Louis de Funes: His grandson will star in Sammy Naker’s first film

After a long absence, Sammy Nasser is back in cinema, but this time behind the camera! The actor, known for his role as Daniel Morales in the Taxi saga, is set to make his directorial debut with the comedy MDR, which he will soon shoot in the Luberon.

In a video published on Tik Tok (BFMTV) Sammy laughs Publishes his project – just like his previous poster. Billed as a “satirical comedy,” the feature film, in which he will also star, also stars Chantal Ladessou, Victoria Abril, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Jean-Marie Bigard and Stormy Bugs and Laurent de Funes, grandson of Louis de Funes.

Sammy laughs Also revealing that he will be posting behind-the-scenes videos of the shoot every day on his TikTok account “because it’s a special moment for him,” the film is his first breakthrough.

Check out his message below:

LOL tells the story of a rich landowner who is the envy of everyone. His wife cheats, they want to steal the loot and even buried him alive. When he ascends to heaven, he meets his father, who tells him to come back. After this near-death experience, he returned to Earth to settle his scores.

Laurent in the footsteps of Louis?

De Funès, here is a name we know. Today, Laurent, born in 1961, his grandson is in the center of attention Louis de Funes and Germaine Carroyer, the latter’s first wife. If he is no stranger to comedy, LOL However, it will be his first feature film.

Indeed, after establishing his communications agency, Laurent de Funes – who has the same eyes as his grandfather – made his debut in 2010 after meeting Mart Mercadier, who knew. Louis de Funes, and which invites him on stage to share family anecdotes. As Gala writes, they will play together in the room mop For two years, the budding actress turned to the world of short films with director Eric Atlant, responding to Michel Galabru in particular.

Besides LOL, Laurent de Funes To get up on stage this year called his show Only one on stagewhich he wrote himself and where he discusses, among other things, the difficulties of carrying the famous name of de Funes, especially in the world of comedy.

Samy Naceri’s MDR should hit our screens in 2024.