The French hit comedy “Intouchables” is set for an Arabic remake from production outfit Yalla Yalla, the joint venture formed recently by Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment and London’s Rocket Science.
The Arabic remake of the 2011 French original produced by Gaumont, which grossed over $426 million globally, is being set up as a Saudi-Egyptian co-production by Yalla Yalla with still-undisclosed partners. The director and cast will be announced soon, a statement said.
This will be Yalla Yalla’s second announced production, following the remake of Italian hit “Perfect Strangers.” That project was announced by Front Row a year ago but remains in pre-production.
Headquartered in Dubai, with satellite offices in London and New York, Yalla Yalla was launched in May by Front Row and Rocket Science to package and produce TV and feature film projects for the Middle East. The market is expanding largely thanks to Saudi Arabia’s...
The Arabic remake of the 2011 French original produced by Gaumont, which grossed over $426 million globally, is being set up as a Saudi-Egyptian co-production by Yalla Yalla with still-undisclosed partners. The director and cast will be announced soon, a statement said.
This will be Yalla Yalla’s second announced production, following the remake of Italian hit “Perfect Strangers.” That project was announced by Front Row a year ago but remains in pre-production.
Headquartered in Dubai, with satellite offices in London and New York, Yalla Yalla was launched in May by Front Row and Rocket Science to package and produce TV and feature film projects for the Middle East. The market is expanding largely thanks to Saudi Arabia’s...
- 10/2/2019
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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