There has never been a French director at the helm of a Star Wars production, an observation that applies to both the eleven films released in theaters (three trilogies, two spin-offs) and four live-action series. The Mandalorian to Andor) and animated shows (Clone Wars, Rebels, Badass…).
But after 46 years of waiting, the second season of the anthology Star Wars: Visions allows us to finally discover an episode of the franchise directed by a French team! episode A dancer and a spy It was actually created by the studio La Cachette, led by screenwriter and director Julien Cheng.
In this second season episode, there is a cabaret on a planet occupied by Stormtroopers. A dancer named Loi’e goes undercover as a member of the rebellion, but her cover is soon compromised. Then begins a spectacular chase between the latter and the soldiers of the Imperial Army…
The cast also includes French stars
Still from the episode “The Dancer and the Spy”
We remind you that French actors also participated in the dubbing of the episode, both for the original version in English and for the French version. And most importantly, because the main role of this adventure was assigned to Camille Cotin, and next to him, Jones Lambert Wilson camped.
Founded in 2014 by former Gobelin School students, Paris animation studio La Cachette is best known for working on Genny Tartakovsky’s Primal series, as well as an episode of Love, Death and Robots. The studio is currently working on a series adapted from the comics Le Collège noir, the first original production for the DNA platform!
The Star Wars: Visions anthology offers creators the opportunity to explore the Star Wars universe through standalone episodes that aren’t anchored to the franchise’s official chronology. While the first season brought together Japanese talent, the second opened up to the rest of the world, from Chile, South Africa, India and even South Korea.
Season two of the animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions is now available on Disney+.
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