While a new unpublished episode of Don’t do this, don’t do that is broadcast this Wednesday, December 18, 2024 on France 2, Guillaume de Tonquédec made some revelations behind the scenes of this return…
If he is an actor who owes a lot to Don’t do this, don’t do thatit is indeed Guillaume de Tonquédec. Brilliantly portraying the role of Renaud Lepic, a somewhat old-fashioned family man, since 2007, the actor, now 58 years old, has become very popular as family fiction has become cult. Even today, while the series has stopped since 2017 and his film career, in particular, has taken off, the public has not forgotten this emblematic character. “People talk to me about it all the time.” he told us in April 2024 on the set of the new opus of the fiction. “When I die, we will talk about Renaud. And so much the better. It’s crazy lucky that this happens to me once in my life. You must never deny your past. Thank you to life and this luck.” And he can, in fact, thank this opportunity because it notably allowed him to obtain an award for one of his most emblematic roles, as he revealed to us. He adds enthusiastically “The series and The first name [pièce de théâtre à succès adaptée au cinéma en 2012, ndlr] happened almost at the same time in my life. I wouldn’t have been able to make the film if the series hadn’t triumphed. The producer told me that he was able to keep me because I was starting to be known. And I got a César for this role. So, I say “Thank you Renaud”. He gave me so much…“
Don’t do this, don’t do that : “One of the only things I imposed”Guillaume de Tonquédec (Renaud) reveals what he demanded for this new episode
On display for this new episode at the lunar pitch of Don’t do this, don’t do that (our opinion), Guillaume de Tonquédec did not hide his pleasure at returning to his illustrious role “We wouldn’t have come back if there wasn’t something exceptional. You need a strong idea each time, otherwise it’s not worth it. And then, we’re very happy to find our characters again, although we always wonder if we will be able to return to their shoes so easily.” he explained to us in April 2024. Joy therefore, even if the actor admitted to having had a requirement for this return “When I called Anne Giafféri (the co-writer, editor’s note), I asked her if she was bringing back Isabelle (Nanty).” It’s one of the only things I imposed. She is wonderful. I imagined her hiding in the rocket, like a stowaway. I thought it would be so funny to discover it in a closet.”
Don’t do this, don’t do that : Thomas Pesquet could have starred in this new episode!
If, like Isabelle Nanty, the unforgettable Christiane Pottin, all the emblematic characters of fiction make their return during this exceptional adventure, filmed in particular in Seine-et-Marne, two new additions make their appearance. Indeed, François Vincentelli plays Dominique, the captain. But we can also see the host Jamy, in his own role as a science popularizer. A notable presence that could also have been made by a famous astronaut, Thomas Pesquet. “We contacted him” reveals Cyril Dufresne, the producer “But he wasn’t available. He has an impossible agenda,” he concluded, amused.
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