Jean Dujardin: after “A man worthy of his dignity”, he will return to shrinking at the cinema

Jean Dujardin will shrink on screen again

Jean Dujardin, the French actor who won an Oscar for his role in The artist, is about to embark on a cinematic adventure that defies the laws of physics. After playing a short man A man up to the task in 2016 (and having actually been shrunk), Dujardin will once again shrink for the big screen in a modern adaptation of the science fiction novel The shrinking man by Richard Matheson published in 1956.

As we learn Variety, Filming of this ambitious film is scheduled for May 2024 and will be directed by director Jan Kounen, who had already worked with Jean Dujardin on the film 99 francs, adapted from the novel of the same name by Frédéric Beigbeder. Kounen is particularly recognized for the works of him as blueberry AND Doberman.

A science fiction classic

The film will tell the story of a man who begins to shrink after exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticides. With medical science powerless to help him, he must explore a world where ordinary threats (like mice, cats or spiders) become deadly. fighting for survival as he faces an identity crisis.

In addition to this new role in cinema, Jean Dujardin is also expected in the role of Don Diego de la Vega, alias Zorro, in a series of adventures that will begin soon.

The shrinking man represents not only a new stage in Dujardin’s career, but also an opportunity for French cinema to shine on the international scene with a production that revisits a science fiction classic for a new generation.

Richard Matheson’s novel had already been adapted for film in 1957 by Jack Arnold with Grant Williams in the role of the shrinking man.

Source: Cine Serie

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