SND, who participated in making the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s novels shine in France, wants to hatch a new teenage saga for the big screen. More than a decade after the first adventures of Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, which the M6 subsidiary distributed in France, the time has come for the company to tackle an otherwise illustrious work. Exit vampires and werewolves, it is with a ghost and a dancer that spectators will soon have an appointment. According to information from Deadlinethe production company seizes From Gaston Leroux novel, The ghost of the operafor a contemporary adaptation and in the language of Molière. Journalist Melanie GoodFellow talks about a desire for the distributor to create a phenomenon similar to that of Twilight in the early 2010s.
It will be a question of telling the story The arrival of the young and beautiful soprano at the Paris Opera (ballerina in the adaptation) And his meeting with the deform and frightening creature which, according to legend, haunts the place. While she prepares to take her first steps of Diva, Christine (Anastasia in this rereading, attends strange phenomena. In the evening, she hears a melodious voice that calls her. Published in 1910 in the form of a soap opera, The book has been adapted on numerous occasions. At Brian de Palma in 1974, Joel Schumacher in 2004 or on Broadway boards in 1986 by Andrew Lloyd Weber, the Leroux imagination fascinated many artists. However, has never been a filmmaker proposed this text in his original language. Ramy Nahas, director of sales and international distribution explains:
“It is a modern rereading of the classic novel by Gaston Leroux, which has inspired films, series, graphque novels and musicals, but which, surprisingly, has never been adapted as a feature film in French. The film will mix themes and genres to create an ambitious romantic film with Paris backdrop, with fantastic, period and thriller ”elements.
Shooting this summer
Directed by Alexandre Castagnetti (Tamara), the film will start its production phase this summer in the capital. The Garnier Opera will be immortalizedfrom his scene to him behind the scenes passing through his dome and his entry. A fascinating playground for him and the Director of photography Nicolas Bolduc. The latter recently worked on The Comte de Monte-Cristo et The three musketeers. The script was written by Castagnetti in collaboration with Camille Fontaine (Coco before Chanel). Romain Duris will give the reply to two young actors: Julien de Saint-Jean et Deva Cassel. The first was noticed in the role of Andréa in the adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas worn by Pierre Niney while the second, daughter of Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel, made her debut in front of Laura Luchetti’s camera For The beautiful summer. It must also appear in the adaptation of Cheetah For Netflix.
According to Deadline information, an envelope of moree 19 millions d’euros was allocated to the adaptation of this fantastic work. It is a substantial budget for a film of this scale, SND seems to have the same ambitions as Pathé with The three musketeers et The Comte de Monte-Cristo. SND co -produced with the company Fulldawa. For the time being, The release date remains a mystery. We can still expect the year 2026 to be privileged. Remains to be seen now if The ghost of the opera will manage to transform the test.
Since the end of the reign of dystopias as Hunger Games or Labyrinththe film industry is struggling to hatch from universes capable of captivating spectators between 15 and 25 years old. It is rather on platforms that the war of Hit “Young Adult” is now played. Between Romantasy, New Romance and rereading classics of children’s literature, companies in the sector have understood that it was necessary honor their target hearts With series and films inspired by their favorites in bookstores. For the big screen, the task is more difficult but the adaptation of the Leroux novel could be a dream opportunity to make them return massively to theaters. We can also note that the reputation of Opera ghost through the globeespecially among worshipers of musicals, could be likely to captivate many looks across the Atlantic and across the Channel.
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