Ladj Ly to Helm New Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Film

[tillychar]

Ladj Ly, the filmmaker behind the Oscar-nominated “Les Misérables," will write and direct “Dumas: Black Devil.”

The epic, about Alexandre Dumas' father who was the French army's first Black general, will be produced by "The Count of Monte Cristo" team. https://t.co/1tYUtUfo40
- Variety (@Variety) October 22, 2024
Ladj Ly will write and direct a French

Comments

[curlycutie016]

I read the book about him and it was sooo good and it shows how history can be manipulated and forgotten, so glad more people will get to know his story with a movie!

[cherrynorth]

I read that same book several years ago! It's fantastic, and such a compelling story.

[tillychar]

i finally read it this summer too! i went straight into my first read of the count of monte cristo after i read it and you can tell how much of his life that his son used as inspiration for that. his life story was incredible.

[frankthesheep]

I agree! I read that book too.

[archersangel]

I just read that a couple of weeks ago & I recommend it too.

[fieldofdreams]

Adding to my list :O