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

[gabzillaz]

FINALLY

[cherrynorth]

His life story is perfect for a film. I can't wait to see this man beefing with Napoleon on the big screen!

I really really enjoyed that recent two-part adaptation of The Three Musketeers. They were well cast and super fun. If you're willing to read subtitles, they're totally worth it.

Any mention of Dumas automatically makes me think of this scene, though:

[vanilla_09]

I just need the actors/actresses to actually be haitian or at least guadeloupean or martinican. I'm not accepting anything else.

[frankthesheep]

Amazing news! This story needs to be more widely known.

[benihime99]

His name is Thomas-Alexandre not just Alexandre

Alexandre (père) is his son, while Alexandre (fils) is his grandson

[tillychar]

corrected, thanks! i confused myself with the number of alexandre dumases/him going by alex later in life