THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO: Don’t Miss The Trailer For Samuel Goldwyn’s Latest French Revenge Classic
Both William Eubank and Stephen Fung are different directors with at least one other thing in common: Alexandre Dumas. The 19th century literary legend’s classic tale of vengeance, The Count Of Monte Cristo, circled the trades quite a bit in the last decade or so with talks of a remake. Time will tell if this gets any headway, while for now folks curious to see what film duo Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière have been up to are more than welcome to head to theaters when their treatment opens in limited theaters starting next week.
Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired the rights to Delaporte and de la Patellière’s The Count Of Monte Cristo back in May, ahead of its premiere at the 77th edition of Cannes. The film also enjoyed multiple festival runs including the 28th Fantasia Festival where it earned the Cheval Noir Award for Best Film. Actor Pierre Niney stars in the role of Edmond Dantes, who becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, a daring escape now finds our hero resurfaced in the form of a rich and powerful alterego, one upon which he plans to exact his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
The Count Of Monte Cristo also stars Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, and Laurent Lafitte, from a script by Delaporte and de la Patellière. Samuel Goldwyn’s release also comes following their rollout of Martin Bourboulon’s two-part epic revisal of The Three Musketeers since late last year.
The Count Of Monte Cristo will play for audiences in Los Angeles and New York theaters beginning December 20, and will expanding to more than fifteen markets in the U.S. beginning on January 3.
