Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles-based All Rights Leisure has launched worldwide gross sales on “Christopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon” on the Cannes Film Market, with Frankie Muniz and Christopher Lloyd main the forged of the household journey characteristic, the opening chapter in a deliberate trilogy.
The movie follows a historical past scholar drawn right into a race to uncover a long-buried secret Napoleon hid in Paris, navigating rival secret societies alongside his greatest good friend and a fellow scholar as they hint clues connecting centuries previous to the current day. Producers have cited “National Treasure” and “The Da Vinci Code” as reference factors.
Muniz (“Malcolm in the Middle”) and Lloyd, whose profession spans a number of of essentially the most widely known franchises in mainstream cinema, carry a layer of cross-generational resonance into the mission: Lloyd appeared as Malcolm’s grandfather through the unique sequence run. Thomas Lemoine, who just lately appeared reverse Pierre Lottin in “In Custody” and is ready to seem within the upcoming Netflix sequence “The Countess of Monte Cristo,” rounds out the main trio.
The movie is directed by Peter Lyons Collister, whose credit as cinematographer and second-unit director embrace “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “The Lost City,” “Transformers,” “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “Rush Hour 3.” Cinematography is by Jörg Widmer, a frequent collaborator of Terrence Malick on “The Tree of Life,” “A Hidden Life” and “The Way of the Wind.”
The manufacturing is by AuldLands Movies and Future Imaginative and prescient Ltd., with assist from Display screen Malta.
“‘Christopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon’ is conceived as a true family adventure for today’s international audience: a mystery-driven treasure hunt with historical depth, cinematic scale and a positive emotional core,” the producers stated. “As the first chapter of a planned trilogy, the film is designed to entertain internationally while giving younger audiences a sense of curiosity, courage and discovery.”
