Morgan Freeman Dozes Off During TV Interview on 'Now You See Me'

Actor Morgan Freeman nodded off during an early morning TV interview Wednesday in a video clip that's sure to go viral.

Freeman, 75, and Michael Caine were doing an interview with Seattle's Fox affiliate KCPQ to promote their upcoming movie, "Now You See Me." During the sit-down via streaming video from New York, Freeman appears to doze off numerous times while the upbeat Caine picks up the slack.

Even God gets sleepy: Morgan Freeman dozes off during live interview gaw.kr/WOiWxDI

— Gawker (@Gawker) May 23, 2013

Perhaps the actor was overtired from the endless stream of press junkets and interviews that lead up to a movie premiere, the Huffington Post posited.

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Maybe he was up too late partying, KCPQ joked.

Twitter users got a kick out of Freeman's nap and joked about it Wednesday.

All he needed was a pullout and a pillow MT“@gawker: ..Morgan Freeman dozes off during live interview gaw.kr/WOiWxDI”

— kevin daniels (@kevinddaniels) May 23, 2013

If you're interviewing Morgan Freeman and he falls asleep, it's because you failed to maintain his level of awesome.

— Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) May 23, 2013

And in the 7th day, the Lord rested: Morgan Freeman Falls Asleep During Live Interview ow.ly/lkiop

— Raymond Vagell (@prancingpapio) May 23, 2013

"Now You See Me" hits theaters May 31.

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