Old people’s home on TF1: Which movie legend did Depardieu replace in the movie?

Old people’s home on TF1: Which movie legend did Depardieu replace in the movie?

The comedy Retirement Home, which hits theaters in 2022 and airs this Sunday night on TF1, follows 30-year-old Milan (Kev Adams) who is forced to work 300 hours at a nursing home to avoid prison. . An establishment in which we find Daniel Prevost, Firmin Richard and a certain Gerard Depardieu.

Except that in the old people’s home, this film, which gathered more than 2 million viewers in theaters and is directed by Kev Adams, whose favorite movie scene is taken from a Brad Pitt movie, was not really supposed to be Depardieu, but another actor. . And believe us, not just any!

The role of Lino Vartan was originally offered to… Jean-Paul Belmondo! It makes a lot of sense in the end since the character is a former boxer as well as a legendary actor who died in 2021. Unfortunately, “Bebel” had to refuse the offer due to his health condition.

Then Kev Adams turned Gerard Depardieuwhom he met on the sets of Alad’2. “In three weeks we called him, he got the script, read it and said yes”says the young actor. “When I talk to him about the film, I realize that he immediately grasped the theme of the show Beyond Laughter.”

to find a good mood Shelter for the elderlyNothing could be simpler: you just have to go to the cinemas to discover Nursing Home 2, which has attracted more than 1.1 million viewers since its release.

“Retirement Home 2” trailer, currently in theaters:

Source: Allocine

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