New Faces Friday: Interview mit Judi Shekoni über ihre Rolle Zafrina
04 Aug 2012 | 13:32
Nach Casey LaBow und MyAnna Buring ist Judi Shekoni nun bereits die dritte neue Schauspielerin aus Breaking Dawn – Bis(s) zum Ende der Nacht Part 2, die beim sogenannten New Face Friday von einer Fanseite zum Gespräch gebeten wurde.
Die auf dem Charakter-Poster wild und gefährlich dreinblickende Amazone Zafrina wird in Breaking Dawn von Judi verkörpert
Im Interview kommt Judi auf ihr beeindruckendes Kostüm zu sprechen, dass wir bereits auf einen Still bewundern durften. So berichtet Judi, dass es für sie überwältigend gewesen sei, sich zum ersten Mal in voller Montur gesehen zu haben: “Ich war wie hypnotisiert und konnte nicht aufhören, in den Spiegel zu starren. Es war einfach nur überwältigend.
Judi glaube nicht, dass sie jemals in ihrem Leben bereits in solch einer Position gewesen wäre, wo so viele Leute gewesen wäre, die so großartig in ihrem Job seien und sie alle zusammen kämen, um als ein Team an diesem Projekt mitzuwirken. “Es war wirklich atemberaubend”, sagt Judi. Als sie mit den Kostüm- und den Make-Up-Test fertig gewesen wäre und alles zusammen gesehen hätte, wäre der ganze Verwandlungsprozess sehr lohnend gewesen.
Stephenie Meyer, die Autorin der Twilight Saga war auch bei den Dreharbeiten zu Breaking Dawn – Bis(s) zum Ende der Nacht dabei. Judi Shekoni, die im letzten Film der Saga als Amazone Zafrina zu sehen sein wird, erzählt in einem neuen Interivew über ihr Zusammentreffen mit ihr.
“Ja, Stephenie war die meiste Zeit am Set und sie war fantastisch. Sie konnte als Quelle benutzt werden”, berichtet Judi. Man hätte mir ihr über seinen Charakter und deren Hintergrundgeschichte sprechen können und sie hätte dem Make-Up und den Haaren immer zustimmen müssen. Was sie Tag um Tag mit Charakteren gemacht hätte, wäre einfach wunderbar.
Judi Shekoni : Interwiev mit dem " Captivare " Magazin
Judi Shekoni - Captivate Beauty
We caught up with the uber talented and beautiful, Judi Shekoni, to talk: Captivating Men, Beauty Rituals, and Breaking Dawn Part 2.
Interview By Gisselle Adams
Photography by Brett Erickson
CM - You have a pretty diverse ethnic background. What is your ethnicity
JS - I am a combination of African, Spanish and British blood. I love being mixed and feeling connected to so many places and people.
CM - You hail from across the pond. Beautiful Manchester, England to be exact. What do you miss about the UK when you are here in the states?
JS - I miss the crazy sense of humor that people from England and particulary Manchester have. Our humor typically involves taking the mickey/piss about yourself or whoever you are with and whoever can take it you become firm friends with.
CM - You have some of the most CAPTIVATING eyes! What part of your face and body do you get complimented on the most?
JS - I tend to get a lot of comments regarding my height as I stand at almost 6 feet tall. Men and women exclaiming their desire to be as tall and wondering what it is like, and I can exclusively reveal its awesome - being tall is a definite plus and I would not change or lose an inch of it.
CM - Can you unveil any of beauty secrets or rituals that you practice on a daily basis?
JS - I take vitamins everyday. My friend Gabi is a nutritionist and got me under her thumb - so fish oils and probiotics are part of my daily regime. Hydrate from the inside and out I hear echoeing in my head everyday.
CM - You have worked on the small screen in England and here in the US, what is the biggest difference for you going from the set of a TV Show to a huge Box Office Franchise like, Twilight?
JS - Twilight is worldwide - so it has a much larger audience, and there is something special about seeing myself on the big screen. Also there are only so many things in the world that people camp out for and Twilight is one of them. The Twilight fans are so dedicated that this is a new experience that nothing else is similar too. Eastenders was wonderful though in it being my first entrance into primetime television and as an actress having time to develop a character and move her through many difference life experiences on the series.
CM - Tell us more about your character, Zafrina, from Breaking Dawn Pt. 2.....
JS - Zafrina is an Amazonian vampire and she has a special power - she can make people see anything she wishes. She is asked by the Cullens to come and help them against the Vulturi and she and her powers are useful to them in their time of need. She is ferral, has a strong family instinct and very red eyes.
CM - Did you get any "battle scars" from stunts on set?
JS - I actually did hurt my little finger whilst practising stunts - but I kind of liked it - it made me feel tough that I was really participating and putting myself on the line for this character and film.
CM - What is the most CAPTIVATING thing about a man that catches your eye?
JS - His natural confidence and swagger - a man should be a man and the more sure he is of himself and his own truth the more attractive I find it
MUMBAI: Hollywood has come to Bollywood and how. The latest beauty in a long string of Hollywood imports to Bollywood is Judi Shekoni, best known for her role as ‘Zafrina’ in the Hollywood film ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’.
The American actress, who has also starred as ‘Precious Hudson’ in the British soap ‘Eastenders’, is all set to enthrall Indian fans with her hot song in Shubir Mukherjee’s upcoming film ‘Club Dancer’. The exotic Hollywood beauty got down and dirty in the sands of Madh Island beach, shooting for the racy number for her Bollywood debut. Emerging out of the water in a gold bikini, Judi looked ready to break into a Bollywood-esque song and dance number, right there in the water!
A dozen or so backup dancers matched Judi step for step, as she tried out the desi thumkas and jhatkas. Overall, it was a fun-filled, exciting shoot for the Hollywood actress, who has also starred in big Hollywood films like ‘Garfield 2’, ‘Jekyll and Hyde’, and ‘Ali G Indahouse’, along with guest appearances in TV shows like ‘Casualty’, ‘Fat Friends’ and ‘The King of Queens’.
Judi Shekoni reportedly has an important role in ‘Club Dancer’. Reveals the film’s director: “I met Judi in London, at the premiere of Twilight. I thought she is made for Bollywood, she came like a Sea Goddess. It is an important role in the film and not just a special song.” Judi will reportedly appear in two songs in Mukherjee’s ‘Club Dancer’.To jog our readers’ memory, Shubir is also known for roping in Samantha Fox to feature with Govinda in the ‘unforgettable’ 1995 film ‘Rock Dancer’.