This unforgettable actress, who disappeared at the age of 40, has the right to a film: who will play her? First pictures!

Breathless… Jean Seberg will forever be associated with this unforgettable New Wave film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. He died at the age of 40, his elegance and charm forever cemented in the history of cinema.

4 years after the movie, which was simply called Seberg, in which the actress played Kristen Stewart, a new film project is coming around the actress.

A new wave film

It will not be a biopic about the actor, but a behind-the-scenes storyBreathless.

According to Movie sceneThis film directed by Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Before Sunrise…) should simply be called New Wave, in homage to the film movement that included Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.

The plot has not been revealed, but casting announcements that have surfaced suggest that the likes of Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, François Truffaut and even Jean-Pierre Léo are to appear as French or French-speaking actors. The film should be an impression of this prosperous era for French cinema.

Zoe Deutch plays Jean Seberg

Casting has not been officially announced. The only confirmation so far is Zoe Deutsch, who shared a few photos of her makeover on her Instagram account. The actress, who used to wear long brown hair, switched to very short blonde hair for the shoot. Zoe Deutch only mentioned that it was her “next project,” but it’s undeniably a Richard Linklater film.

Zoey Deutch, here, in her old look

Who is Zoe Deutsch?

Zoe Deutsch comes from a family of show business, two generations of actors and musicians. Her mother is none other than actress Leah Thompson, who we adored as Lorraine in the Back to the Future trilogy. As for her father, it is director Howard Deutsch, who played director Lea Thompson in the 1987 film La vie à l’envers. Zoe Deutch is especially known for her roles in Return to Zombieland, Vampire Academy, or more recently in the TV series The Politician. on Netflix.

While you wait to learn more about this new film from Richard Linklater on New Wave and around Jean Seberg, let’s remember that Seberg With Kristen Stewart is available on Prime Video. A 2020 film released online tells the story of the FBI’s attempt to turn in actress Jean Seberg’s child as the result not of her marriage, but of her adultery with a member of the Black Panther Party. The effort was a result of the actor’s support for the Black Panther cause since his teenage years.