French acting icon Isabelle Adjani says she is set to co-star opposite Adèle Exarchopoulos in a Mission Impossible-style action comedy directed by Mélanie Laurent.The feature is inspired by Bastien Vivès, Jérôme Mulot and Florent Ruppert’s French graphic novel ‘La Grande Odalisque’ about a gang of female expert thieves targeting high-end loot.Adjani spilt the beans on the new role in an interview with the French newspaper ‘Nice Matin’ on Thursday.“It will be a female ensemble film set between Paris and Corsica with Mélanie [Laurent] facing the camera and Adèle Exarchopoulos,” she said. “We are awaiting the reply of a fourth actress.”She described the production as a “female Mission Impossible” adding “that is the touch of Mélanie Laurent who wants to do something out of the ordinary for France.”Adjani is coming off a busy 2022, with credits including starring roles in François Ozon’s Fassbinder tribute and Berlinale 2022 opener Peter von Kant and upcoming TV movie Diane de Poitiers, in which she stars as the titular 16th Century courtier opposite Virginie Ledoyen and Gérard Depardieu.The actress, who lives between Portugal and Paris, was in the South of France this week for a performance of Olivier Steiner’s play Le Vertige Marilyn at the annual Ramantuelle performing arts festival.
The work imagines a conversation between Marilyn Monroe and Adjani, with the actress oscillating between both roles.According to other French media reports, pre-production has begun on Laurent’s upcoming film which is set to shoot in September, with a call for extras launched this week for a day of shooting on the world-famous Le Mans 24 Hours racing circuit.The film is reportedly produced by Gaumont and will mark Laurent’s sixth feature
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