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Will Poulter once dressed up as Sid from Toy Story for Halloween - but his reason for doing so was very moving.
Poulter was going 'undercover' on social media for a feature of GQ as part of his press tour for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.
Whilst on Twitter, the actor came across a tweet from a user asking why Poulter had dressed up as Sid Phillips, the boy with a penchant for destroying his action figures in Toy Story.
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The user tweeted a picture of Poulter, dressed in Sid's famous black skull shirt and holding a magnifying glass and a Woody doll, and asked: "Thought he [Poulter] hated this comparison, so how did this happen in the end? Knowing him he must have done it for a reason."
The We're The Millers star then got pretty candid about his decision to don the skull T-shirt for Halloween in 2017.
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In response, the 30-year-old actor said: "I did do it in light of some of the comparisons between me and Sid from Toy Story that were going around on the internet.
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"I work with Anti-Bullying Pro and the Diana Award, I did it during anti-bullying week to raise awareness of that organisation.
"So that was that."
Anti-Bullying Pro was founded in 2011 as part of the Diana Award and works to train young people in the UK to become anti-bullying ambassadors in their schools.
The organisation 'raises awareness of bullying behaviour and supports schools and young people to tackle it across the UK and beyond', according to their website.
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Evidently, Poulter was able to find some humour in the comparison and has seemingly taken the online memes in his stride.
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When he shared a snap of his costume, Poulter wrote: "In addition to having a laugh at my expense I wanted to try and raise some attention for a cause I am an ambassador for! @antibullyingpro.
"As this month is Bullying Prevention Month in the USA and Antibullying Week in the U.K. is just around the corner, I would really appreciate it if you could please give them a follow before you like or share and help support the cause to make school a safer and happier place for young people."
The actor, who has appeared in films like The Maze Runner, Son of Rambo and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, is starring in the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie in a pretty important role.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 was released in cinemas on 5 May.
Topics: Film and TV, Celebrity, Disney, Pixar