KEVIN KLINE has intervened with the makers of his latest film LIFE AS A HOUSE to elevate the status of his co-star - a dog.

The eccentric star of A FISH CALLED WANDA, who stars opposite KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS in the upcoming movie, became so attached to J.J, the pooch which appears in one of the scenes, that he mounted a vigorous campaign to keep him in as many scenes as possible for the rest of the film. Hollywood's top animal trainer BOONE NARR, who has provided screen pets and co-stars for the likes of JULIA ROBERTS, BRAD PITT and JIM CARREY, says Kline just fell in love with J.J, a golden labrador, and pleaded with film bosses to keep him on set.

Narr says, "J.J was only supposed to have a minor role in the movie, but Kevin liked him so much they wrote him in to the rest of the movie. "Instead of working a month on it, he ended up working for four months on it. You hear about actors getting attached to each other when they do movies and it's exactly the same with the animals, they do get attached to them." (LE/WN/CPT)

Source: WENN