Money and blood: Niels Schneider wanted to “pay homage” to Gaspard Ulliel

The actor who died in 2022 was to play Jérôme Attias in the series about the carbon tax scam.

The broadcast of part 2 Of money and blood, Xavier Giannoli’s shocking series on the carbon tax scam, began on Canal+. For the occasion, Niels Schneider appeared on the Clique TV set, where he spoke about the memory of Gaspard ulliel.

Indeed, the actor who died two years ago, on January 19, 2022, was to play the character of Jérôme Attias in this adaptation of the eponymous investigative book by Mediapart journalist Fabrice Arfi. Role that Niels Schneider recovered following his tragic skiing accident. Gaspard Ulliel had even shot a few scenes, and taking over from him was not an easy thing, as Schneider explained to Mouloud Achour.

“It was a huge shock, for the entire profession, for his family obviously, for the public. I returned in the most humble way possible. It was also a way of paying homage to him in some way, he is a huge actor and to be able to continue where he left off, it was a tribute that I could pay him. The work, the difficulty was trying not to imagine his interpretation of Jérôme Attias. To copy what he would have done. We are very different actors and he would have made a fantastic Jérôme Attias, I’m sure.“

During the interview, Niels Schneider also detailed how he approached this character.almost suicidal” (“we wonder how far he will go, it made me think of Adam Sandler in Uncut Gemsthat I love“) and explained having studied the social networks of big rollers like the boxer Floyd Mayweather or the UFC fighter Conor McGregor to embody the turn of Jérôme Attias in the second part Of money and blood.

Gaspard Ulliel was also to play in Bertrand Bonello’s new film, The beast, in theaters on February 7. It was George MacKay who replaced him and gave the answer to Léa Seydoux.

Of money and blood can be followed on Canal+ with two episodes every Monday, and in streaming on MyCanal

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