The man from Rioa cult film with Jean-Paul Belmondo in the lead
Directed by Philip de Broca and published in 1964, The man from Rio focuses on Adrien Dufourquet, a young soldier who can’t intervene when two strangers kidnap his girlfriend, Agnès Villermosa. He doesn’t waste a second pursue themclandestine boardinga plane to Rio de Janeiro. If he manages to free Agnès once he gets there, she will be kidnapped again. This time, Adrien must go looking for her through the Amazon forest…
Jean-Paul Belmondo he starred in many legendary films during his illustrious career. AND The man from Rio it’s one of them. At the top of his form, the actor plays Adrien while Agnès is played by Françoise Dorléac. Since its release, Philippe de Broca’s film has inspired many directors. Of which George Lucas AND Steven Spielbergwho cited him as one of their inspirations for the Indiana Jones character. Today, an American remake of the feature film is in preparation.
Sydney Sweeney will perform in front of Justin Lin’s camera
Expiration indicates that Apple Original Films will produce a new version of The man from Rio. His story will develop this time in our time. AND Sydney Sweeney one of the stars will play there. The media does not specify the role the actress will play.Euphoria. But we can think that it will be the one held by Françoise Dorléac in the original film.
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Expiration it also reports the name of the director who will be responsible for the feature film. It’s about Justin Lin. The latter is accustomed to action films since he directed five works in the franchise Fast and furious. He also directed Star Trek: Limitless.
A big name to succeed Jean-Paul Belmondo?
The script of the new film The man from Rio it’s already closed. It was written by Chase Palmer (That). It remains to be seen who will succeed Jean-Paul Belmondo and play the main protagonist of the feature film. Second Expiration, This role is expected to attract many famous actors to Hollywood.
For example, we can imagine Glen Powell in such a role. He would reunite with Sydney Sweeney after starring in the romantic comedy Everything except you. But this is just a suggestion, and we wait to see who will be chosen to try to live up to Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Until then, Sydney Sweeney will be on the bill from the thriller Eden. It will come out October 26 on Prime Video. Next, the actress will star in another thriller: The housekeeper. It will be seen in cinemas from December 24th. And next year the actress will return Christinaa biopic about boxer Christy Martin. This will be shown in French cinemas from March 4, 2026.
Source: Cine Serie
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