Tonight on TV: This French Netflix action film has made its lead actor a global star

Tonight on TV: This French Netflix action film has made its lead actor a global star



Bullet lostthe rise of Alban Lenoir

In 2020, with his first feature film Bullet lost, director Guillaume Pierret offers a great breath of fresh air to French action cinema that no longer knew how to behave. The story of Bullet lost, also written by Guillaume Pierret, is simple and does not avoid some facilities. But this is just to better leave space awesome fight and chase sequences.

A small mechanical genius, Lino is renowned for his rams. Until the day he is arrested for a robbery gone wrong. Spotted by the leader of a elite police unit, he is offered a deal to avoid prison. 9 months later, Lino has amply proven himself. But suddenly falsely accused murder, he has no choice but to find the only proof of his innocence: the murder bullet, stuck in a missing car.

Upon his exit, Bullet lost a success in France and around the world, and has accumulated more than 37 million views (EVC) after the first month of broadcast. Presented by a cast that includes Ramzy Bedia, Nicolas Duvauchelle and Stéfi Celma, Bullet lost it is mainly carried by its lead actor Albano Lenoir.

The latter, a stuntman and extra who then played small roles in the 2000s, definitively proves to be the protagonist of A French of Diastema in 2015. His progression continues and he is therefore consecrated, for his talent as an actor as well as for that ofaction herowith Lost bullet in 2020.

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The saga Fast & Furious he wanted Alban Lenoir

In one film, driving his modified Renault 21 and cheerfully handing out potatoes to his enemies, Alban Lenoir becomes an international star. A second film, Lost ball 2is quickly put into production and arrives on the Netflix platform in November 2022. This time he is credited with the screenplay together with Guillaume Pierret, and is a new success, Lost ball 2 bringing its action and stakes to different levels than the first film.

Lino (Alban Lenoir) - Turnover 2
Lino (Alban Lenoir) – Dropped Ball 2 ©Netflix

Proof that Alban Lenoir has become an action movie star beyond our borders is the fact that he is contacted by Justin Lin and the producers of X fast to join the cast of the film together in particular Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez and Charlize Theron ! Unfortunately, his busy schedule prevents him from joining them. This is how you told it to Sens Critica.

AKAone of the biggest Netflix hits in history for a non-English language film

Netflix, and its division Netflix France, immediately understood that in Alban Lenoir they had a star and a cinematic universe capable of leading them to great success. What if Alban Lenoir hadn’t managed to get rid of it X fastprobably because at the same time, in the spring and summer of 2022, they are filming AKA, a new action thriller for Netflix. In fact, the two films were shot at the same time, and Alban Lenoir remained “with the family”. AKA.

In fact, AKAwhich tells the very dangerous mission of a clandestine government agent infiltrated by a criminal organization, is directed by Morgan S. Dalibert, who is none other than the cinematographer of both films Bullet lost. And about Lost ball 2Alban Lenoir wrote the screenplay together with Morgan S. Dalibert, with whom he has already worked previously, particularly in the series Hero Corp.

Adam Franco (Alban Lenoir) - AKA
Adam Franco (Alban Lenoir) – pseudonym ©Netflix

The success ofAKAstreaming worldwide on Netflix from April 28, 2023, surpasses those already impressive films Bullet lost. It has firmly established itself in the Top 10 films in many territories and accumulates hours of viewing. Nowadays, AKA that’s how it is the only French film in the Top 10 Always Netflix for a non-English language film, placed in 6th place with more than 60 million viewsequal to 125.9 million hours viewed.

An exceptional performance for a French film, which marks the return to the limelight of French action cinema and definitively establishes Alban Lenoir as one of the action heroes the most popular in world cinema.

Source: Cine Serie

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