2023-08-25 04:04:00
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The Egyptian artist confirmed to Al Arabiya.net that his role in the movie “Hidden Strike” fulfilled his childhood dream
Muhammad Hussein – Al Arabiya.net
Posted on: August 25, 2023: 08:04 AM GST Last updated: August 25, 2023: 08:55 AM GST
An exceptional artistic case, when he works alone, and even when he merges with his band, which he completely refuses to separate from, and even rejects all the rumors that announce it, looking for the new and the unfamiliar to present to his fans, but at the same time he is busy touring concerts between his solo musical project. The Gray Man, he is the artist Hani Adel, who confirmed in his interview with Al-Arabiya.net that this year is full of strong events for him, including his standing in front of the Chinese star Jackie Chan, John Cena, his concerts and other works of art.
gray man
* A few days ago, I presented a concert at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina under the name “The Gray Man”, so what is the idea behind this name?
A nickname given to me by my friends because of my appearance and my gray colour. In fact, I liked the title and took the opportunity to present the songs that I sing on my own or the songs of the movies. I gave concerts with those songs and called them the Gray Man.
Was the “Gray Man” project the reason for your separation from Downtown?
It is not true, they are my family, my family, and my brothers, and this project will not be a reason for my separation from the Downtown team, as I cannot complete my artistic career without them, and we are currently preparing for a new album, especially following the great success of the video clip for the song “A Al-Waad”, during which the band collaborated with Lebanese singer Diamond Abboud.
Hani Adel
* You started working in cinema since 2008, but 2023 will witness your entry into the world. Tell us regarding this project?
This is true, despite my work during all the past years in cinema in different roles, but the Hidden Strike movie project came by chance, to find myself suddenly standing in front of stars such as Jackie Chan and John Cena, which I did not fully understand for a while, to the point that I thought of apologizing for the role in The beginning is because of my anxiety and fear because it is a great responsibility, especially because of the issue of language because it is the first time I present a role in a language other than Arabic, in addition to dealing in a new location with new people. I was trying to hide all this anxiety under the pretext that I was busy, but the Chinese director Scott Wu was very attached to me because of my appearance , because he was looking for the features of an Arab young man who would embody the personality of a pilot.
* And how were you chosen to the extent that the director clings to you, despite the state of fear that you felt?
The film team was going to look for an Arab actor to play this role, and the choice fell on me following they watched several scenes of my work, following which they contacted my business manager, who in turn sent me a number of other videos, and by chance at the time the film was shown to me, I was thinking regarding what to present in That period until God sent me this work that I did not imagine for a moment. Standing in front of these stars and the film crew was like a dream that never crossed my mind, and I agreed following my hesitation when I learned that there are three scenes in front of Jackie Chan. This is a childhood dream that came true.
Hani Adel
Tell us regarding the details of the movie and your personality?
During the film, I embody the character of an Iraqi pilot, named Azar, who is the guide for the artist Jackie Chan and his band during the events of the film, and accompanies him inside Iraq during the implementation of the rescue operation of an important thing owned by China. On a trip with soldiers from the former Special Forces, and I prepared myself for the character in order to appear in the best possible way, as I began to speak English like foreigners, and I also studied all the dimensions of the character in order to present it well, and at the time of filming I did not see any difficulties at all.
How did you find working with stars like Jackie Chan and Sina?
The work was very interesting, and at the same time scary, so the look of John Cena and Jackie Chan while they were training was terrifying, and on another level far from the action that we see in Egypt, and their form while they were training together causes a feeling of pain while just watching.
In fact, they absorbed all this terror from me. When each of them entered, a terrible silence prevailed in the location, until John Cena came to welcome me and said, “Welcome, my friend.” As for Jackie Chan, I was afraid of his prestige, but I sensed his lightness in filming, so I might not ask him. Picture only following the third day of shooting.
(archive) Jackie Chan
Do you remember the first scene you filmed?
My first scene on set was all with young children, but following that most of my scenes were with Jackie Chan, on the plane, except for one scene in the movie where I was alone, even the only action scene I was in, I was just holding a gun and raising it on a group of Characters.
* What did you learn through this experience?
I learned commitment a lot, because time is important, and during rest, I used to see the big stars eating from the same food as the workers and at one table, completely unlike working in Egypt, and I learned from Jackie Chan how to deal with people nicely to get the work done, as cinema in Hollywood always seeks to provide work 100% integrated technician.
Downtown band
What is new for you during the coming period?
As I said, I am preparing a new album with the Wast El Balad band, and during the past few days I released a song on the promise, the first of the album’s songs, and my wife, the artist Diamond Bouaboud, participated in the lyrics of the song, and the song was filmed with director Abdel Moneim Muhammad Ali, who is one of the new and smart directors, and Gamma Company helped us in marketing We were among the first bands to offer many experiences outside the box, so we were the first to sing with a rapper, and we also sang in English and French.
* And what is the latest news regarding the second part of the series “Looking for Ola”? Do you expect it to succeed?
We are now in the stage of filming the second part, and I embody the same character, but in a completely different way from the first part, and the action will be very fast, and I hope that the audience will like it.
I expect the second part to be a great success, due to the presence of a director such as Hadi Al-Bagouri and author Maha Al-Wazir, who wrote a wonderful screenplay, and the work will be full of interesting surprises that the audience loves.
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