After the diptych around the Three Musketeers, Mathieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellier continue their exploration of the DCU (Dumas Cinematic Universe) with an adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo.
The screenwriters of Martin Bourboulon’s films, they are also the directors of this film, which is expected to open in French cinemas on Friday, June 28, on the circuit of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it will be presented out of competition. A week before its release, the feature film is revealed with a new trailer.
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After Gérard Depardieu, Louis Jourdan or Jim Caviezel, Pierre Nin plays the hero: Edmond Dantes, victim of a conspiracy and arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. But the latter, after fourteen years of captivity, manages to escape and, immensely rich, intends to take revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
starring Laurent Lafitte, Bastien Bouillon and Patrick Mill (already in the Three Musketeers cast, but in a different role since the two stories have been separated for many years), which the trailer shows well, in addition to laying the groundwork for the “story”. .
And show the ambition of the film, which will last 2h53 and look at the contradiction between justice and revenge. Themes that remind us of Christopher Nolan’s Batman, and this is probably not a coincidence, the goal of the directors and screenwriters was to show Dantes. “The first French superhero to pass from the light to the shadows to become the embodiment of the masked avenger.”
What’s even more striking is when we see these shots of Pierre Nini in the trailer, wearing a large black cape-like coat, moving in slow motion.
What score at the box office?
Apart from Anais Demostier, Annamaria Bartholomew, Wassily Schneider, Julien de Saint-Jean and Pierfrancesco Favino, The Count of Monte Cristo will do better than the two parts of The Three Musketeers, which drew 3.4 million and 2.6 million respectively. Audiences in theaters?
The release of the feature film on Friday 28 June will clash with competition from Eurosoccer, which will have a negative impact on attendance. But beyond Pierre Nin’s popularity, he will be able to benefit from the Fête du Cinéma, which runs from June 30 to July 3.
Source: Allocine
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