Jacques Audiard imagines an Emilia Perez prequel film
Even if it is obviously just an idea in the air.
Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz caused a sensation this year in theaters with Emilia Perez. And today, the director Jacques Audiard teases his desire to return to this world, with a prequel film.
On the sidelines of the Telluride Film Festival, the French director was interviewed by IndieWire. And Jacques Audiard revealed that he had this idea for a film that would take place before the events ofEmilia Perez. But IndieWire clarifies that at this stage, it’s just an idea that amuses him and that he doesn’t really intend to make it happen.
“If Audiard had the energy, he would write the prequel toEmilia Pérez, showing what Juan “Manitas” del Monte looked like when he fought with Emilia Pérez deep inside him” details the article, where the filmmaker confides:
“This prequel could be a movie about when Manitas was already Emilia, but in this period where they are already a drug lord… You know the type?
Emilia Pérez received the jury prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival as well as an acting prize shared by its actresses. It has passed the million admissions mark in France and is approaching $10 million in worldwide revenue.