He broke out big in François Ozon‘s Summer of 85 (he confirmed his prowess with his following film the Venice Film Fest preemed Lost Illusions), Benjamin Voisin will now topline and reteam with filmmaker for L’Étranger (aka The Outsider) – the book to film project based on Albert Camus’ 1942 novella. Voisin would play Meursault, an indifferent settler in French Algeria, who, weeks after his mother’s funeral, kills an unnamed Arab man in Algiers. The story is divided into two parts, presenting Meursault’s first-person narrative before and after the killing. Production is set to take place next month in Tangier, Morocco. Expect more casting and behind the line news shortly. Seeing that Summer of 85 was a pandemic selection for Cannes in 2020, perhaps this will be in the running for 2026.
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