2023-05-24 16:29:34
Par Yohann Desplat
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One last interview for the road, then he will finally offer himself some respite with his family and his girlfriend. It must be said that in recent days, the schedule of Ethann Isidore, 16, has offered him very little.
Thursday, May 18, 2023the actor with dreadlocks climbed the steps of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), with the film crew Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, by James Mangold, in which he plays Teddy, a young man from the streets of Tangier (Morocco) embarked on the peregrinations of the archaeologist. At his side: Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrooke… Just that!
On the Croisette, reunions are warm. “It had been over a year since I had seen the team,” says Ethann. As usual, everyone made me feel comfortable and we cuddled. When the screening ended, we all cried. And making Harrison Ford cry is crazy. I had never seen him in this state! »
On Monday, this second-year student returned to the classroom at the Pothier high school in Orléans (Loiret), where he arrived in 2021 from Yvelines, his department of origin.
Very cold head
“It’s completely crazy, one day I was at the Carlton with Harrison Ford, the next day I was in class,” he still struggles to realize.
The saga, I already knew it by heart. I have a collector’s box at home. As a child, I thought I was Indiana Jones when I played with my cousins.
For three days, in the heart of biggest film festival in the worldhe experienced “a great fireworks display”.
This Tuesday, for our meeting, he proposes to sit down at a table in the rue de Bourgogne where he has his habits with his friends. On the way, he meets some acquaintances whom he greets with a big smile. As if nothing had happened, with a very cool head.
Since he gave up the rhinestones and sequins, it no longer necessarily goes unnoticed. “My friends and family are happy for me. They are always kind. I feared that there would be a change in their behavior. On the other hand, there are people I don’t know, in high school for example, who can come and talk to me. It’s a little disturbing, but it’s still liveable! »
“I thought it was dead for me”
But then, how was Ethan propelled to the poster of the fifth installment of Indiana Jones, this character he so loved to embody in his childhood games? The memory is still well anchored in his memory. At the time, he was 14 years old.
“One day, I come home from class and my mother tells me that my agent has found a casting to play in a very well-known American saga. It happened in Paris. In the waiting room there was regarding 15 children. I thought it was dead for me. A few days later, we receive a call and we are told that the director wants to meet us. »
Then, direction London, where James Mangold receives it. Bingo, the teenager will be part of the adventure! He says he had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Then, in a loop, he replays the first four episodes of the saga.
The shooting will last eight and a half monthsbetween Sicily, Morocco, Glasgow and the English capital.
We called everyone to say that I was going to act in an American film. My Mauritian family, since I am originally from Mauritius, were too proud that I represented our culture internationally.
So far, the actor had only played than in TV seriesincluding “Mortel”, and the short film “Au Revoir Tom Selleck” by Ridwane Bellawell, in 2018, where he played the main role.
“I met Harrison Ford. He looks so much like his character! And the sets were super well done! I felt like I was living like Indiana Jones. It was a childhood dream come true. And I’m still a child! »
Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Leonardo DiCaprio…
Maybe, but when you listen to Ethann Isidore speak, it’s actually his maturity that stands out. His curiosity too, he who can pass whole days watching movies. He cites Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio whom he would like to meet one day.
Bad luck, he narrowly missed the last two who walked the Cannes red carpet to Killers of the Flower Moon, the next feature film by Martin Scorsese presented in preview on the Croisette.
The bushy-browed filmmaker in his pantheon of the seventh art. “He’s an incredible director! If only I might play for him one day…”
In the meantime, the young man, well surrounded by his parents, will not ignite. “My family always told me that you shouldn’t take your head. I try to stay focused on studies, while enjoying the moment! »
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