The next film with the comic trio of Unknowns will be directed by Riad Sattouf, comic book author and director, said the producer of this feature film.
The announcement was made public by Renaud Davy, of Pan Distribution, during a broadcast Thursday on Youtube of the media specializing in cinema Boxoffice Pro.
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The distributor mentioned, among the films to come, "
a duo that we are all impatiently awaiting, in any case a team that is promising: (...) Les Inconnus led by Riad Sattouf
".
The release date is scheduled for “
late 2023, early 2024
,” he added.
The title was not specified.
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"
It was a secret
", explains Bernard Campan in spite of himself
This will be the third film by Riad Sattouf, the author of the autobiographical comic book series
L'Arabe du futur
, after
Les Beaux Gosses
(2009) and
Jacky in the kingdom of girls
(2014).
As for the Unknowns, the trio made up of Didier Bourdon, Bernard Campan and Pascal Légitimus, it has not been shown in a film since 2014 and
Les Trois Frères: le retour
which, despite bad reviews, had accumulated 2 .3 million admissions.
In January 2022, Bernard Campan told AFP that the trio had been invited "
to participate in a film
".
But it is “
not a film of the Unknowns
”, he had underlined.
Before adding: “
On this occasion, the group will reform but it is not, as I have read or heard: “The group will reform on stage or...”.
No, it's for the occasion of a film in which we're going to participate and I'm delighted.
I am delighted to find my companions and associates and friends.
»
The Strangers at the cinema have already sent shivers down the box office.
For the record, in 1995, their first film
Les Trois Frères
was a triumph with more than 7 million spectators and won the César for best first film.
The Three Brothers
in 1995 with Bernard Campan, Didier Boudon and Pascal Légitimus
