Let’s talk about the 33-year-old actor Raphaël Quenard. Until a few months ago, his name was very little known to the general public. Since then, he has been nominated for the 2024 César, notably becoming the best male revelation for Dog of the breakage. He was also selected in the best actor category, thanks to his role in Yannick by Quentin Dupieux. A man with whom he collaborated again on THE Second actthe feature film chosen to open the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival last May.
And soon, he will play Johnny Hallyday in the cinema! This is what Laeticia, the widow of the captain, has just announced to our colleagues at Paris Match this Monday, June 24. The first information therefore being that there will be a film on the interpreter of Married. She promises that this “official biopic” will be “at the height of the rocker and the man I loved madly, sometimes in pain, for twenty-three years.“To play Johnny, Raphaël Quenard therefore:”I was amazed by his acting, his looks, his way of occupying space, of speaking, his spontaneity, his almost animal charisma… I said to myself that if an actor could play Johnny in the cinema, it would be was him.“
Raphaël Quenard expects “a lot of work”
This is the thought that Jade and Joy’s mother had when she saw him play in Yannick. This choice is also unanimous since Cédric Jimenez (La French, Bac Nord, November…), the future director of this project, immediately validated it: “It only took me half a second to say yes, because the image of Raphaël playing Johnny seemed obvious to me and because I felt capable of it. Telling rock through Johnny is an extraordinary, exceptional project, that of a lifetime. It’s a dream and an enormous responsibility to bring to the screen a character who ignited the crowds and mattered in the lives of four generations to the point of changing it for some. To give him full thanks, we will have to allow ourselves, like him, to free ourselves from conventions.“
There is indeed a lot of pressure. And Raphaël Quenard is aware of this: “To bring this being of light to life, at the height of the notion of sharing and communion, it will take a lot of work.“No time to hang around then:”I am going to dedicate myself fully, methodically, to this preparation, probably for a short year.“And Laeticia, for her part, is doing her best to make this biopic a success:”For this film, I decided to make Johnny’s archives, music, jewelry and objects available.“The release date is already set for December 8, 2027. “The time to write the script, to carry out an extraordinary casting to feature the celebrities who mattered in the star’s life, filming is scheduled for 2026 “, explains the magazine. We can’t wait!
