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\"I figured if we're going to work with someone that's as fun and creative as Sarah Silverman like why not have them in the room with you,\" Reilly said on \"GMA.\" \"A lot of times actors going for animated movies are just alone playing someone's best friend but never lay eyes on them and I thought we ought to be in the room together so we can find stuff and improvise.\"

He said the banter between them gives the movie an \"extra soulful quality.\"

The movie centers on Ralph and his friend Vanellope, played by Silverman, who venture into the internet.

\"It's about the friendship between these two and what it means to be a good friend and what happens when friends change and evolve,\" Reilly explained. \"It's got a real sweet beating heart, this movie.\"

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PHOTO: A scene from the animated movie "Ralph Breaks the Internet."
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Reilly said he had a particularly funny approach to keeping his co-star in a good mood while recording.

\"It got to be this running joke that I would show up way overdressed for our recordings sessions,\" Reilly said. \"Sometimes when you have the right to wear sweatpants you go for a three-piece suit instead. What can I say, it made Sarah happy.\"

Reilly has been in over 80 movies but surprisingly this is the first sequel he's ever done. The one film he said he'd \"love\" to reprise is \"Step Brothers.\"

\"It requires the cooperation of a few other people but I would love to do another one of those,\" he said. \"If possible, yeah.\"

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PHOTO: John C. Reilly talks his new movie "Ralph Breaks the Internet" on "Good Morning America," Nov. 7, 2018.
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