Alibi.com 3: “Obviously there are ideas…” Sequel to Philip Lachaux and his gang coming soon?

In 2014, Philippe Lachaux revolutionized French comedy with Babysitting. The film, which was released in April 2014, had a total of 2.35 million in French cinemas. After a year and a half, “The Fifi Gang” returns with a sequel that draws 3.24 million people.

Worthy heirs of the glorious army, Philip LachauxTarek Boudal, Julien Arout and Elodie Fontan quickly became the new group of comedians in French cinema, and big names followed each other in the casting of their films: Gérard Junot, Christian Clavier, Didier Bourdon, Nathalie Bay, Chantal Ladessou, Ariel Dombaslet and even Pamela Anderson (Nikki Larson and in the scent of Cupid).

To date, Philippe Lachaux has directed six feature films, and his friend Tarek Budali has directed three. For 10 years, their films attracted millions of viewers in cinemas.

Good luck to Alibi.com

On February 15, 2017, Alibi.com, which airs tonight on TMC, hits theaters. The comedy follows Greg (Lashaw), the founder of a company called Alibi.com, which creates all kinds of alibis. Together with Augustin (Julien Arout) his partner and Maddy (Tarek Budal) his new employee, they develop unstoppable strategies and scenarios to cover up their clients. But meeting Flo (Elodi Fontan), a beautiful blonde who hates liars, complicates Greg’s life, which begins by hiding the true nature of his activities from her. The film was once again a success and recorded 3.6 million admissions in France.

From then on, the Fife gang had one success after another, whether it was a film directed by Philippe Lachaux or his friend Tarek Budal. Boudali’s first production, Marry Me My Pote, recorded 2.47 million admissions during its fall 2017 release, an adaptation of the popular anime. Nikki Larson by Lacheau brings 1.68 million viewers to French cinemas in 2019, the comedy 30 Days Max totals 1.3 million visitors, and the film was released before the closure of cinemas due to the covid-19 pandemic, and finally Superheroes Regardless – was released in February. 2022 – Collects 1.8 million admissions.

record continuation

A year later, Philippe Lachaux and his associates are back with Alibi.com 2. In this sequel, Greg and Flo are going to get married. A young man with his back to the wall must decide to introduce his family to his future wife. But between a cheating father and a mother, a former actress in glamorous films, she dare not. So he has no choice but to rebuild his agency with former accomplices for a final alibi and to find more prominent false parents. The film was a real success and attracted 4.27 million viewers. To date, this is the group’s biggest film success.

Philip Lacho humorously commented on our microphone:We are very happy, both for us and for cinema in general, which is taking off again. We’re just disappointed because our goal was to do more than Titanic.“

Alibi.com 3 coming soon?

When asked by us about the possibility of a third installment of Greg & Flo’s adventures, Philip Lachaux told us: “Obviously there are ideas for Alibi.com 3 because the subject matter is broad and rich, but we have to be confident in ourselves because disappointing people who loved the first two films would be the worst thing for me.“

Therefore, a third film is being considered, but only on the condition that it has a script that holds up and does not need to be repeated.

Is waiting, Philip Lachaux will stage a new adaptation of Marsupillam, the imaginary animal created by Belgian author André Franckin in 1952 and which already spawned Alain Chabat’s film, Marsupillam Track, in 2012. The film attracted 5.2 people. million viewers in theaters.

The whole gang appears in 3 Jours Max, a new comedy Tarek Budal In the cinema on October 25. In this 30-day maximum sequel, clumsy cop Ryan (Budal) is faced with the most incredible situation, his grandmother has been kidnapped by a Mexican cartel and he has a maximum of 3 days to free her. Together with his loyal colleagues, he experiences extreme adventures between Paris, Abu Dhabi and Cancun.

Trailer “Maximum 3 Days”