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French ready a new film adaptation of Fantomas
Thomas Langmann's La Petite Reine is fast-tracking Fantomas, a big-screen makeover of the French fantasy detective novels, Variety reported. The budget looks set for 45 million-50 million euros ($60 million-$70 million).
Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf) is writing the screenplay with David Martinez from an original story by Langmann. Gans also will direct. (This throws into question whether Gans will be able to helm Conan, as rumored by C.H.U.D.)
The 43 Fantomas novels, written by Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre and first published in 1911, follow Fantomas, an ingenious but amoral master of disguise and sadistic killer. The literary franchise is also a Gallic national crime-fiction treasure, having yielded multiple big- and small-screen and comic-book adaptations.
Influenced by The Dark Knight, Gans' adaptation sees Fantomas facing off with a villain of equal or even more dastardly dimensions. The movie will shoot in French and English, and begin casting shortly.
By Mbrown at 1:21 PM ON 05/14/09
"Fantomas."
"What did you say?"
"I said: Fantomas."
"And what does that mean?"
"Nothing... And everything!"
"But what is it?"
"Nobody... And yet, it is somebody!"
"And what does that somebody do?"
"Spreads terror!"
("Fantômas"- Chapter 1)
Fantomas is a supervillian. He should be going up against police detective Juve (his twin brother actually), and not an even worse supervillian.
Would like to see them translate or subtitle the 3 Fantomas movies from the 60s.
For more info on Fantomas, go here: http://www.coolfrenchcomics.com/fantomas.htm
"Oh, curse him! Fantomas has escaped!
Fantomas has gotten away!
He has had some innocent man
executed in his stead!
I tell you, Fantomas is alive! "
("Fantômas"- Last Chapter)
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