Picks and Pans Review: Behind the Scenes Hugh and SJP Go West

By Leah Rozen, LISA INGRASSIA, OLIVER JONES, SABRINA FORD, MICHELLE TAUBER

UPDATED 11/30/2009 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 11/30/2009 at 01:00 AM EST

>• In Did You Hear About the Morgans?, out Dec. 18, Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker saddle up.

THE WILDLIFE

Bart, their 8-ft. grizzly bear costar, is a trained actor. Still, "we were terrified," says director Marc Lawrence, who shot much of the comedy—about a Manhattan couple who enter a witness protection program—in New Mexico. "It's a testimony to Hugh's dedication that he seemed completely willing to be eaten."

THE WARDROBE

Manolos were out, boots were in for Parker's character: "She embraced that," says Lawrence.

THE WEATHER

"It was hot, it was cold," he says. "SJ and I are New Yorkers, so we would commiserate. Hugh has an Englishman's fascination with the West."