A new film adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo, a classic by Alexandre Dumas, is in preparation. Pierre Niney will play the main role. When to see the film?
After The three Musketeers, a new work by Alexandre Dumas is the subject of a film adaptation. The shooting of a film on The Count of Monte Cristo was announced this Friday, February 10. This feature film will be directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, successful theater authors to whom we owe, in the cinema, The first name, An illustrious unknown or The best is yet to come. The film is expected on the big screen for a theatrical release on October 23, 2024.
In the cast, Pierre Niney was chosen to play Edmond Dantès, who becomes the famous Count of Monte-Cristo over the course of the story. “Like millions of readers around the world, I was marked and transported by the great novel that is Monte-Cristo, reacts the actor in a press release. The ambition and the strength of the project oblige us as much as “they inspire us. We want to create a great film of adventure, of characters but above all… of revenge.” We do not yet know who will be the other actors to give him the answer in this film, whose shots will take place from July to December.