One of the most famous French athletes in the world will soon have the rights to his own biographical series!
Producer Jean-Marie Antonin, responsible for Le Flambeau on Canal+, as well as Une histoire d’amour by Alexis Michalik and Sentinel, which is expected to premiere on September 8 with Jonathan Cohen, today announces the teaming up with Tony Parker. The launch of a series about the life of a basketball star.
Comprised of eight 52-minute episodes, the miniseries, which is currently in production, will be written by screenwriter Anne Rico and, according to a press release from Jean-Marie Antonin’s company C4 Productions, will take us through her personal and professional life. Tony Parker, who played on the field from 1999 to 2019, is considered the best French basketball player of all time.
“The idea is not to make a conventional biographical series because the tone is unconventional”The producer of this upcoming series admits. “Our goal is to make an attractive, cool and interesting mini-series”.
The currently untitled feature produced by C4 Productions and Infinity Nine, the 41-year-old former basketball player’s company, is set to begin filming sometime in 2024.
It remains to know the name of the broadcaster and the actor who gives his features to Tony Parker, who should not be interpreted logically in his role on the screen (even if he briefly distinguished himself as an actor of Asterix in the Olympic Games and Ten Percent. ).
One thing is for sure: after Bardot, a hit on Netflix after airing on France 2 in the spring, and Tapie, due in a few days with Laurent Lafitte as Bernard Tapie, biographical series are definitely on the rise. On a small French screen.
Note that C4 Productions also announced today a live-action adaptation of the cult cartoon The Mysterious Cities of Gold. An ambitious project that will capture the nostalgia of many generations who have passionately followed the adventures of Esteban, Zia, Tao and Mendoza, and which is currently under development. Will this live action experience the same enthusiasm as One Piece, which was recently released on Netflix? future will show.
Source: Allocine
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