It was great.
Big Miracle is the first time that we have seen Barrymore on the big screen since Going The Distance.
Big Miracle is released 10th February.
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