Michel Hazanavicius Set to Direct ‘The Lost Prince’ with Omar Sy, Berenice Bejo, Francois Damiens

Michel Hazanavicius, the Oscar-winning director of “The Artist” whose latest film “Redoutable” competed at Cannes Film Festival last year, is set to direct “The Lost Prince,” a fantasy-filled family comedy which will star Omar Sy (“Intouchables), François Damiens (“Heartbreaker”) and Bérénice Bejo (“The Artist”).“The Lost Prince” is produced by Philippe Rousselet and Jonathan Blumental.

Pathé, Studiocanal and TF1 Films Production are co-producing.

Studiocanal also handles international sales and will begin pre-sales at Cannes.

Pathé will release the film in France.

Shooting will begin July 30.“The Lost Prince” will star Sy as Djibi, a devoted single father whose life revolves around his beloved 7-year-old daughter Sofia.Every night as Sofia falls asleep, Djibi takes her into “Storyland”, a fantasy film studio where their extraordinary fairytale adventures come to life starring Djibi in the lead role as the heroic Prince Charming.

As Sofia eventually grows out of her father’s stories,

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