We had very little info to work with yesterday when we broke the news that Mélanie Laurent‘s next project was La grande odalisque. Less than 24 hours later we learn that Laurent will actually star in and play alongside the likes of Isabelle Adjani and Adèle Exarchopoulos in what Adjani is describing as a “female Mission Impossible.” More casting will be announced.
A production that falls into the high-end studio types — this is definitely a fun moment for French comic book artist Bastien Vivès as he saw one of his graphic novels serve Charlotte Le Bon’s remarkable directorial debut in Falcon Lake and can make the claim that he once again inspired a French actress turned director in this case. Inspired by Bastien Vivès, Jérôme Mulot and Florent Ruppert’s French graphic novel ‘La Grande Odalisque’, this is about a gang of female expert thieves targeting high-end loot. We’re anticipating a 2023 release.
Alex and Carole, friends since childhood, are now (literal) partners in crime. But the heist – to steal the Ingres painting The Grande Odalisque from the Louvre in Paris – is too much for the duo to handle, so they bring in Clarence, a bureaucrat’s son with a price on his head by a Mexican drug cartel and, more importantly, an arms dealer. Next is Sam, a stunt motorcyclist and boxer by trade, who proves trigger happy with tranquilizer darts. Using soda can smoke bombs, rocket launchers, and hang gliders, Alex, Carole, and Sam set off a set of circumstances that results in a battle with the French Special Forces – and their partnership, which was on the rocks, will never be the same again.
