He should have returned to the plateaus in the coming weeks… Died on January 19 of a head trauma after a skiing accident, Gaspard Ulliel leaves the world of cinema very empty. The doubly Caesarized actor had indeed several projects in progress, including a series signed Xavier Giannoli and a film directed by Bertrand Bonello, one of his close friends since their collaboration in Saint Laurent.
Whoever describes the actor as “his little brother“and who him”spoke every week” had for project according to Release a big “melodrama, a bit fantastic“, relating to three different eras. Obviously present at his funeral, Bertrand Bonello had explained that they talked about the film every day. Léa Seydoux should have been his partner, just like in the biopic on the couturier, who had them already reunited all three. Gaspard Ulliel and Léa Seydoux, as for them, had also shared the poster of Just the end of the worldby Xavier Dolan, released in 2017. This critically acclaimed film earned the actor a César for Best Actor.
The actress was also present at her funeral, discreet and hidden under a navy blue cap. Just like Vincent Lindon, moreover, with whom he was to share another project in the days to come. Indeed, Gaspard Ulliel had agreed to shoot in a series directed by Xavier Giannoli, Tikkun, the filming of which is logically on hold. According to the magazine Closer, the actor still had 84 days of filming and was to return to the plateaus on Monday January 31. “The team, very shocked, does not yet know which actor will succeed him“, we read. As for Vincent, he is the last to have seen Gaspard on the set and is “upset“. This series was to tell the story of the carbon tax scandal, an adaptation of the book by a journalist from MediapartFabrice Arfi.
If these two projects did not have time to succeed, the father of little Orso had still shot in a film and a series before his accident. More than everdirected by Emily Atef, will mark her final big-screen appearance in 2022. The series, Moon Knighttakes place in the Marvel universe and will be available on Disney+ in March.