Léa Drucker, who just won best actress at the Cesar Awards for her role in “Case 137,” has joined the voice cast of “Blaise,” an animated feature adapted from the popular comic book collection published by Glénat.
The feature, which is directed by Dimitri Planchon and Jean-Paul Guigue, has been boarded by Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever for international sales ahead of its presentation at Cartoon Movie, the animation market.
Now in post-production, “Blaise” hails from Alexandre Gavras at KG Productions, the french outfit behind Xavier Legrand’s “The Successor” and Park Chan-wook’s “No Other Choice.” The movie has already been picked by The Jokers Films which will release the film in France.
“Blaise” revolves around the Sauvage family. The mother, Carole, knows her employees hate her and is determined to win them over at any cost. The father, Jacques, has never worked a day in his life and doesn’t feel respected. “As for their 16 year-old introverted son Blaise, he always goes along with everyone and agrees to everything. When he meets a girl, Josephine, he’s ready to blow everything up,” reads the synopsis. Jacques Gamblin, Timéo and Nina Blanc-Francard complete the voice cast.
Planchon is the author of the comic book “Blaise,” published in the French magazine “L’Écho des Savanes” and then by Glénat. “Blaise” was previously adapted in 2016 into a 30-episode animated series that Guigue directed. It was broadcast on Arte and produced by KG Productions.
Guigue also directed the series “Silex and the City” and co-directed the feature spinoff which played at Cannes and Annecy.
“Blaise is the epitome of the idiot plot applied to family comedy,” said Martin Gondre and Charles Bin, Best Friend Forever co-founders, who compared the feature as a mix of “Daria,” “Freaks And Geeks” and “The French Kissers.” “You’ll laugh and cringe with somewhat of a feverish nostalgia toward your teenage years, find solace in not being French, and finally be able to look at your family with relief!” they added.
Best Friend Forever is rolling off a strong Berlinale with “Nina Roza” by Geneviève Dulude-De Celles which won the silver Bear for best screenplay. The company also represents the animated films “Chimney Town: Frozen In Time” from Japan, and “Papaya” from Brazil, which both premiered in the Generation section in Berlin; alongside Patric Chiha’s “A Russian Winter” which played in Panorama.
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