2024-04-22 09:07:42
Actor Amr Youssef felt that the film’s lead role “Square“Egyptian cinemas’ revenues, which exceeded 50 million pounds ($1.03 million) in less than two weeks, are the result of his efforts with the team working behind the scenes for 4 years.
Amr Youssef said during his interview with Al-Sharq: “I signed a contract for the film in 2020 and filming began in 2022 for a full year,” adding: “Great attention was paid to every detail artistic work, in order to present it in the best form.
The film stars Mohamed Mamdouh, Amina Khalil, Dina El-Sherbiny and Yousra. It is written by Wissam Sabry and directed by Karim El-Sobki. Its events are set in a framework of suspense and action, around outlaw friends who engage in criminal acts. leading them to major crises.
“A rare combination”
Amr Youssef said he was excited to participate in the film “Shaqu” because it “includes attractive elements for me, starting with its subject, which presents a great diversity between action, comedy, tragedy and romance, which is something you rarely find in a single film, and its pace is fast.
He added: “My character in the film is new in its details, and has great diversity and changes in its dramatic development, and the story contains diverse human feelings, so I was attracted by the work and excited to present it I decided my position immediately following finishing reading the script”, emphasizing that this experience was new to him and that he had never played it before.
He revealed the behind-the-scenes preparation for this character, especially since it relies heavily on action, explaining that he trained to perform strength exercises, rehearsals and work sessions with the author and director, to draw character details, for example. a period of more than 9 full months. He emphasized that the most difficult scenes in the film for him were the action scenes, explaining that they “involved great danger, and yet I presented them myself without the aid of a stunt double, even in the most difficult and dangerous scenes that required jumping from heights.
He believes that “not using a stunt double and playing the scenes himself gives credibility to the character and that the audience interacts more with him”, emphasizing that “the difficulty of this experience lies in the director’s vision and his desire to film”. from the first time, and it took a huge effort.
“Artistic Chemistry”
Regarding his cooperation with artist Yousra in “Shaqou”, Amr Youssef said: “I am very happy regarding this cooperation, because she is a big star and her participation is important and influential, and I consider her to be the forefront of the balance. work, and she has a strong, unnatural presence on screen.
He stressed that his experience with Mohamed Mamdouh and Dina El-Sherbiny is not the first, since he has already collaborated with them in the series “Grand Hôtel” and in the film “A lie every day”, adding: “ I feel very comfortable working with them, because of the friendship that unites us, and there was a great understanding between us during the Photography.”
He praised his first experience with director Karim El-Sobki, saying: “He has an artistic vision and cares regarding the smallest details. He put a lot of effort into this film, especially in the difficult action scenes, and the result ultimately exceeded expectations.”
“Wlad Rizk 3”
Amr Youssef concluded his conversation with Al-Sharq on the film “Welad Rizk 3”, which is scheduled for release during the Eid al-Adha 2024 film season, explaining that “the work will have many surprises in all its details, especially in the nature of the operation that Welad Rizk will carry out in this part, which I consider to be the strongest, and it is also the greatest in production, because there are very strong and enormous action scenes .
He explained that the character of “Rabie”, which he plays, will undergo great development and will include various details, emphasizing that the experience of filming in the city of Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was very special.
Regarding the focus on action in recent times, he stressed that it was not intentional, but rather a result of pure coincidence: “I strive to promote diversity in my artistic works , and each of my works carries different content, especially regarding. the character I play.
He indicated that he would renew his cooperation with the directors of the film “Welad Rizk”, the author Salah Al-Juhaini and the director Tariq Al-Erian, in a new film entitled “The Mine”, which is scheduled to be filmed in during the month of October. period to come. He will also collaborate once more with author Wissam Sabry, in another project following their experience in the film “Shaqoo”.
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