This Monday, September 23, France 2 broadcasts two new, unreleased episodes of Fortune de France, its new historical saga created by Christopher Thompson. The series follows the Siorak family over several years as they fight for survival and their faith in the midst of religious wars.
Christopher Thompson’s son in Casting
If Fortune de France tells the passionate love story of Jean, the father, played by Nicolas Duvachel, and Isabelle, the mother, played by Lucie DeBay, it also boasts two sons, Pierre and François, as they suddenly enter adulthood. Torn like their country between the Protestant faith and the Catholic faith.
Fortune de France tells the story of a family over several decades, jumping back in time during episode 3, broadcast tonight on France 2. Therefore, the production had to replace Abel Rose and Oscar Paulo, the young actors who played Pierre and François. in the first episodes.
That’s how Simon Zampieri and Marcel Thompson return to their place. The name of the latter is probably not unknown to you, because he is none other than the son of Christopher Thompson, the creator of Fortune de France.
“It was obvious”…
When asked at a press briefing about Marseille’s participation in the casting of the historical series, the screenwriter and director made it clear that his son went through the same casting process as the other actors.
“The success of casting is the characters looking for their interpreters. If we succeed in this, we will achieve many things“, he explained. “I didn’t give my son a role, it was a character that was looking for a performer.”
Marcel Thompson in Fortune de France
“Finding the right person to play François was a difficult journey, and it wasn’t easy at all. It took us a while to find it. “Once I had the idea and he did the tests that showed certain things, it was a no-brainer.”
“When you find the right actor for the role, it opens the door for the character. There were things that were already there, but suddenly we have light. This was the case with Francois and Marcel.”
Find two new episodes of Fortune de France this Monday, September 23, from 21:10 on France 2.
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