First image of Pierre Niney in Tom Cruise mode in guru

The Count of Monte-Cristo star explains that he was notably inspired by the Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson for his new collaboration with Yann Gozlan (Black Box).

After having embodied the legendary Edmond Dantès in the cinema adaptation of Count of Monte Cristo,, Pierre Niney turns into a charismatic and toxic guru under the eye of Yann Gozlandirector with whom he has already worked for Black box And An ideal man. The French actor spoke with Variety And explains how the idea of Guru He came to mind. He also details the inspirations of the film, of which Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson:

“It is a project that has been running in my head for a long time. The initial idea was to explore this ability to electrify the crowds by speech, to put them in a trance and, willy -nilly, to take control. The character of Tom Cruise was a source of inspiration for the development of the scenario.” With Yann we also talked a lot about a film with Jake Gyllenhaal, Night Call. “

Speaking of trance and persuasion power, Pierre Niney’s first image in the role set the tone. The actor is in front of us, seriously, back to a delirious crowd. He also confides in the films that helped him prepare: Magnolia, therefore, but also the wolf of Wall Streetor There will be blood. “I think of all these characters who, by their words, potentially awaken a dangerous animal in others”he complete, before adding:

“” “Mathieu Vasseur is a coach who believes in what he does. This is what makes it such a fascinating subject for cinema, in my opinion. We tried to bring a lot of nuances and ambiguity to this character ”.

And yes, another Mathieu Vasseur… because all the roles that Niney embodies for the director Yann Gozlan have the same name. After being chief investigator on an air disaster, our Vasseur will therefore be a dangerous charlatan…“I like this almost mystical choice to keep the same character name”specifies the actor, who did not hesitate to propose this new project to his acolyte:

“It was all natural for me to talk about this idea to Yann, of course, because for me it is one of the most interesting directors today, even at the world level, in matters and characters’ studies with a strong tendency to paranoia. So I brought him this subject: just the idea, this character, the main lines. And then he completely invented the film.”

Marion Barbeau (In body),, Anthony Bajon (Prayer) And Holt McCallany (Mindhunter) Complete the casting of Guru. The release date is provided for January 28, 2026.