Snapshot · The Rest Is Football
Christopher Eccleston revealed that Éric Cantona's first English-language film was Elizabeth (1998), starring Cate Blanchett, in which Eccleston also appeared.
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The conversation takes a charming detour as Gary Lineker asks Christopher Eccleston about his experience working with footballers on screen. Eccleston recalls being cast alongside Éric Cantona in Elizabeth (1998), Cantona's first English-language film [1] — Christopher Eccleston "Christopher Eccleston, a lifelong Manchester United fan, appeared in Elizabeth alongside Éric Cantona — and was so in awe of his idol that …" 23:54 . The camera operator — a Tottenham fan — told Eccleston that Cantona was absolutely terrified on set, pacing around muttering his lines. Eccleston, a lifelong Manchester United season ticket holder who had idolised Cantona for 30 years, was so awestruck he simply couldn't approach him — while Richard Attenborough chatted away to the footballer freely. Eccleston laughs that everyone ribbed him for his paralysis. He also recalls a sharper moment with Dennis Law on a low-budget production: Law delivered a quick-fire put-down about his own nose ('I haven't got a big nose, I've got a small face') that clearly left Eccleston delighted. The segment ends with Eccleston raising an interest in the psychology of introverted sportspeople — those who barely speak in a dressing room but transform on a pitch.
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