Film at Eleven

I mentioned recently that Luc Besson has been secretly shooting a romantic comedy in Paris.

Now European-Films.net have managed to get hold of a little more information:

The rumour, fuelled by exhibitors at the recent Cannes festival, became more solid this summer with talk of a 7 week shoot in Paris according to the French cinema monthly Premiére. Described as a romantic comedy by its principal actor, the film’s cast includes Gilbert Melki (Crustacés et coquillages) and Sara Forestier (L’esquive). The only certainty for the production protected by a total media black-out is that the film will be in black and white and see the return of Luc Besson behind the camera after a six year absence (Jeanne d’Arc from 1999 was his last film).

Absorbed by the development of his production, distribution and international sales company EuropaCorp, the director also has the animated film’Arthur et les Minimoys in production, an adaptation of the book written by himself and set for theatrical release in December 2006. As for ‘Angel A’, it will be distributed in France on the 21st December of this year, with a staggering total of 900 prints. The filmmaker has chosen Jamel Debbouze, a very popular comedian who decided to speed up his film career having exploded on to the scene with Le fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain in 2001 and Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cleopatra in 2002. Appearing last year in She Hate Me by Spike Lee, Jamel Debbouze will also appear in the war film Indigènes by Rachid Bouchareb which also stars Roschdy Zem, Samy Nacéri and Sami Bouajila and will be released in 2006.

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