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'The Beast' is an upcoming French-Canadian Sci-Fi romantic drama film directed by Bertrand Bonello from a screenplay by Bonello, Guillaume Braud and Benjamin Charbit, freely inspired by Henry James' 1903 novella 'The Beast in the Jungle'. It stars La Seydoux and George MacKay. The film is expected to be released in 2023.

Plot



In the near future where emotions have become a threat, Gabrielle finally decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will plunge her into her past lives and rid her of all strong feelings. She then meets Louis and feels a powerful connection, as if she had always known him. The story unfolds over three distinct periods: 1910, 2014 and 2044.

Cast



* La Seydoux as Gabrielle

* George MacKay as Louis

Production



Development

On 20 January 2021, French magazine 'Les Inrockuptibles' reported that on 14 January 2021, Arte France Cinma had allocated support for Bertrand Bonello's next film, 'La Bte', a sci-fi melodrama starring Gaspard Ulliel and La Seydoux. The film is a co-production between France's Les Films du Blier, Arte France Cinma, My New Picture, and Canada's Sons of Manual. Ad Vitam will release the film in France, and international sales will be handled by Kinology.

Bonello started writing the screenplay in 2017 with Gaspard Ulliel and La Seydoux in mind for the lead roles, after working with them in the 2014 film 'Saint Laurent'. The screenplay, freely inspired by Henry James' 1903 novella 'The Beast in the Jungle', was written by Bonello with contributions from Guillaume Braud and Benjamin Charbit.

Filming was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was scheduled to start in April 2022. In the meantime, Bonello directed the film 'Coma' (2022) instead, which featured Ulliel in the last movie he filmed and the last work he finished. Ulliel died on 19 January 2022 following a skiing accident, and the filming for 'The Beast' was delayed again. On 13 February 2022, Bonello told Variety that he would likely recast Ulliel's role with a non-French actor.

On 16 May 2022, 'Variety' reported that British actor George MacKay was cast as the male lead. It was also reported that the film will take place in Paris and California, will be shot in French and English, and that filming was scheduled to start in August 2022.

On 4 September 2022, La Seydoux told 'Deadline' that George MacKay learned French for the film and that filming will resume in late October.

Filming

Filming started in Paris on 22 August 2022.

References




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