Naomi Watts joined Noémie Merlant in the casting of Emmanuelle
The Mulholland Drive actress revealed this on her Instagram account.
It is one of the most anticipated films since its announcement at Cannes in 2022. In filming since October, the new adaptation of the novel Emmanuelle will stage Noémie Merlant, who replaced Léa Seydoux, initially scheduled in the title role. We now know that she will opposite the American actress Naomi Wattsparticularly known for her roles in Mulholland Drive, King Kong Or The Impossible.
Naomi Watts revealed it herself via her Instagram account by revealing two photos in her story, one where she poses with “the extraordinarily talented star of the film Noémie Merlant” and another showing Audrey Diwan“our brilliant director“.
Two years later The eventwho won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Audrey Diwan embarked on a modern rereading of Emmanuelle Arsan’s cult novel brought to the screen for the first time in 1974 in the cult film by Just Jaeckin with Sylvia Kristel. Rebecca Zlotowski (Beautiful thorn, Grand Central, The Savages) participated with her in writing the screenplay.
“Emmanuelle is a woman who is close to my age. The film will take place in Hong Kong, in the luxury hotel where she works. I like the idea of these corridors where my characters brush past each other, meet each other, look for each other.” described the director to Deadline a few months ago.
“Beyond the question of bodies, I want to explore that of a world which formats all forms of relationships, to look for how this system can go wrong, how we connect to others, how we touch on our own vulnerability. build deeper and deeper bonds between them. With a stranger in particular, a hotel guest…”
Emmanuelle is filmed in English and we will also find in the casting Will Sharpe (The White Lotus) or Anthony Wong (Foolproof, Infernal Affairs). The film does not yet have a release date.
Emmanuelle: Audrey Diwan announces the start of filming for her film
