There's JoeyStarr in front of Celtic.
This sentence was surprising but the situation was very real, this Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in the town of Logonna-Daoulas (Finistère). The famous rapper and actor came to play the role of Nicolas Valeyre, substitute French teacher, as part of the filming of the series The replacement broadcast on TF1.
In a private home
Some shots of his arrival on a motorbike were filmed in the morning in the town, while the Kejadenn room housed the production offices. The few residents present at the filming site showed their astonishment: “We already had a connection with singer Carlos' family, and now it's JoeyStarr. It's better than Saint-Tropez here! » commented, with humor, a witness to the scene.
During the afternoon and into the evening, interior scenes were filmed in a private home. They tell the life of the family of the students in the class
, explains Philippe Roux, production director, enthusiastically.
“There are people with character, like JoeyStarr”
During the day, nearly forty technicians prepared and attended the filming of the series. The film crew stayed around twenty days in the Brest sector and its region for the episodes of the upcoming season.
The classroom scenes will be filmed in January in the Paris region
, explains Philippe Roux. The welcome here has been wonderful. There are people with character, like JoeyStarr. We really liked it here.
Broadcasts are planned, on TF1in spring 2025.