![Louis de Funès et Michel Galabru dans "Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres". [Societe Nouvelle de Cinematograp / Collection ChristopheL via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/153253775/4d9ff4c4999514f2ac5a77ba5ea2c233aae2dd67662c3d6a4d57167e75ea1251)
Overview
- News outlets this week reported that UGC producer Romain Rojtman has announced a biopic of Louis de Funès with Pierre Lottin cast in the title role.
- The film will focus on 1964 as the turning point in de Funès's career and will not attempt a full-life chronicle.
- Benjamin Euvrard is attached as director and the screenplay is credited to Benjamin Dumont, Ingrid Morley-Pegge and Charly De Witte.
- Producers say the project has the de Funès family's agreement and is entering the financing phase with principal photography scheduled to start in April 2027 in Paris and locations in Italy.
- Pierre Lottin, 37, was chosen for his mix of popular-comedy roots and recent critical recognition, and the film aims to show the private man behind the comic persona.