‘Trapese people, listen up’: Omar Sy loved this moment on US TV

You no longer call Le Grenier à Sel, but Omar Sy cinema. In April 2024, the Trapeze cinema was named after one of the most famous representatives of the city (and France), who knew how to take his talent to Hollywood with films such as X-Men Days of Future Past, Jurassic World, Inferno, Call of the Wild or the recent The Killer, John Woo’s self-remake, which was released in French cinemas a few days ago.

While in Paris to promote a feature film, Omar Sai accepted an invitation big screenThe new AlloCiné format is filmed within the walls of the Infinite Room of the Le Grand Rex cinema.

He has a chance to reflect on his career, his choices, his ten-year American career… and the city of Trapeze, of course. And this cinema, which now bears his name.

“This is the cinema where I saw my first movie”

“This is the cinema where I saw my first movie (Germinal with School, Moon Walker with Friends, Editor’s Note)Here’s what’s pretty crazy. This is the city where I was born, where I grew up.

And today they named it, this movie bears my name and does something. Imagine the place where you saw the first movie of your life. You saw it in a place that bears your name today…”

“I was told this a few years ago, when there were works. So I said yes. Indeed, I took it lightly and at the same time, unbelievingly, thoughtlessly, this is a project. This must be a political matter, they put it forward…

And the day it happened, I went and saw it… and put my foot in it again, first of all. The memories started coming back.”.

“And then, it was the inauguration, so there were a lot of faces from my childhood that I lost sight of, there was one thing that got mixed up that I didn’t suspect.

I was shocked to be there, to see it and to experience it, and to see my name big in Grenier à Sel. Because actually, to me it’s still Le Grenier à Sel! Today it’s called the Omar Sy cinema, but to me it’s still Le Grenier à Sel. But seeing my name in all caps was still something.”.

“Dwellers of Trapez, listen to what’s going on”

That is why the city of Trapez remained in the heartOmar C But also in his luggage, because he even accompanies him to the filming of American late shows. As in this interview with Jeff Goldblum a few weeks ago, during which the French actor took real delight in repeating the name of his city to the interlocutor.

“This is the one talking to me about Trapeze! It’s incredible because he talks to me about so many things and says, ‘You’re from Trapeze’? As it happened a little quickly, I wanted to repeat it again.

So I ask him to repeat it, because it’s quite unusual to have a dish in his mouth. So it went a bit viral. But it’s cool for trapeze residents, all of us. It shows that everything comes full circle. “