French public broadcaster France Televisions has commissioned a raft of new scripted shows, including “Lucky Luke,” an adaptation of the cult graphic novel, and “Rallye 82,” a 1982-set female-led racing show.
“Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook. The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun. Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke.
“Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race. The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale.
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“Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook. The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun. Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke.
“Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race. The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale.
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- 3/21/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Historically, the relationship between Hollywood and European comic books has been fraught with mutual distrust and cultural dissonance. Not to disparage Steven Spielberg — one of our national treasures — but his 2011 adaptation of The Adventures of Tintin was a bit of a disaster. And when La Femme Nikita director Luc Besson fulfilled a childhood fantasy in 2017 by bankrolling Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets out of his own pocket, the most expensive independent movie ever made landed with the thud of a global box office bomb.
But there’s hope on the horizon. European comic books — specifically, the Franco-Belgian school spearheaded by the Tintin character and his creator Hergé — are both a multimillion Euro industry and a sumptuous art form with dozens of successful franchises waiting to be developed. N
ow that the offerings of Marvel and DC are beginning to feel a tad fatigued, to say the least,...
But there’s hope on the horizon. European comic books — specifically, the Franco-Belgian school spearheaded by the Tintin character and his creator Hergé — are both a multimillion Euro industry and a sumptuous art form with dozens of successful franchises waiting to be developed. N
ow that the offerings of Marvel and DC are beginning to feel a tad fatigued, to say the least,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Ernesto Lechner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert married Timothy Busfield of Thirtysomething fame back in 2013. For both actors, it was their third marriage. In the Laura Ingalls actor’s latest memoir, Back to the Prairie, she writes about how Busfield is different from her past partners.
Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield | David Livingston/Getty Images Busfield supports Gilbert
Even after the couple’s honeymoon phase, Gilbert “reveled in the respect” her third husband showed her. She knew from the beginning that their love was different from her past relationships. But it seems Busfield was different, too.
“Before Tim, I always felt like I had to make my own abilities and accomplishments smaller to allow the men I was with to feel confident, bigger, macho, and in control,” wrote Gilbert. “Tim was different. Instead of feeling threatened by a strong, outspoken, capable woman, he encouraged me to meet each day fearlessly.
Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield | David Livingston/Getty Images Busfield supports Gilbert
Even after the couple’s honeymoon phase, Gilbert “reveled in the respect” her third husband showed her. She knew from the beginning that their love was different from her past relationships. But it seems Busfield was different, too.
“Before Tim, I always felt like I had to make my own abilities and accomplishments smaller to allow the men I was with to feel confident, bigger, macho, and in control,” wrote Gilbert. “Tim was different. Instead of feeling threatened by a strong, outspoken, capable woman, he encouraged me to meet each day fearlessly.
- 6/2/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jeff Vlaming, a writer and producer whose many credits stretch from Northern Exposure through such popular sci-fi series as The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, Numb3rs, Fringe and Hannibal, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 63.
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Vlaming died January 30 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA.
“Jeff Vlaming was one of the beautiful demented minds in the Hannibal writers room, often illustrating many of the cannibal psychiatrist’s lurid kills,” said Hannibal producer Bryan Fuller in a statement to Deadline. “His vivid imagination and artistic skill were matched only by his kindness and warm camaraderie. He will be greatly missed.”
With his first writing credits in the early 1990s — Lucky Luke, Northern Exposure, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.,...
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Vlaming died January 30 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA.
“Jeff Vlaming was one of the beautiful demented minds in the Hannibal writers room, often illustrating many of the cannibal psychiatrist’s lurid kills,” said Hannibal producer Bryan Fuller in a statement to Deadline. “His vivid imagination and artistic skill were matched only by his kindness and warm camaraderie. He will be greatly missed.”
With his first writing credits in the early 1990s — Lucky Luke, Northern Exposure, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.,...
- 2/14/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Watching Iranian director Majid Majidi’s “Sun Children,” I was reminded of “The Florida Project.” One of the best films about children of the 21st century, “The Florida Project” takes place within a stone’s throw of Walt Disney World, where it seems a dream too much for its neglected kid characters to visit until, in the film’s last scene, they enter the park. “Sun Children” presents this scenario in reverse. It opens with two boys, 12-year-old Ali (Rouhollah Zamani) and young Afghan friend/accomplice Abolfazl (Abolfazl Shirzad), running through the poshest place they can think of: a Tehran shopping mall where they’ve been stealing tires from the luxury cars in the parking garage.
Majidi, as some may recall, directed one of the best films about children of the 20th century: “Children of Heaven,” about a boy who loses his sister’s shoes and the trouble that causes for them both.
Majidi, as some may recall, directed one of the best films about children of the 20th century: “Children of Heaven,” about a boy who loses his sister’s shoes and the trouble that causes for them both.
- 9/6/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Utah, 1856. A young boy sees his family murdered by a gang of outlaws. He grows up to become “Lucky Luke” (Jean Dujardin), a suave and cheeky gunslinger who always seems to be able to work his way out of a tight spot. He is recruited by the Us President to bring peace to Daisy Town, which is set to be the place where the continent-spanning railroad will finally join up. In so doing, he runs into Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Billy the Kid. Oh, and everyone is French.
*****
More so than most films, your enjoyment or otherwise of this will rest upon your tolerance for silliness. Stylistically unique but distractingly quirky, Lucky Luke is undoubtedly its own creature, but that may not be enough to win over audiences. It goes without saying that this is another cynical attempt to cash in on Dujardin’s post-Artist acclaim. Lucky Luke dates...
*****
More so than most films, your enjoyment or otherwise of this will rest upon your tolerance for silliness. Stylistically unique but distractingly quirky, Lucky Luke is undoubtedly its own creature, but that may not be enough to win over audiences. It goes without saying that this is another cynical attempt to cash in on Dujardin’s post-Artist acclaim. Lucky Luke dates...
- 9/5/2012
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Lucky Luke
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Michaël Youn, Sylvie Testud, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Lamy | Written by James Huth , Sonja Shillito, Jean Dujardin | Directed by James Huth
First released in 2009, French spoof Western Lucky Luke is being re-released, presumably to capitalise on the newfound fame of Jean Dujardin, the Oscar-winning star of The Artist (the same trick was played with Cash). Lucky Luke is based on the popular Gallic comic strip of the same name (which once shared a writer with Asterix) and features Dujardin as the titular hero, a cowboy with outrageous shooting skills who is tasked by the President with purging his birthplace of Daisy Town of the various outlaws and bad guys that thrive there. Short of Blazing Saddles, the best-forgotten Wild Wild West and that episode of Red Dwarf, the Western is a genre that seems poorly served by affectionate parody; Lucky Luke is a welcome addition to this slight canon.
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Michaël Youn, Sylvie Testud, Daniel Prévost, Alexandra Lamy | Written by James Huth , Sonja Shillito, Jean Dujardin | Directed by James Huth
First released in 2009, French spoof Western Lucky Luke is being re-released, presumably to capitalise on the newfound fame of Jean Dujardin, the Oscar-winning star of The Artist (the same trick was played with Cash). Lucky Luke is based on the popular Gallic comic strip of the same name (which once shared a writer with Asterix) and features Dujardin as the titular hero, a cowboy with outrageous shooting skills who is tasked by the President with purging his birthplace of Daisy Town of the various outlaws and bad guys that thrive there. Short of Blazing Saddles, the best-forgotten Wild Wild West and that episode of Red Dwarf, the Western is a genre that seems poorly served by affectionate parody; Lucky Luke is a welcome addition to this slight canon.
- 5/20/2012
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
WME has signed actor Jean Dujardin, who has been nominated for an Oscar for his starring role in The Artist. Photos: The Making of 'The Artist' Dujardin won the Golden Globe for best performance by an actor in a motion picture comedy or musical as well as best actor at the 2011 Festival de Cannes. The 39-year-old actor next has a short film that he wrote, directed and produced in the anthology release The Players. Dujardin recently starred in The Clink of Ice, Little White Lies and Lucky Luke.
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- 1/31/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez , Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Luther star says he'd jump at chance to play 007, but would object to being labelled 'the black James Bond'
Idris Elba, the British star of The Wire and BBC TV series Luther has said he would be interested in playing James Bond in the future.
Elba has been touted as a prime candidate to become the first black 007, but the actor said he was not interested in that definition during an interview on the Us's National Public Radio.
"I'd definitely consider it," he told host Linda Wertheimer. "I just don't want to be the black James Bond. Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond; so if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond."
Elba was asked if he would "get in the cab" to Bond studio Sony's office to talk about the role. "I'd not only get in the cab,...
Idris Elba, the British star of The Wire and BBC TV series Luther has said he would be interested in playing James Bond in the future.
Elba has been touted as a prime candidate to become the first black 007, but the actor said he was not interested in that definition during an interview on the Us's National Public Radio.
"I'd definitely consider it," he told host Linda Wertheimer. "I just don't want to be the black James Bond. Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond, and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond; so if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond."
Elba was asked if he would "get in the cab" to Bond studio Sony's office to talk about the role. "I'd not only get in the cab,...
- 9/30/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Following on from the news that that British actress, Naomie Harris is set to Miss Moneypenny in the as-yet untitled, Bond 23, Twitch have broken the news this morning that French actress, Berenice Marlohe is also set to play opposite Daniel Craig in the latest movie.
Twitch tell us:
Sources tell Twitch that Berenice Marlohe has been cast opposite Daniel Craig in Mendes’ upcoming installment of the long-standing franchise. A young French actress currently making the transition from television to film – she is currently filming Un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul with Lucky Luke and Hellphone director James Huth.
Bond 23 was all set to film in India but this week, it’s been revealed that they will now shoot an opening sequence in Istanbul. Bond 23 is directed by Sam Mendes and we’re hoping we’ll get to see it October 2012.
More as we get it.
Twitch tell us:
Sources tell Twitch that Berenice Marlohe has been cast opposite Daniel Craig in Mendes’ upcoming installment of the long-standing franchise. A young French actress currently making the transition from television to film – she is currently filming Un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul with Lucky Luke and Hellphone director James Huth.
Bond 23 was all set to film in India but this week, it’s been revealed that they will now shoot an opening sequence in Istanbul. Bond 23 is directed by Sam Mendes and we’re hoping we’ll get to see it October 2012.
More as we get it.
- 9/30/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Berenice Marlohe is rumored to be cast opposite Daniel Craig in the upcoming Bond movie.
Twitch Film states: Marlohe is ”A young French actress currently making the transition from television to film – she is currently filming Un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul with Lucky Luke and Hellphone director James Huth…”
I think we can all see why this unknown has been cast… Damn.
Bond 23 is in pre-production.
Source: Twitch Film...
Twitch Film states: Marlohe is ”A young French actress currently making the transition from television to film – she is currently filming Un bonheur n’arrive jamais seul with Lucky Luke and Hellphone director James Huth…”
I think we can all see why this unknown has been cast… Damn.
Bond 23 is in pre-production.
Source: Twitch Film...
- 9/29/2011
- by Amy Wickenheiser
- Killer Films
The next James Bond film is gearing up to start shooting soon and one question on everyone's mind is who is the Bond Girl will be for the film. According to sources over at Twitch that question has been answered. French actress Berenice Marlohe will assume the role of the Bond Girl for Bond 23. No information as far as character name has been given but it looks as if Daniel Craig has his leading lady for the next installment in to the popular 007 series. From Twitch: Sources tell Twitch that Berenice Marlohe has been cast opposite Daniel Craig in Mendes' upcoming installment of the long-standing franchise. She is currently filming Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul with Lucky Luke and Hellphone director James Huth - while the photo above provides ample evidence as to why she would be of interest to the Bond team. Bond 23 is currently in pre-production...
- 9/29/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
With the Edinburgh Film Festival finished for this year, I thought that it would be a great opportunity to list my personal top ten films at the festival.
Although I loved all of these films, there has to be a winner out of the bunch and so I will count from my tenth favourite film to my number one from the fantastic film festival and it’s amazing line-up.
You can click on the name of the film to link to my review.
10. Winter’s Bone
This dark drama managed to win the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and really deserves its critical success, with a strong female protagonist, shifty characters and a dark, realistic story that keeps your attention all the way through. The reason for being number ten? It’s a dark, gritty film that I loved seeing on the big screen, but...
Although I loved all of these films, there has to be a winner out of the bunch and so I will count from my tenth favourite film to my number one from the fantastic film festival and it’s amazing line-up.
You can click on the name of the film to link to my review.
10. Winter’s Bone
This dark drama managed to win the Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and really deserves its critical success, with a strong female protagonist, shifty characters and a dark, realistic story that keeps your attention all the way through. The reason for being number ten? It’s a dark, gritty film that I loved seeing on the big screen, but...
- 7/2/2010
- by Martyn Warren
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Two highly-anticipated second feature films from U.S. underground filmmakers will be making their World Premieres all the way over at the 64th annual Edinburgh International Film Festival, which will run for twelve days on June 16-27. The films are Rona Mark’s The Crab and Zach Clark’s Vacation!.
The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.
Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...
The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.
Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...
- 6/4/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Generally speaking, I’m not a fan of westerns. Actually, scratch that — I’m not a fan of formulaic, old-school westerns starring the likes of John Wayne, Roy Rogers, or anyone who sings kooky love songs to their faithful steeds. When I sit down with a movie about cowboys, Indians, and all stops in-between, I need a fair amount of style, an unconventional storyline, and, of course, plenty of non-stop action. If guns aren’t blazing and bodies aren’t dropping, my attention will waver. There are exceptions to the rule — the majority of Clint Eastwood’s westerns and Terence Hill’s “Trinity” series immediately spring to mind — but, for the most part, I’m a pretty hard hombre to please. James Huth’s adaptation of Maurice De Bevere’s comic series “Lucky Luke”, meanwhile, contains almost too much cinematic cheese for one man to handle. It’s Sam Raimi...
- 3/22/2010
- by Todd
- Beyond Hollywood
'This Is It' tops weekend boxoffice
While Michael Jackson remains reasonably popular domestically, he is boxoffice catnip abroad.
Sony's "This Is It," Jackson's posthumously released concert rehearsal film, blanketed the foreign circuit over the last five days, opening at 8,918 screens in 108 overseas territories for a commanding No. 1 boxoffice tally of $69.5 million.
That's more than double the film's $34.4 million five-day boxoffice figure in the U.S. and Canada from a total of 5,500-6,000 screens at 3,481 sites. Sony said that "This Is It's" robust foreign launch is the fifth biggest of 2009.
Worldwide, the film played at more than 15,000 situations for a global opening launch of $103.9 million.
The top five foreign markets for "This Is It" were Japan ($10.3 million from 321 locations), the U.K. ($8 million from 498 sites), Germany ($6.6 million from 781 screens), France ($5.8 million from 447 sites) and Australia ($3.7 million from 293 locations).
"This Is It" rolled out Wednesday in 97 overseas markets day-and-date with its domestic bow,...
While Michael Jackson remains reasonably popular domestically, he is boxoffice catnip abroad.
Sony's "This Is It," Jackson's posthumously released concert rehearsal film, blanketed the foreign circuit over the last five days, opening at 8,918 screens in 108 overseas territories for a commanding No. 1 boxoffice tally of $69.5 million.
That's more than double the film's $34.4 million five-day boxoffice figure in the U.S. and Canada from a total of 5,500-6,000 screens at 3,481 sites. Sony said that "This Is It's" robust foreign launch is the fifth biggest of 2009.
Worldwide, the film played at more than 15,000 situations for a global opening launch of $103.9 million.
The top five foreign markets for "This Is It" were Japan ($10.3 million from 321 locations), the U.K. ($8 million from 498 sites), Germany ($6.6 million from 781 screens), France ($5.8 million from 447 sites) and Australia ($3.7 million from 293 locations).
"This Is It" rolled out Wednesday in 97 overseas markets day-and-date with its domestic bow,...
- 11/1/2009
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The generally listless pre-holiday season overseas wound down over the weekend with Pixar/Disney's "Up" claiming the No. 1 spot on the foreign circuit for the fifth stanza this year with the relatively modest tally of $19 million drawn from 4,789 screens in 26 territories.
Offshore boxoffice action overall is certain to surge this week as "This Is It," the film cobbled together from footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his planned comeback tour, rolls out via Sony at 108 overseas territories.
Pre-Halloween arrivals were Mandate International's "Saw VI", which grossed an estimated $5 million from 800 screens in eight territories including the U.K., where the latest in the horror-thriller franchise opened at No. 2 in the market, and Universal's "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," premiering in three markets (including a No. 2 Russia bow) for $2.9 million overall from 685 locations.
In its solo-market bow in the U.K., 20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" drew $2.6 million from 483 locations,...
Offshore boxoffice action overall is certain to surge this week as "This Is It," the film cobbled together from footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his planned comeback tour, rolls out via Sony at 108 overseas territories.
Pre-Halloween arrivals were Mandate International's "Saw VI", which grossed an estimated $5 million from 800 screens in eight territories including the U.K., where the latest in the horror-thriller franchise opened at No. 2 in the market, and Universal's "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," premiering in three markets (including a No. 2 Russia bow) for $2.9 million overall from 685 locations.
In its solo-market bow in the U.K., 20th Century Fox's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" drew $2.6 million from 483 locations,...
- 10/25/2009
- by By Frank Segers
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As you've probably noticed by now, I'm a sucker for Westerns. It took me awhile to warm up to the genre. I live on the high plains and have one gig giving Old West tours in petticoats to my credit, so they were hardly escapism. Of course, now that I finally like them, there's just not that many being made. Lately, there's stirs of a re-imagining going on. Filmmakers and audiences are realizing Westerns can be fun again and in a repeat of the 1960s, the charge is coming from overseas. Film fans already know about Asia's madcap forays into the genre with The Good, the Bad, and the Weird, Sukiyaki Western Django, and the upcoming The Warrior's Way. But now France is getting in on the draw with Lucky Luke, and TwitchFilm has nabbed a trailer for it.
Lucky Luke is based on a French comic series, which (as...
Lucky Luke is based on a French comic series, which (as...
- 10/22/2009
- by Elisabeth Rappe
- Cinematical
By that headline I don’t just mean that Jean Dujardin has been cast as Lucky Luke. We’ve known that for ages, ever since word of the James Hellphone) Huth directed live action adaptation of the classic French comic book character was first announced. No, what I mean is that the first public teaser for the film has finally arrived on the scene and now everybody can see that Dujardin is Lucky Luke, the actor stepping into the overly-large shoes as if he was born to them. The attention paid to the source material here is truly remarkable, the film looking like it simply leapt up off the printed page. And if those character designs are looking familiar that’d be because one of the creators of Lucky Luke was also responsible for Asterix and Obelix ... check the teaser below the break!
- 8/6/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
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