Netflix's Hunchback of Notre-Dame Movie Casts Acclaimed Actor as Quasimodo
Netflix has greenlit a movie retelling of Quasimodo, set to reimagine the life of the hunchbacked man said to have inspired Victor Hugo's 1831 cult gothic novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. The streamer has also enlisted an acclaimed French actor to portray the character from the literary classic.
The project, which will be called Quasimodo, is set to begin production this summer in France. Jean-Francois Richet (Plane, Mesrine) is on board to direct, with the script written by Eric Besnard (Delicieux, Wrath of Man). It is being produced by Clément Miserez and Matthieu Warter via Mediawan's Radar Films.
The logline for Quasimodo reads: 'Set in Paris on the eve of the July Revolution (1830), this film reimagines the life of the man said to have inspired Victor Hugo's iconic character, Quasimodo. As the cholera epidemic spreads through the city, he's caught between political turmoil and an impossible love.'
According to Deadline, Vincent Cassel has been cast in the titular role. Quasimodo will reunite the director with Cassel, who starred in Mesrine and The Emperor of Paris. The actor is best known for his performances in La Haine, The Apartment, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Crimson Rivers, Ocean's Twelve, Read My Lips, Irreversible, Elizabeth, Black Swan, Eastern Promises, and My King, among others.
He most recently appeared in David Cronenberg's The Shrouds and Terry McDonough's Damaged. Quasimodo won't be Cassel's first time working for a feature adaptation of a novel classic, having previously starred in The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady.
Previous actors who played Quasimodo include Charles Laughton, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hulce in Disney's classic 1996 animated movie, and more.
Other details about Netflix's Quasimodo remain under wraps.
(Source: Deadline)
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