After an alarming report quoting Common Photos Worldwide France boss Xavier Albert saying that the studio is “formally stopping” to deal with native motion pictures, a supply near the studio instructed Selection that Common will in truth proceed releasing French-language motion pictures however shall be extra cautious and selective going ahead.
Albert was not obtainable to remark straight however the supply mentioned he had been misquoted within the French article.
The studio’s French-language output has over time been principally restricted to high-concept, broad comedies and films geared toward giant audiences or households which now are usually higher fitted to streaming companies akin to Netflix and Prime Video.
The 2024 French field workplace confirmed that native movies are nonetheless performing effectively, nabbing a 44% market share (outperforming American motion pictures), it additionally mirrored that tastes have advanced and modern audiences have an urge for food for various sorts of movies, akin to “The Depend of Monte Cristo,” a three-hour epic journey movie tailored from Alexandre Dumas’ traditional, and crime romance “Beating Hearts.” Comedies can nonetheless fared effectively. The chart was certainly topped by “A Little One thing Additional” (“Un p’tit truc en plus”), a heartwarming French comedy helmed by and starring comic Artus alongside a solid of non-professional actors with disabilities.
Common Photos Worldwide France has been releasing native movies since 2008 and had a number of hits beneath its belt, notably “Babysitting,” Philippe Lacheau’s comedy franchise, and “Heartbreaker,” the romantic comedy starring Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis.
Common Photos Worldwide France is rolling off a string of underwhelming native releases, together with “Sooner,” a method one movie directed by Morgan S. Dalibert with Alban Lenoir; and Vladimir Rodionov’s “Anges & Ci,” a comedy-fantasy starring Elodie Fontan. Each garnered beneath 200,000 admissions in theaters.
Upcoming releases embody Amin Harfouch’s comedy “Comme des riches” starring Philippe Katerine and Brahim Bouhlel which can come out on July 23; and Jan Kounen’s “The Unbelievable Shrinking Man” starring Jean Dujardin, the Oscar-winning actor of “The Artist, on Oct. 28.
