Although it has yet to come to American platforms, the Netflix series about the life of Bernard Tapp is already generating controversy. In January 2022, the streaming service announced the start of filming on Wonderman, a biopic about the busy life of the businessman who died on October 3, 2021.
If the series project was put on the table before his death, Bernard Tapp never named him, especially unhappy that he was not consulted on the choice of the actor who would portray him on screen. Tristan Seguela and Olivier Demangel, the two creators, continued to work on the series without thinking about the businessman’s opinion.
“Wonderman will be a biopic about a person, looser than a biopic about facts, with a very strong element of subjectivity. This is our take on its trajectoryOlivier Demangel explained to our colleagues at the premiere in June 2021.As soon as the idea came up, I immediately reported it because I thought it was a good thing to do. But we did not seek his support or his opinion..”
And we have to believe that Dominic Tapp shares his late wife’s sentiments. Although he has been on TV and radio for several days to promote his book Bernard, The Fury of LifeIn which she recounts her meeting with Bernard Tapis, their love story, as well as the many debts he bequeathed to her after her death, she returned to the series in the Focus Dimanche show on RTL.
And his take on Wonderman is pretty clear: “The person filming this series came to see Bernard and said, “No, if anyone is going to tell my story, it’s going to be my son Laurent.” Here… There are no comments“.
Created by Tristan Seguela and Olivier Demangel, Wonderman follows the romantic fortunes of Bernard Tapp, an extraordinary public figure, an extraordinary public figure who touched all walks of life. For this occasion, it is Laurent Lafitte who was chosen to voice Bernard Tapp in the six-episode series. Dominic Tappy is played by Josephine Japp (My Stranger).
While Netflix hasn’t announced an online date yet, the series should be coming to the US platform very soon.
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