A summer that promises to be definitely busy for actor and director Leos Carax. After having climbed the steps of the Cannes film festival to present in opening his musical comedy in competition,
Annette
, he will then get down to the shooting of his next film.
The Film Stage
revealed Tuesday that the director, whose real name is Alex Dupont, is looking for several actors "
as part of a film project
", details the casting announcement on the site Book Me. Leos Carax is thus in search of "
several people (mimes, dancers, sportsmen, stuntmen) able to carry out a fall on the ground. All profiles welcome
”, but also of a“
little boy between 6 and 9 years old,Anglo-Saxon or Germanic origin
", As well as a"
little brunette girl between 4 and 11 years
".
The site also explains that the shooting will take place “
this summer in the Paris region
”.
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A film still very confidential, since no clue concerning the title or the scenario has yet been revealed. We do know, however, that it is the CG Cinéma company that will produce the film, already in charge of Leos Carax's musical,
Annette,
with Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver (
Star Wars, BlackKklansman
). So it's hard to imagine what this next feature film will look like, the director who won the Youth Prize twice at Cannes for
Boy Meets Girl
and
Holy Motors
, loving to try his hand at very different styles and genres.
