King Arthur is on the cover of Première magazine in January 2025, with exclusive information and photos from his second part of Kaamelott.
“I tell myself that Kaamelott was made for the cinema”confided Alexandre Astier exclusively in Firstat the start of the 2020 school year. After six seasons multi-broadcast by M6 since its creation in 2005, all acclaimed for their rich rereading of the Arthurian legend – because behind its good valves hides an unexpected dramatic depth in this type of short family TV production -, the King was back in the kingdom of Brittany, ready to face his former ally who had become tyrannical, Lancelot (Thomas Cousseau).
Mixing as promised”comedy, dark fantasy and adventure”, ce First part managed to attract 2 and a half million curious people in France in 2021, the best post-Covid score for us, ahead of Tenetby Christopher Nolan, just before Dune by Denis Villeneuve or Spider-Man No Way Homeby Jon Watts, do not confirm the massive return of audiences to theaters. Seen more than 200 times by a fanbroadcast in preview at Thomas Pesquet in space… the exit of Kaamelott – the film was a phenomenon.
Alexandre Astier: “I tell myself that Kaamelott was made for cinema”
As this universe prepares to return to the big screen, what can we expect? In what state will fans find Arthur, Guinevere, Léodagan and the Semi-Croustillants? Ce Second part has been filming since the summerbetween the Lyon region and the Dordogne, in the greatest of secrets. The release date is set for October 22, 2025.
To wait, Alexandre Astier agreed to answer a few questions from First to open our special file 25 films expected in 2025. At the heart of our number 558which hits newsstands this Friday, the creator of Kaamelott delivers the first information, and photos, on its sequel. He promises to“go further” in the spectacular, and is even already teasing its third part, since he designed this version for the cinema in the form of a trilogy.
To resume his own comparison with the saga Star Warsthis second part of Kaamelott will it rather be his Empire Strikes Backson Attack of the Clones or his Last Jedi ? “The Empire Strikes Back, replies the director promptly. Because it ends up smelling scorched…”
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