3.5 million admissions: 20 years later, will there be a sequel to Benoit Poelvorde’s comedy?

20 years after the catwalk, will Benoit Poelvorde slip into Claude Francois Seking’s suit again? While Ian Mox’s comedy airs tonight on CStar, we’re considering a follow-up project.

In 2004, Benoit Polverde doubled Claude Francois on the podium with Bernard Frederic. Ian Mox. In the film, Bernard Frédéric prepares to take part, much to the dismay of his wife (Juli Depardieu), in Lookalikes Night, a prime-time television competition. Caught between the desire for fame and the true love of his wife, he will have to make a choice.

Inspired by Ian Moy’s novel of the same name (2002, Éditions Grasset), the film, also directed by Jean-Paul Rouve, plays Couscous, Michel Polnareff’s double. .

In 2015, Ian Moix – who hadn’t directed anything since the 2008 flop Cineman – announced that he was working on a sequel to Podium. Former columnist of the program We are not in bed Then Laurent Rouquier told a Belgian newspaper evening that it would be”A completely original script that will be a sequel to the first film.”

According to him, Podium 2 will give more importance to the character of Michelle Polnareff. “But that doesn’t mean we’ll see less of Benoit (Poelvoorde) than in 1. This means that Polnareff’s character will have the same importance as Claude Francois in the first. In short, there will be as many Ruves as Poelvordes.” But more than 8 years after that announcement, the project has apparently not moved forward.

“No matter what happens, I’ll be on podium 2”

In July of last year, Benoit Poelvoorde spoke on the microphone of our colleagues about the continuation of this musical dramatic comedy. Télé Loisirs. According to the actor, the project is still on the way. He states:

“I read the first draft of the script. It is currently in the proofreading phase, so I am waiting for the second version. Whatever happens, I’ll be in it. But I can’t say more, because now everything in French cinema is confidential.”

We still don’t know when filming will take place, but 20 years after the first film, Podium 2 That’s why it should see the light of day with Benoit Poelvorde and Jean-Paul Rouve !

After Jean Dujardin, who is ready to return to his iconic character for the third film, Frank Dubosque, who leaves the door open for Camping 4, Les Inconnus, who should meet again for the purposes of the Riyad Soutoufi film, and 4 Zero, a comedy sequel. Fabien Onteniente at the ball, French cinema seems to be capitalizing on the success of the 2000s.