Studiocanal has boarded growth on half English-language thriller Smiling Hacker which is presently being written by Audrey Diwan.
Anna Marsh, Deputy CEO of mum or dad group Canal+ Group, teased the undertaking at an occasion in Paris on Wednesday selling the pay-TV big’s dedication to native and worldwide cinema and launching a brand new channel bannered Canal+ Box Office.
The movie is loosely impressed by Algerian hacker Hamza Bendelladj, who made headlines internationally for stealing from US banks and giving the proceeds to charity, and got here to be referred to as the “Smiling Hacker” or “Happy Hacker”.
Marsh stated talks have been underway to signal The Serpent and The Mauritanian star Tahar Rahim for the lead function and Belgian Bad Boys directorial duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to direct.
“It’s a French thriller in the English language in part. It’s written by Audrey Diwan. We’re honored and with proud to work with her,” stated Marsh.
Diwan, whose star has risen following her 2021 Venice Golden Bear win for abortion drama Happening, is presently connected to various high-profile tasks together with Emmanuelle reboot, which she is writing and can direct.
“We’re in discussions with Tahar Rahim for the main role, nothing is confirmed yet, and Adil & Bilall for the directing. We will keep you posted when we have more news,” stated Marsh.
The undertaking was amongst various high-profile upcoming options involving Canal+ manufacturing and distribution arm Studiocanal evoked by Marsh on the occasion.
She additionally famous the beforehand introduced Josephine Baker biopic by Maimouna Decouré, Jonny Campbell’s sci-fi motion image Cold Storage, which is because of start taking pictures in Italy in April, and Amy Winehouse biopic Back To Black.
Marsh revealed she had been on the set of Back To Black at Ealing Studios in London this week and teased confidential photographs of Marisa Abela within the function of Winehouse that can not be broadly distributed as but.
Discussion about this post