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in Interviews / 16.01.2025

Interview with actor and Director Franck Dubosc: “I wanted a film that takes place in the provinces, in the country, among its inhabitants…”

On the occasion of launching the noir comedy How To Make A Killing we publish an interview with actor and director Franck Dubosc.

Franck Dubosc was born on November 7, 1963 in Le Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime, France.

He is an actor and writer, known for Rolling to You (2018), Camping (2006) and Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008). He has been married to Danièle since June 19, 2009. They have one child.

This week he can be seen in cinemas in Romania in the comedy How To Make A Killing, distributed by Prorom and Ro Image.

How To Make A Killing brings you to unexpected terrain, film noir. But it does deal with some of themes of your previous films…  
It’s almost necessarily so: I cannot, and I do not want to change my DNA. And so, all my films do have a common denominator. Often a personal relationship. In Rolling To You there was a couple, in Rumba Therapy, a father and daughter. And there is a couple in How To Make A Killing. It’s never calculated, it’s never done on purpose. It’s simply indispensable for me. If I made a film without that, I would feel that something was missing. I would feel like I’m cheating. And I don’t want that.

What did the film noir universe contribute?
Something that was more in the background in my previous films: the characters’ roots in reality. How To Make A Killing clearly shows that. Via the context and the details: I wanted us to know that Michel and Cathy shop for groceries at a Super U. From the very start, I made it clear to the crew that we were not making an “American” film. Even though I love that kind of cinema, this is a French film with very French characters, who wear French anoraks, take their kids to school… Even the gendarmes look like real gendarmes.

So important, that even its title roots your film in a specific region, outside the major cities?
That was my first desire. Even before coming up with the story, I wanted a film that takes place in the provinces, in the country, among its inhabitants…

Is that also what oriented you toward a crime film, which very often do take place in the provinces?
Exactly. And that is what may astonish my audience who will feel that this is a very distant world from the one inhabited by my usual characters.  But that procedure is much the same as when I began to write comedy sketches, whose characters were in fact very different from me. How To Make A Killing comes closer to my own tastes as a member of the audience. Even though I do love comedies, I am more naturally drawn to crime films.  

This incursion into film noir invited you onto the terrain of morality and ethics, whereas your previous films revolved mostly around the idea of lies…
Clearly. The title was even “Money can’t make you happy, my ass!” I wanted the film to be as amoral as possible. I wanted to avoid the classic terrain expected from characters in a comedy. Everyone is pretty-looking, nice to know? No! In the real world, not everyone is necessarily pretty to look at or nice to know.

And for the other roles you called on actors you are not usually associated with... Did that also have to do with your desire to enlarge your usual universe?
I went so far as to change casting directors on this film for one more specialized in “auteur” films.  Ultimately, there is only one actor in How To Make A Killing who comes from my universe. Christophe Canard, who plays the priest. All the others, from the forest ranger to the barmaid, come from another universe. Even for minor scenes: like the woman with her babies at the gendarmerie reception desk. My casting choices were in line with my desire to give the film another, more realistic feel.

Laure Calamy and Kim Higelin remain the most unexpected...
I knew that Laure could play both funny and tragic. But it’s what she did in Full Time that convinced me: bursting with energy but at the same time fragile. That was the Laure I wanted, not the more comical one in My Donkey, My Lover, And I. I couldn’t find the right actress for Kim’s part. I auditioned a lot of actresses. Very good actresses. But they all lacked that something original needed for the role. I was about to resort to street casting when someone suggested Kim. Her originality, her contemporaneity won me over. And then there is Joséphine de Meaux. Her aura of melancholy has always moved me. Aside from the empathy audiences feel for her.

On the other hand, Benoît Poelvoorde seems more in line with your comic universe. But you pushed him toward a more subdued register than he is used to.
Generally speaking, I immediately told all the actors: “Be careful, we’re going to make people laugh, but this is not a comedy. You need to act serious all the time. It will only be funny when it has to be.”  That is how I directed them, and they all respected my indications. I think that Benoît was delighted to abandon himself to his character. It would be a lie to say that we’ve never seen him like this before, but I think that here he was able to combine all of his various acting styles. Moreover, he had some voice problems during the shoot. At first, I was afraid that we might have to post-synchronize him. But no, that hoarseness brought a little something extra to the role.

How to Make a Killing / Un ours dans le Jura is now playing in cinemas.

Foto: (c) Julien Panié (c) 2024 Gaumont, Pour toi Public productions, France 2 Cinéma.




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in Hollywood / 10.01.2025

Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried begin filming the Lionsgate’s movie adaptation of The Housemaid

The Housemaid, a film adaptation of bestselling author Freida McFadden’s hit psychological thriller book has kicked off production!

Directed by Paul Feig, The Housemaid stars Sydney Sweeney as Millie, a struggling young woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to Nina (Amanda Seyfried) and Andrew (Brandon Sklenar), an upscale, wealthy couple… but soon learns that the family’s secrets are far more dangerous than her own.

Principal photography began on January 3, 2025, in New Jersey, and it is expected to wrap on February 14. Michele Morrone will also star in the upcoming movie.

The screenplay is by Rebecca Sonnenshine, based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden.

The novel has been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than a year, 75 weeks and counting, and on the Amazon bestsellers list for 98 weeks and counting. It also has a record-breaking half-billion pages read on Kindle and is the No. 2 most-read title for Kindle’s 10th anniversary behind only the Harry Potter series. It has sold more than 3.6 million copies in English has been translated into 40 languages.

The book is available in Romania (Menajera – Editura Bookzone) and in Hungary (A téboly otthona – published by Álomgyár Kiadó).

The Housemaid is scheduled to be released in December 25, 2025. Prorom will release the movie in the same period in Eastern Europe.




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in Hollywood / 09.01.2025

Franck Dubosc returns to cinemas with a dark comedy: How To Make A Killing

How To Make A Killing / Un ours dans le Jura can be seen in cinemas in Romania from January 10th.

Michael and Cathy accidentally witness a triple murder in the woods on Christmas Eve. A bag with two million euros and a pistol falls into their hands. In order to throw off suspicion, they are ready to accept the craziest ideas, without even knowing what absurdity they will result in.

How To Make A Killing stars Laure Calamy, Joséphine de Meaux, Emmanuelle Devos, Franck Dubosc, Benoît Poelvoorde. The movie is directed by Franck Dubosc.

“In this film, the characters’ roots in reality. How To Make A Killing clearly shows that. Via the context and the details: I wanted us to know that Michel and Cathy shop for groceries at a Super U. From the very start, I made it clear to the crew that we were not making an “American” film. Even though I love that kind of cinema, this is a French film with very French characters, who wear French anoraks, take their kids to school… Even the gendarmes look like real gendarmes.” sais the director Franck Dubosc.

How To Make A Killing is now in cinemas, distributed by Prorom and Ro Image.

Foto: (c) Julien Panié (c) 2024 Gaumont, Pour toi Public productions, France 2 Cinéma.




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in Events / 08.01.2025

The animation The Super Elfkins is now in cinemas!

The Elfkins are back in theaters with a new adventure! The sequel to the hit The Elfkins: Baking a difference is now in theaters!

Elfie's world is turned upside down when she discovers the existence of a technically advanced Elfkin gang that, in stark contrast to Elfie's own clan, is second to none when it comes to fun and thrill-seeking. Can Helvi's friendship with Bo, the youngest gang member, reconcile the two Elfkin clans after more than 250 years?

The Super Elfkins / Die Heinzels 2: Neue Mutzen, Neue Mission is released from January 10 exclusively in cinemas distributed by Prorom and Ro Image.




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in Events / 08.11.2024

There’s no time for fear. Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin stars in Elevation

Elevation is a thrilling new action movie directed by George Nolfi and written by Kenny Ryan and Jacob Roman.

Elevation is a post-apocalyptic monster movie in which Mackie plays a father struggling to survive in the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, where the higher you go in elevation, the safer you are.

A single father (Anthony Mackie) and two women (Morena Baccarin and Maddie Hasson) venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.

The action thriller is directed by George Nolfi, known for the 2011 Philip K. Dick-based film The Adjustment Bureau, which co-starred Anthony Mackie.

Prorom is releasing Elevation this weekend exclusivly in cinemas.




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in Events / 01.11.2024

Liam Neeson Has Unfinished Business in Absolution

In Absolution, premiering Nov. 1 in theaters, Liam Neeson plays an aging gangster who tries to make things right before it's too late.

In this crime thriller directed by Hans Petter Moland, Liam Neeson plays an aging Boston gangster who, after receiving a terminal diagnosis, attempts to make things right with his estranged daughter Daisy (Frankie Shaw) while rectifying his life of crime and trying to do some good before it’s too late.

Meanwhile, he has to convince his boss Mr. Conner (Ron Perlman) that his mind isn’t slipping as he figures out who ordered a hit on him.

The film also stars Yolonda Ross, Daniel Diemer, Javier Molina, Jimmy Gonzales, Josh Drennen, Deanna Nayr Tarraza and Terrence Pulliam.

Producers are Roger Birnbaum, Michael Besman, Warren Goz, Eric Gold with Mark Kimsey, Tina Wang, Michael Rothstein, Samuel Hall, Jamie Buckner as executive producers.

Prorom is releasing Absolution in cinemas this weeekend.




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