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'Captain Marvel' actress Lashana Lynch on working with 'star' cat Reggie and dealing with trolls

Despite sharing scenes in "Captain Marvel" with veterans including Annette Bening, Ben Mendelsohn and Samuel L. Jackson, up-and-coming actress Lashana Lynch says she learned the most working with Reggie, the star among the four cats who plays the blockbuster's breakout scene-stealer Goose.

"It's interesting working with animals, man," she said. "You just need to let them be free. But in turn you just have to be free yourself as well. You learn from the animal."

Though an invaluable scene partner, Reggie was not without his diva-like tendencies.

"He was like, 'No, I'm No.1 on the call sheet,'" Lynch said with a laugh. "'You're going to respect me when I walk on set.' He was just out here demanding all the things and he ate so much. Every single time he would look away or be like 'Ugh, I don't really want to be here,' he'd get fed! And I'm like,

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