Filming imminent for The Fantastic Three by Michaël Dichter
- Diego Murgia, Emmanuelle Bercot and Raphaël Quenard head the cast of the director’s feature debut, produced by Les Films Norfolk and Rectangle
Filming on Michaël Dichter’s feature debut The Fantastic Three will begin on 23 June in the Ardennes. The cast will bring together young Belgian actor Diego Murgia (soon in Time Out [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Eve Duchemin
film profile]), Emmanuelle Bercot (well-liked recently in Goliath [+see also:
trailer
film profile] and next year in Les Onze vies de l’abbé Pierre and De grandes espérances) and Raphaël Quenard (seen in Cannes in Final Cut [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Michel Hazanavicius
film profile], Novembre [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile], Smoking Causes Coughing [+see also:
film review
trailer
film profile] and Save Our School [+see also:
trailer
film profile], and soon in Chien de la casse [+see also:
trailer
film profile] and Sur la branche).
Written by the director together with Mathias Gavarry in collaboration with Judith Godinot, the script centres on 12-year-old Max, who has two families. His friends, who are always there for him. And his mother, rather absent since his brother Seb has gone to prison. When the latter comes back home, Max believes that things will return to normal. But that’s without counting on the trouble catching up with his brother. In trying to help Seb and save his family, Max will drag his friends into a seemingly inevitable downfall…
Produced by Philippe Wendling, Noël Fuzellier and Marine Lapaulmier for Les Films Norfolk and by Alice Girard for Rectangle Productions, The Fantastic Three was pre-bought by Canal+ and Ciné+, and benefits from the support of the advance on receipts of the CNC, the Grand Est region, the Ardenne Rives de Meuse community of communes and the Cinémage Sofica. The 32 days of filming will take place in Charleville-Mézières and in Revin, before ending on 6 August. French distribution will be handled by Tandem, and international sales are at a very advanced stage of negotiations.
(Translated from French)
Did you enjoy reading this article? Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox.
