After 4 years of taxi, 18 years later, what happens to Gerard Krovitsik, a successful director of the best French action saga?

In 1998, Taxi arrived in the cinema and gained phenomenal success, especially in the theaters with 6.5 million spectators. Directed by Gerard Pearce, the film will be placed on the first stone of action saga, which includes 5 parts.

Made by Samy Naceri and produced by Luke Besson, the franchise will become one of the most profitable French cinema. If Gerard Pearce has established the first opus, he is another gerard who will take the next taxi: Gerard Krovitsik.

Mythical saga

The filmmaker will do the following 3 episodes, 2000 to 2007. Keep in mind that he helped to start the first part, temporarily replaced Gerard Pearce, which is a hospital after the horse. In particular, the one who shot the iconic sequence of police radar, which comes after the transition to Daniel’s Peugeot 406.

Then Luke Besson gives him the direction of the taxi 2. The film explodes the first opus meters, and in 2000 it attracts 10.3 million spectators in theaters. Three years later, Taxi 3 does not reach the peaks of the 2nd episode, but still shows a point that is not impregnated with hanetons: 6.1 million access. In 2007, the saga was out of steam, but 4.5 million fans gathered in the 4th installment.

In the same year, Gerard Krovitsik introduced the Red Grandpa, a remake with the 1951 classic Fernandel. Comedy by Christian keyboard and Gerard Jout is laminated with the press and does not get the impending success, uniting only 800,000 spectators in the dark rooms. Since then, Gerard Krovitsik has never made movies for cinema.

The director will update Chemin des Plateaux in 2014 by the sale of 2 episodes of the Taxi Brooklyn series. The intrigue, which is a taxi saga, follows the New York Police detective Katlin. He has a team on Leo, his informant, who is no one or a taxi driver from Marseille. This incredible and terribly effective duo will solve many crimes and secrets. The series unfortunately has been canceled after one season of 12 episodes.

After 11 years, what happens to director Gerard Krakitzik? We met with the filmmaker in 2023, on the day of the gentle summer slope, and he told us about his projects. First of all, he was not contacted by Luke Besson or Frank Gasambid for a taxi 5 and he regrets it.

Sorry for the taxi 5

“I heard the press starting by the press. I found this a little shame. After that, I had nothing to do with the fact that we wanted to review a taxi with different actors, younger.The filmmaker was evaluated.

“I have seen some films ForeignMade by different directors, but the mind still exists. Then we can love more than others, this is not a problem. The first thing I regret was the press of Taxi 5. No one called me, a new team, nor Luke Beson. Nor is it too serious, but I can’t say I don’t care “He told our microphone.

“I will tell you again, I think we have to do a new, same spirit and finish. To have a very beautiful finale, where we will say goodbye to everyone as a musical group that we like for years and who tells each other,” Now, we spend with us. We spent years together and it was wonderful. “Said the director.

I think we have to do this with the original actors. I have ideas, but I have to talk to Luke Besson and its co -founders agree.

“I think it would be necessary to do so with the original actors. I have ideas, but I have to talk about it with Luke Besson and that its co -founders agree with each other.He continued.

New projects?

“After that, I don’t think so about returning to the cinema. I have other projects. I had two that stopped.Discovered Gerard Krovitsik.

“I was the 2nd Great Project I had.Regrent Gerard Krovitsik, now 72 years old.

We all have lots of projects, you never know whether they are going. Everything is possible.

At the same time, the director is writing a new project for France. It also has planned foreigners and “Who is very interesting”According to him. “We all have lots of projects. We never know whether they are going to do it. Everything is possible. And then today, the situation is complicated. People no longer know what to do. You have to check the boxes.Finished the filmmaker.