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‘The Odyssey’ Stuntman Simone Moncada On Training to Steer Odysseus’s Ship and Sharing a Scene With Zendaya

‘The Odyssey’ Stuntman Simone Moncada On Training to Steer Odysseus’s Ship and Sharing a Scene With Zendaya

Published by Sam Flores

Vanity Fair Italy: It can’t have been easy to pass the auditions…Simone “Sinck” Moncada: It wasn’t, in fact—tons of students apply every year. I managed to stand out thanks to my hip-hop style and, in general, because my skills were a bit different from the traditional ones. I was also lucky enough to receive a scholarship. The school required a significant financial commitment: at the time, it was about [$28,000] a year, for three years. That’s how I began this London adventure. And my older brother came with me. How did you make the transition from dance to stunt performer?Right after graduation, I started auditioning. My first job was in a West End musical for two years, followed by various projects related to events like Expo 2020 in Dubai. Then, during the COVID-19 pandemic, I returned to Syracuse for a few months. There, I discovered they were looking for special extras for Joe Wright’s film Cyrano, which was being filmed in Sicily. I put myself forward, and that’s how I entered the world of film …

‘I fell in love with the art of coffee-making’: the female baristas shaking up Somalia’s booming cafe scene | Global development

‘I fell in love with the art of coffee-making’: the female baristas shaking up Somalia’s booming cafe scene | Global development

Published by Sam Flores

Every morning at six, Saabiriin Hassan slips on her apron as she takes her place behind the counter at Cplus Cafe in the heart of Mogadishu. The aroma of freshly brewed coffee fills the air, but it is Hassan’s ever-present smile that draws the attention first. It stays with her every move – from grinding beans and steaming milk to chatting with customers. Hassan is among the first female baristas in Somalia, serving coffee and helping a new cafe culture take root in a capital city once only known for conflict. “It started out of curiosity in 2020,” says the 23-year-old. “I realised there were no female baristas in the city. I decided to learn the craft and took a three-month course. Since then, I fell in love with the art of coffee-making.” Somalis have long been known for their love of camel-milk tea, but as modern coffee shops spring up across Mogadishu, social habits are being reshaped and new spaces are created for young people. At the heart of this transformation are young female …

EastEnders airs tragic Denise and Jack scene as sad secret is revealed

EastEnders airs tragic Denise and Jack scene as sad secret is revealed

Published by Sam Flores

EastEnders spoilers follow. EastEnders aired tragic scenes tonight for Denise Fox and husband Jack Branning as the couple had a heartbreaking conversation in hospital. Denise is now undergoing her second round of treatment after being diagnosed with blood cancer in late May. During Denise’s first hospital stint she became good friends with fellow patient Teyana, who tragically passed away a few weeks ago. Teyana’s passing has caused Denise to think about her own mortality and last night Jack found her making a will. Related: Best streaming services Meanwhile Jack has been feeling the strain since his wife’s diagnosis and has been put on compassionate leave at work with colleagues Craig and Rita taking over one of his cases. On tonight’s episode (Tuesday, July 21) Jack was drowning his sorrows at home as Craig (played by former Hollyoaks star Matthew James-Bailey) called round. Craig offered to help Jack in any way he could but Jack dismissed him. Phil then came to leave Raymond home and Jack told him about being put on leave from work. When …

Even The Cast Of The Odyssey Can't Believe There's No CGI In This Jaw-Dropping Scene

Even The Cast Of The Odyssey Can't Believe There's No CGI In This Jaw-Dropping Scene

Published by Sam Flores

Samantha Morton as Circe in The Odyssey It’s well-documented by this point that Christopher Nolan swerved CGI as much as possible in latest movie The Odyssey, instead preferring to showcase practical effects. What you might not realise, though, is that this extends to one of the film’s most visually jaw-dropping moments. Samantha Morton has already received widespread praise for her brief appearance in The Odyssey as Circe, which Nolan has already compared to Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning work in his Batman movie The Dark Knight. In her sequence, Samantha is seen manipulating Odysseus’ crew into pigs with her hands, a scene which the British actor has revealed didn’t need any digital trickery. She told Vanity Fair: “I just have to say there’s no CGI, and everything is real and in camera.” “That’s movie magic,” she enthused. “There’s always been ways that movie magic can deceive us in a beautiful way. I love magic.” And it turns out, cast members Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland were just as shocked at what Nolan and the team were able …

Why Matt Damon Had Female Stunt Double for Odyssey Scene

Why Matt Damon Had Female Stunt Double for Odyssey Scene

Published by Daniella Wilson

As Josh Horowitz points out, Matt Damon had quite an impressive physique in The Odyssey, specifically in the bicep region. However, the actor confessed he can’t take full credit for all the times you see his muscular limbs in the film. During a recent interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast host, Damon revealed that he actually had a female stunt double for one key scene in Christopher Nolan’s epic action fantasy film. After thanking Horowitz for the “high praise,” The Rip actor explained, “When we did the forced perspective stuff of the Laestrygonians — I don’t know if there’s been a thing about how we did it — there were these stunt men who were all seven feet,” he said, referring to the giant warriors in The Odyssey. “And then they got stuntmen who were under five feet, and so my double was a woman, a female stunt performer, who had the greatest arms I’ve ever seen,” he added. Damon recalled first meeting the stunt double in the catering tent while filming and going up to hug …

How Samantha Morton Pulled Off Circe’s Pig-Transformation Scene in ‘The Odyssey’

How Samantha Morton Pulled Off Circe’s Pig-Transformation Scene in ‘The Odyssey’

Published by Sam Flores

Vanity Fair: How did you end up in this role? Samantha Morton: I got a phone call saying, “So, Christopher Nolan would like to meet you. ” And I cried a little bit because it was, “Really? Me?” I didn’t know anything about the project. I was just blown away to meet him and [producer] Emma [Thomas] and to be in their space. And then I read the script and fell in love with the part, and then hoped that my interpretation would be enough that he would want me to do the part. Circe is such an iconic character. What was the approach that you pitched to him? First of all, I didn’t know that I was going to be reading The Odyssey. I hadn’t read the book at school. I didn’t study the classics. So for me, it was just a character in a script, and my interpretation of this character was what it was. Once I was given the role, I did a bit of a deep dive into Circe and found …

Antonelli hits a new high at scene of last year’s low

Antonelli hits a new high at scene of last year’s low

Published by Sam Flores

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 19 : The Belgian Grand Prix was one of Kimi Antonelli’s worst Formula One weekends as a rookie last year but the 19-year-old Italian was celebrating on Sunday. The championship leader arrived in the Ardennes this time after failing to score in two of the past three races and with his advantage slashed from 66 points to 25 and Mercedes teammate George Russell poised to make further inroads. On Sunday, a day after he secured pole position on his father Marco’s birthday, Antonelli got what he wanted with a sixth win in 10 races to go 45 points clear of Ferrari’s seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. The threat from Russell disappeared on the opening lap when the Briton collided with Hamilton, spun off and beached his car in the gravel. “Last year here, I probably reached the bottom,” said Antonelli, who was doused in more champagne by his teammates after the podium celebration. “It was a very difficult weekend for me mentally. But this year was definitely a lot better. If you …

A short scene, one that kinda sums up my legal experience suing a generative AI company: a long-titled short essay

A short scene, one that kinda sums up my legal experience suing a generative AI company: a long-titled short essay

Published by Jenni Sidey

Paul Tremblay is the author of Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep, out now from William Morrow. Below, he discusses a moment in the court room that summed up his experience suing a generative AI company. (Photo credit: Tim Llewellyn) In the spring of year redacted, I found myself on the coast opposite the one on which I live, cloistered within a glass-entombed meeting room, and having to spend seven legal hours answering questions posed to me by a lawyer representing a giant corporation. Not my idea of fun.  The deposition would turn out to be the penultimate event of my almost two years as a plaintiff in a class action lawsuit, suing a generative AI company on behalf of writers who have had their works scraped and fed into a large language model without having granted permission and without remuneration. The ultimate event was reading through a transcript of the lawyer’s questions and my answers and discovering to my horror that I speak with the verbal repetitive tics of Foghorn Leghorn combined with the …

Christopher Nolan Crammed Inside Trojan Horse to Shoot ‘Odyssey’ Scene

Christopher Nolan Crammed Inside Trojan Horse to Shoot ‘Odyssey’ Scene

Published by Daniella Wilson

The Odyssey world tour landed in New York City on Tuesday night, shutting down Lincoln Square for a star-studded red carpet accompanied by soldiers and a massive Trojan Horse. The 40-foot statue is much more than just a prop to promote the film, as it also plays a pivotal part in the story — Odysseus (played by Matt Damon) and his men hide inside for their secret attack to win the Trojan War, before they begin their long and treacherous journey home. Christopher Nolan and his team built the horse — along with many other major set pieces — practically for the film, and even saw the director himself climb inside. John Leguizamo, who plays Odysseus’ trusted friend Eumaeus, told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet that he first saw the Trojan Horse when “I was looking for Chris Nolan to meet him, and they told me he was inside the horse with 20 actors and the DP [Hoyte van Hoytema] and the IMAX camera. I couldn’t believe that. I was like, wow, this …