2023-09-15 10:34:26
By Ad.B.
Published 15 minutes ago, Updated 13 minutes ago
Jean Dujardin and Eric Massot during the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup. Sandrine THESILLAT / PANORAMIC
Eric Massot, dressed as a rooster during the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup, spoke to Rugbyrama about the echoes of his performance.
The scene was commented on, deciphered, analyzed, criticized. That of Jean Dujardin in discussion with an actor disguised as a rooster during the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup, Friday September 8. A buzz, almost as much as the victory of the XV of France against the All Blacks which followed (27-13).
Almost at the same time as Jean Dujardin on Thursday, the actor dressed as a rooster also spoke about the many reactions around his performance and the ceremony in general. “A tsunami», describes Eric Massot, 58 years old, to Rugby Rama . «We had a wonderful adventure. We formed a group, we were white-hot and we generally felt goodwill from the Stade de France. It was a hit.»
“That made me laugh”
The kindness only lasted for a while. The next day, Eric Massot said to himself “destabilized» by the magnitude of the buzz. “Some liked it, others not at all. But I received so many messages from actor friends that I ultimately experienced it very well. It fueled the buzz, as they say.»
Everything ultimately ended well for the actor. “That made me laugh», he concludes. This made Jean Dujardin laugh less. The Oscar-winning actor posted a message on his Instagram account in which he said he was “fell backwards» given the scale of the reactions and the political recovery. “I never thought that my participation in the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup would trigger such an outpouring of political and media commentary.»
In particular, he strongly contested the name “France Rance”: “An opening ceremony is always the presentation to the rest of the world of the country where the celebrated event takes place. We are indeed also the country of the beret, of gastronomy, of culture, of education, no offense to some…»
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