Behind the scenes of the new Nespresso campaign with George Clooney

“It was so much fun working with all these amazing actors.” George Clooney he remains in his old-style detective raincoat, the same one that – together with a pair of new mustaches – allowed him to step into the shoes of the protagonist character of the new Nespresso campaign. “I like the idea of ​​playing the classic man wearing a long trench coat,” he says. “There’s a lot about Poirot and characters like that.”

The «fantastic actors» with whom Clooney (long time World Ambassador of Nespresso) worked in this new Nespresso commercial (which will have its world premiere on January 15, 2025) I am a truly remarkable cast for what it is in all respects a mini film, light but compellingwhich takes the audience aboard a luxury train in which a theft has just been committed, material for the work of «Detective George».

«The most difficult part of this type of work – says Clooney – is that whatever you are doing you will have to implement in a 15 or 30 second commercial, but it is complicated to tell any type of story in such a short time».

An environment – as Clooney says – a bit from another era, from “Murder on the Orient Express”, but with the modernity and liveliness of a sunny and international cast, which brings together actors from all over the world.

The rest of the cast

Behind the scenes of the new Nespresso campaign with George Clooney

In the role of the charming heiress robbed of her precious coffee capsules Nespresso there is Camille Cottin, multifaceted and talented French actress achieved international success by playing one of the protagonists of the TV series Call my Agent (and already alongside George in another fun Nespresso commercial, the one on compostable capsules). “It was exciting to work with George again,” Camille said. “He takes his roles very seriously, but still manages to bring a pleasant, carefree energy to the set.”

Behind the scenes of the new Nespresso campaign with George Clooney

The on-board chef, a coffee lover (and therefore the main suspect in the theft) is the always brilliant and smiling Eva Longoria, flanked by her soush chef, Kim Go Eun, a South Korean actress who achieved international fame with the role of Ji Eun. tak in the popular drama Goblins. “I’ve known George for a long time, but this was our first collaboration, and it was a real pleasure to work with him, Kim and Camille,” said Eva Longoria.

Behind the scenes of the new Nespresso campaign with George Clooney

«It was a great honor to work with this cast. But, above all, we had a lot of fun playing our roles, and I think this complicity is clearly perceived in the campaign”, said the South Korean actress.

Behind the scenes of the new Nespresso campaign with George Clooney

“We often laughed and joked about adding improvised jokes in our languages. The energy of the cast was contagious, always cheerful and full of enthusiasm, and we laughed so much.” The result, in fact, is palpable: the irony transpires throughout the advert, almost as if each of these actors struggled not to smile, and Clooney, in particular, is capable of conveying all this in a single look.

Source: Vanity Fair

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