Netflix is preparing a movie entitled Quasimodo And inspired by the character of Hugo in Notre-Dame de Paris. At the moment, only Vincent Cassel is announced to the cast of this film, whose filming will begin this summer.
A film, in Netflix’s words, “The film imagines the life of which he would have inspired Quasimodo, the famous character of Victor Hugo, mixing revolt and impossible love on the eve of the July revolution.” It is the director Jean-François Richet who will be in charge of this feature film.
From mesrine to vidocq
He directed Vincent Cassel several times. In 2018 in The Emperor of Paris (On the history of François Vidocq, Napoleon Police Chief), but also in 2008 in Death instinct AND Public enemy No. 1The two components of the biographical film in Jacques Mesrine.
Vincent Cassel continues papers in period films. Thus he played in 2023 Ahos in both parts of Three musketeers by Martin Bourboulon. We will see it in the movie about Alexandre Dumas, directed by Ladj Ly.
Victor Hugo’s work has not adapted to the screen for more than 25 years. The latest in Disney’s cartoon, THE NOTI-DAME HOUSINGAND El Paris QuasimodoPatrick Times comedy
In 1997, a series was also born with Mandy Patinkin in the role of Quasimodo and Salma Hayek in Esmeralda.
Source: BFM TV
