Jonathan Cohen will be in the next movie controllers Asterix and Obelix. In the curve of an interview with Variety magazine, French producer Hugo Sílnac revealed that the 45 -year -old actor and humorist would be in charge of the next part of the saga on the big screen.
After having occupied the role of Gandemaïs in the last film dedicated to the Gouls, Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empirereleased in 2023 and led by Guillaume Canet, Jonathan Cohen will go behind the camera.
What will be the stage?
Accustomed to the creation of series with Calls her AND The torchThe actor recently seen in the movie My mother, God and sylvie varyTherefore, he will sign, with this project, his first feature film.
According to our information, the scenario is still being written, but it will not be a matter of adapting a comic strip to the screen. Nor is it a creation, as was The Middle Empire. Jonathan Cohen chose to transpose the Franco-British animated film from 1976 to the screen, Asterix’s twelve worksproduced by Goscinny and Uderzo.
A sacred bet for the actor, because before him no less than five directors (Alain Chabat, Guillaume Canet, Claude Zidi …) tried, with more or less success, adapt to the screen the Universe of Asterix and Obelix, including a new comic strip, based in Lusitania, will appear on October 23.
According to our information, the shooting must start next year. On the casting side, nothing has been revealed for the moment, but we imagine that the actors close to Jonathan Cohen, already present in their other productions, will be part of this adventure.
Source: BFM TV
