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French public broadcaster France Televisions has commissioned a raft of new scripted shows, including “Lucky Luke,” an adaptation of the cult graphic novel, and “Rallye 82,” a 1982-set female-led racing show.

“Lucky Luke” is an adventure comedy directed by Benjamin Rocher and penned by Mathieu Leblanc and Thomas Mansuy, based on the “Lucky Luke” comicbook. The eight-part half-hour series is produced by Geraldine Gendre and Lionel Uzan at Federation Studios, and co-produced by Rémi Préchac and Julien Vallespi at Un pour tous productions, and Alban Lenoir at Homerun. Lenoir, the French star of Netflix’s action thriller series “Lost Bullet,” will play Lucky Luke.

“Rallye 82,” directed by Julien Lacombe (“Missions”), takes place during the racing championship in 1982, where Michele Mouton, the only female pilot, beats the odds and wins the race. The script was penned by Lacombe and Haiga Jappain. Producers are Raphael Rocher and Eric Laroche at Empreinte Digitale.

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With another month preparing for the grave, Shudder is already looking to conjure more scares in March with an eclectic lineup of films and series from the horror genre's past, present, and future, including Chelsea Stardust's Satanic Panic, John Fawcett's Ginger Snaps, and Adam Egypt Mortimer's Daniel Isn't Real (with Mortimer's Some Kind of Hate also coming to the streaming service in March).

Below, you can check out the full list of titles coming to Shudder in the Us in March, and be sure to visit Shudder's website to learn more about the streaming service and its scary good lineup!

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AMC’s premium streaming service Shudder has acquired first-window rights to Julien Lacombe’s critically acclaimed French science-fiction series “Missions” for the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Ireland. Shudder will kick off Season 1 of “Missions” on September 28, and has also come on board to co-produce the second season with Paris-based outfit production Empreinte Digitale, reports Variety. […]...

Second edition of high-end drama showcase featured 12 upcoming shows.

Brazilian prison drama Jailers and Tom Tykwer’s ambitious detective tale Babylon Berlin, capturing the city in the Golden Twenties, clinched the grand jury awards in the full episode and work-in-progress categories at MIPDrama Screenings on Sunday.

Unfolding on the eve of Miptv, the second edition of the showcase put the spotlight on 12 upcoming drama shows, screening either full episodes or extracts as a work-in-progress.

“There is a lot of commercial pressure to do a certain type of drama series but what really struck me was the diversity and originality of all these shows… every one of them was very unique and defied simple expectations,” jury member Frank Spotnitz, creator of hit series such as The Man In The High Castle and Medici: Masters Of Florence, said.

Also on the jury were The Bridge producer Lars Blomgren, writer Virginie Brac (Cannabis, Spiral), director...

Second edition of high-end drama showcase featured 12 upcoming shows.

Brazilian prison drama Jailers and Tom Tykwer’s ambitious detective tale Babylon Berlin, capturing the city in the Golden Twenties, clinched the grand jury awards in the full episode and work-in-progress categories at MIPDrama Screenings on Sunday.

Unfolding on the eve of Miptv, the second edition of the showcase put the spotlight on 12 upcoming drama shows, screening either full episodes or extracts as a work-in-progress.

“There is a lot of commercial pressure to do a certain type of drama series but what really struck me was the diversity and originality of all these shows… every one of them was very unique and defied simple expectations,” jury member Frank Spotnitz, creator of hit series such as The Man In The High Castle and Medici: Masters Of Florence, said.

Also on the jury were The Bridge producer Lars Blomgren, writer Virginie Brac (Cannabis, Spiral), director...

Usually when I think of French actress and fashion model Laetitia Casta I tend to picture her with a lot less on, but that's just me. Below you can see the new French one-sheet for Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid's new French 3D horror 'Behind the Walls' (Aka 'Derriere les murs'). And all I can say is that it's a shame that Casta's own derriere has been covered up on this occassion. Those keen horror-spotters out there will be aware that the image used on the poster is of course taken from a still in the movie we posted up back in January. Thierry Neuvic, Roger Dumas, Jacques Bonnaffe, Anne Benoit, Anne Loiret and Emma Ninucci all co-star. Cast your eyes on the new poster below as well as a sneaky peek at the Laetitia we've all come to appreciate immensely....

There’s a new poster out for Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid’s upcoming French 3D chiller Behind the Walls (aka ‘Derrière les murs‘) but the real find today is an English subbed version of the theatrical trailer. We’ve already gushed profusely before that the film looks amazing, but it’s always handy to know what the hell everyone’s saying. If the subs don’t appear straight away, turn them on by clicking the "Cc" button on the controls under the vid. Behind the Walls English subbed trailer...

The upside: The film looks to be an atmospheric delight. The downside: It’s in 3D. However, since I seriously doubt the film will reach North American shores with its third dimension intact, I don’t think this will be much of a problem. The first full-length trailer for directors Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe’s moody genre outing “Behind the Walls” is pretty nifty, especially if, like me, you enjoy a little atmosphere with your scares. Unfortunately, the trailer isn’t in English, but that shouldn’t be a problem if you speak French. Which I don’t. Here’s a synopsis to help set the stage: Winter, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing oddly easily. Visions and terrifying nightmares soon strike...

And the foreign horror keeps coming on strong with one of the latest entries from France, Behind the Walls (or Derrière les murs), debuting a new trailer. Of course the film will be in 3D, but for now we won't hold that against it.

Behind the Walls, which stars Laetitia Casta and is directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, is a 1922-set fantasy thriller about a young novelist. Casta's co-stars include Thierry Neuvic and Roger Dumas.

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Centre of France, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration, decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing oddly easily. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear...

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A few weeks back the official teaser was released for Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe's Behind The Walls 3D, which stars Laetitia Casta in a fantasy thriller that takes to the year 1922. The footage was pretty cool and there's more of it in the below Full trailer. Unfortunately it's not subtitled yet. "The French film takes place in the centre of France, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing oddly easily. Hallucinations and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear."...

France’s first ever 3D movie is going to be horror, though not one for the gore hounds methinks. But if you like your horror dark, brooding and sumptuous eye candy of the highest order, then the full trailer for Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe’s Behind the Walls (aka ‘Derrière les murs’) will be just the ticket. Theres been a lot of English language PR (poster left, for example) flying around for the movie, so we'd expect it to land somewhere nearby for release soon!! Synopsis: Winter, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing oddly easily. Visions and terrifying nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear...

Over a dozen new images have come our way for the new flick from the directors of the brutal home invasion film, Inside, and we've got every single one in all of their spooky high resolution glory for you! Dig it!

Directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, the flick stars Laetitia Casta in a 1922-set fantasy thriller that turns on a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

For more visit the official Behind the Walls Facebook page!

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Shock has landed a stack of hi-res photos from Behind the Walls , the supernatural thriller by French filmmakers Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe. Laetitia Casta stars in this 1922-set tale which turns on a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares. You can watch a teaser trailer here . Click on the photo below for our full gallery.

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Becoming Chaz Trailer Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato are the film equivalent of sociological documentarians. If ever there was a duo who have damn well...

Now this is what we're talking about! The official trailer for the new flick from the insane team who brought us one of the films we're still reeling from, Inside is here and it's sufficiently creepy! Dig it!

Directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, the flick stars Laetitia Casta in a 1922-set fantasy thriller that turns on a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

For more visit the official Behind the Walls Facebook page!

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Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid's Behind the Walls - a title we've kept our eye on since early last year - has yielded a teaser trailer. A period thriller with supernatural overtones, Walls was shot in 3D. The film follows a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing odd prose. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear.

The first images for Behind The Walls have surfaced on the film’s Official Facebook Page, and they look pretty neat! If you haven’t heard about the film, I’ve included the synopsis below as well. It was written and directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe. It stars Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic, Roger Dumas and Jacques Bonnaffé.

Centre of France, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing oddly easily. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear…

Source: Behind The Walls Official Facebook Page...

Some fresh stills from the new 3D flick Behind the Walls have come to light today, and they totally keep in tune with the coolness of the one-sheet and the concept art!

Directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, the flick stars Laetitia Casta in a 1922-set fantasy thriller that turns on a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

Check out the goods below including the first ever look at star Laetitia Casta courtesy of the newly opened official Behind the Walls Facebook page!

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More photos of Laetitia Casta from Behind the Walls , France's first 3D horror film from directors Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid. The film, set in the 1920s, is presently in post-production with directors Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe overseeing its completion. Today, a concept art series, as well as another photo, appeared online. Intended to be released next year in 3D, the story follows a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing odd prose. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear.

Last November we revealed the teaser poster for Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid's new French 3D horror 'Behind the Walls' (Aka 'Derriere les murs'), and today we're giving you a peek at a trio of new stills from the flick. They give us a glimpse of the gorgeous French actress and fashion model Laetitia Casta (below) in action. Frenchies Thierry Neuvic, Roger Dumas, Jacques Bonnaffe, Anne Benoit, Anne Loiret and Emma Ninucci also star. Check out the new pics and the synopsis below....

Last month we brought you a first brief look at France’s - first ever theatrical 3D movie the horror thriller - Derrière les murs (aka ‘Behind The Walls’) from directors Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid, and now we’re back with another peak with three new stills, that are finally starting to give us a real hint of what to expect. Seems we’re definitely going to be in for some classic, old school period chills, and to that all we say tres bon. To can check out the earlier pic, plus a summary of the movies plotline, head over here.

Last month we brought you a first brief look at France’s - first ever theatrical 3D movie the horror thriller - Derrière les murs (aka ‘Behind The Walls’) from directors Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid, and now we’re back with another peak with three new stills, that are finally starting to give us a real hint of what to expect. Seems we’re definitely going to be in for some classic, old school period chills, and to that all we say tres bon. To can check out the earlier pic, plus a summary of the movies plotline, head over here.

Some production art for the upcoming film Behind The Walls 3D has been discovered on the official Facebook page. The artwork is simply stunning, and looks like a trip into a gothic wonderland of horror where everything that creeps also wants to eat little girls, and specters crawl down darkened halls. The film is directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe and stars Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic, and Roger Dumas. Behind The Walls 3D will be out in France sometime in 2011 and looks like it is definitely one worth peering into the cracks of the wall for. Synopsis: “Centre of France, 1922. Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing oddly easily. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as [...]...

Behind the Walls has an important claim to fame: it’s the first ever live-action French movie filmed in 3D. That’s a lot like being the first ever Polish high jumper to clear 10 feet on a sunny day when the wind was blowing easterly, but it’s a claim to fame nonetheless. Perhaps this new concept art (especially the giant rat) will help that fame along. Of course, having international super model Laetitia Casta doesn’t hurt either. The film focuses on a woman who sequesters herself in order to write a novel who finds a sealed room in the house and begins having nightmarish hallucinations. Basically, it’s the plot from I Spit on Your Grave without the rape. Check out the beautiful concept art for yourself: So there’s a live shot of Laetitia Casta in there, too. Hopefully that doesn’t ruin your day. This will mark the first feature from the directing...

This year's Afm was home to lots of horror goodies including the first word and art for the new 3D flick Behind the Walls. The one-sheet was pretty damned cool, and if you thought so too, wait until you see this latest concept art!

Directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, the flick stars Laetitia Casta in a 1922-set fantasy thriller that turns on a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

Check out the goods below including the first ever look at star Laetitia Casta courtesy of the newly opened official Behind the Walls Facebook page!

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Your first look at Laetitia Casta in the upcoming French thriller Behind the Walls arrived via Shock back in October . The film, set in the 1920s, is presently in post-production with directors Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe overseeing its completion. Today, a concept art series, as well as another photo, appeared online. Intended to be released next year in 3D, the story follows a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing odd prose. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear.

France is well into the process of producing its first ever theatrical movie in 3D and being French its no surprise it’ll be nothing as gauche as a CGI action fest, or a blue skinned aliens for them, instead we have the dark supernatural thriller Derrière les murs (aka ‘Behind The Walls’) - starring Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic and Roger Dumas - to look forward too, from directors Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid. The movie is still well into post production, so not much to see as yet, but one nugget we’ve found is a first picture from the film. Not a lot to go on granted, but we’re getting a vibe very similar to Alejandro Amenábar’s superb haunted house frightener ‘The Others’ off of this – which is no bad thing if true. Behind The Walls is due to open in France in late spring and...

France is well into the process of producing its first ever theatrical movie in 3D and being French its no surprise it’ll be nothing as gauche as a CGI action fest, or a blue skinned aliens for them, instead we have the dark supernatural thriller Derrière les murs (aka ‘Behind The Walls’) - starring Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic and Roger Dumas - to look forward too, from directors Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid. The movie is still well into post production, so not much to see as yet, but one nugget we’ve found is a first picture from the film. Not a lot to go on granted, but we’re getting a vibe very similar to Alejandro Amenábar’s superb haunted house frightener ‘The Others’ off of this – which is no bad thing if true. Behind The Walls is due to open in France in late spring and...

France is well into the process of producing its first ever theatrical movie in 3D and being French its no surprise it’ll be nothing as gauche as a CGI action fest, or a blue skinned aliens for them, instead we have the dark supernatural thriller Derrière les murs (aka ‘Behind The Walls’) - starring Laetitia Casta, Thierry Neuvic and Roger Dumas - to look forward too, from directors Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid. The movie is still well into post production, so not much to see as yet, but one nugget we’ve found is a first picture from the film. Not a lot to go on granted, but we’re getting a vibe very similar to Alejandro Amenábar’s superb haunted house frightener ‘The Others’ off of this – which is no bad thing if true. Behind The Walls is due to open in France in late spring and...

You know if we had a nickel for every movie that revolved around a writer who heads out to some secluded place to write a book and ends up encountering spooky shit while trying to get their work done, we would be pretty damned well off right now. Here is another one for the fire.

Below you'll find the early sales art for a new 3D (it has to be 3D does it not?) horror chiller known as Behind the Walls 3D. Directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, the flick stars Laetitia Casta in a 1922-set fantasy thriller that turns on a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

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The stunning-honey French fashion model and actress Laetitia Casta (below) has wrapped her performance in the latest French mystery thriller 'Behind the Walls'. The Julien Lacombe and Pascal Sid helmed (and written) project, which will arrive in 3D, has revealed very 'run-of-the-mill' looking teaser art at this year's American Film Market event. Casta is joined by fellow cast members Thierry Neuvic, Roger Dumas, Jacques Bonnaffe, Anne Benoit, Anne Loiret and Emma Ninucci. You can check out the new art below. 'A period piece set against the backdrop of France in 1922, Casta plays Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing odd prose. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear.'...

Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe have a film on the way called Behind the Walls , a 3D supernatural yarn featuring model-turned-actress Laetitia Casta. Here's a peek at the American Film Market art used to tout the film. A period piece set against the backdrop of France in 1922, Casta plays Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing odd prose. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear. For all of Shock's American Film Market headlines Follow This Link .

Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe are in post-production on Behind the Walls , a thriller starring model-turned-actress Laetitia Casta. We've got a first look at her in the film via the image below. A period piece set against the backdrop of France in 1922, Casta plays Suzanne, a young novelist lacking inspiration decides to isolate herself in the countryside to write her new book. As Suzanne discovers a sealed-up room in the basement of her house, she starts writing odd prose. Visions and nightmares soon strike her while the villagers grow worried as several little girls mysteriously disappear. Production began in June; the filmmakers intended it to be in 3D, however, we're not sure if that still stands.

Well I guess making a 3D film isn’t as hard as some may think.

According to Variety (via The Playlist), the directing duo of Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe are looking to make their feature film debut with a film called Behind The Walls. While that in and of itself should not be shocking, or that it will star model turned actress Laetitia Casta, it’s what the film is going to try to do that will shock some.

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Model/actress Laetitia Casta ("Luisa Sanfelice," "Asterix & Obelix vs. Caesar") will star in the upcoming French 3D fantasy/suspense film "Behind The Walls" reports Variety.

Set in 1922, the very Victorian Gothic-sounding story centers on a young novelist who moves to a creepy small village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe will direct the $5 million budget feature which will be shot in stereoscopic 3D and is scheduled for release early next year. Pre-production sketches from the project can be found at FilmsActu.

Casta recently scored raves for her portrayal of Brigitte Bardot in Joann Sfar's Serge Gainsbourg biopic which opened in France back in January.

Period pieces when done right can offer a lot of bang for the viewer's buck in terms of setting the tone, but how about a period piece starring a French super-model turned actor in 3D? Bang for your buck or bang from the muzzle of the gun you had placed at your temple?

Accodring to Variety Laetitia Casta (Gainsbourg) will topline the low-budget suspense thriller Behind the Walls in 3D.

The film, which will be directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe, is a 1922-set fantasy thriller about a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares.

Look for more on this one soon, but for now let's just look at more of Laetitia Casta, shall we?

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Laetitia Casta - model and actress - is the first to board Behind the Walls , a project we first alerted you to in April . The French thriller will be in 3D and directed by Pascal Sid and Julien Lacombe. A period piece, the story concerns a young novelist who moves to a creepy village to write a book and falls victim to terrifying hallucinations and nightmares. Look for it in 2011.