In November we had the pleasure of welcoming Italian
actors Lorenzo Renzi and Natale Stefani here in Cologne, Germany. They came in
order to discuss their characters Vincent and Edgar with us and in order to
shoot interviews for you guys to enjoy on the FINALE website soon.
It was the
second time in Cologne for both actors. The first time they were here was when
they shot their teasers which you can check out in the teaser section.
When I
picked the guys up at the airport I was so amazed by Lorenzo’s shape. Since the
last time we saw him he added 20kg of muscle mass. All this for his role of
Vincent, the ex-boxer, this is true dedication. One of the first things Lorenzo
asked me after we got into the car was , “Hey Hussain, is there a gym close-by
to my hotel? I need to stay in shape.uHS”
He told me about his daily routine of eating 14 eggs every single day.
Natale
confirmed this to me the next morning after him and Lorenzo had breakfast at
the hotel. He said that the other people in the hotel’s restaurant couldn’t
believe their eyes when they saw Lorenzo gathering about 10 eggs on his plate.
It is so good to know that all this, all the efforts of everybody involved, will
pay off once FINALE is released.
The first
day we had talks about FINALE, the storyline and the characters and the next
day we shot interviews with the guys. They both provided us with great material
to work with and it was a pleasure editing the interviews. They will be
released on this website soon.
The
funniest part of it all was a fake interview that we shot where Lorenzo and
Natale slip into their characters who are being interviewed by FINALE team
member Marco. There really is some funny stuff which you will see in a couple
of weeks. Please give us your feedback.
The same
day we shot the interviews it was Natale’s birthday. So it is needless to say
that we had dinner later that night and we were joined by a few friends. Among
them were FINALE editor Katrin Staub and FINALE DoP Kai Longolius and his
lovely wife Kirsten. We had some great laughs. Lorenzo demonstrated how useful
it was having so huge muscles by putting a sugar sprinkler on his shoulders and
Natale really enjoyed his birthday cake.
Later on
the guys went to an arcade place and Rouchdi and Lorenzo competed in a boxing
match. Not the way you might think, though. Just check the pictures and you’ll know what I’m talking about.
The next morning it was time to say goodbye to Lorenzo and Natale as I drove them back to the airport. I guess the next time we'll see the guys again will be around May when the shooting of FINALE will start. Next up for us is a trip to Seoul in January. So be sure to check back for the new blog entry soon.
Hussain Abdullah began his career by working on TV productions and commercials as extra, stunt performer & coordinator, runner, grip, driver etc. However, what he enjoyed doing a lot more was making short martial-arts / action videos with his own team. He was a movie and DVD reviewer for many years before he started working as 1st Assistant Director on his first international action movie called FINALE where he closely worked with actors and filmmakers from Germany, Italy, Hong Kong and South Korea.
He has constantly been writing action movie scripts and is currently in production of his directorial debut, a martial arts tournament movie called 'Pehlivan' which is to be shot on-location in Jakarta and Istanbul.
He most recently spent three months in Turkey to work as stunt performer/stunt driver on the latest 007 film 'Skyfall' alongside Daniel Craig, Naomi Harris and director Sam Mendes.
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