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Meet The ‘Day Of The Jackal’ Espionage Advisor Who Found Himself At The Center Of A Viral Hollywood Moment
Paul Biddiss, military advisory on 'Day of the Jackal' & 'Gladiator II', has unpicked the Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan viral Graham Norton moment.
Biddiss was espionage advisor on Peacock and Sky’s TheDay of the Jackal, a role that was lauded earlier this month by Eddie Redmayne on the Graham Norton Show before the discussion led to Saoirse Ronan ‘s withering – and mega-viral – putdown of her male sofa-sharers during a chat about the use of mobile phones for protection. He left the army after 24 years in the Parachute Regiment of the British Armed Forces but, as with many former veterans, he struggled to get work and eventually landed a role as an extra on the George Clooney-directed The Monuments Men. Scott’s skills behind the camera were fully on show during the Battle of Waterloo scene in Napoleon, which Biddiss said was one of the greatest challenges he has faced as he prepared extras to recreate the Duke Of Wellington’s infamous ‘square’.
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