Kaamelott: Premier Volet

Kaamelott: Premier Volet (English: "Kaamelott: First Installment") is an upcoming French comedy-drama fantasy film written, directed, produced by and starring Alexandre Astier, and a sequel to the television series Kaamelott created by Astier.

Kaamelott: Premier Volet
Directed byAlexandre Astier
Produced byAlexandre Astier
Henri Deneubourg
Agathe Sofer
Screenplay byAlexandre Astier
Based onKaamelott
by Alexandre Astier
Starring
Production
company
Regular
Distributed bySND Films
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

It is the first film of a planned trilogy set to conclude the story of the original series. Its release in France was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Synopsis

The film will take place after the series. At the end of Kaamelott, Arthur, having fallen into crippling depression, vacated the throne of Camelot and returned Excalibur to the stone it came from. Meanwhile, Arthur's former friend and companion Lancelot, under the influence of Méléagant, takes over Camelot and mercilessly hunts Arthur's former friends and allies. Having spent an extended time on the verge of death at his mother's home in Tintagel after a failed suicide attempt, Arthur escapes, with the help of the bandit Venec, to his former home of Rome to escape the wrath of Lancelot, and progressively regains his health and will to live at the home of his first wife, Aconia. Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Logres is resisting Lancelot, awaiting the moment when Arthur will return.[1]

Cast
Returning from the series
  • Alexandre Astier as Arthur, former King of Britain and Camelot who resigned his kingship in the events of the series after returning Excalibur from the stone it came from.[2]
  • Thomas Cousseau as Lancelot of the Lake, a former Knight of the Table Round who used to be Arthur's friend and most trusted companion, until he rebelled against his authority. He took over Camelot, and now seeks to hunt all of Arthur's former friends and allies.[3]
  • Lionnel Astier as Léodagan, King of Cameliard, Guenièvre's father, and Kaamelott's infamously greedy Minister of Defence and Justice.[4][3]
  • Anne Girouard as Guenièvre, former Queen of Britain and Camelot, and Arthur's former wife, who then started a relationship with Lancelot.[3]
  • Frank Pitiot as Perceval, Knight of Wales and Karadoc's best friend, known for his ineptitude as a knight and poor communication skills.[4]
  • Jean-Christophe Hembert as Karadoc, Knight of Vannes and Pervecal's best friend, known for his insatiable hunger.[4]
  • Joëlle Sevilla as Séli, the mother of Guenièvre and Léodagan's wife, and an original character created for Kaamelott.[2]
  • Audrey Fleurot as the Lady of the Lake / Viviane, originally a magical entity that only Arthur could hear and see and who was tasked with assisting his quest for the Holy Grail. In season 5, after Arthur gives up on his throne and quest, the gods, considering the Lady of the Lake responsible, banished her from their realm, making her human and mortal and sending her to the mortal realm.[4]
  • Jacques Chambon as Merlin, the incompetent Enchanter of Kaamelott.[4][2]
  • Alain Chabat as the Duke of Aquitaine[5]
  • Antoine de Caunes as Dagonet, a Knight of the Round Table[2]
  • Christian Clavier as The Jurisconsult[6]
  • François Morel as Belt, a winemaker[7]
  • Serge Papagalli as Guethenoc, a farmer[7]
New characters

Production

Astier planned to conclude the story of Kaamelott in a trilogy of films shortly after the end of the series in 2009, with the first one to be title Kaamelott Résistance ("Kaamelott Resistance"), that would conclude the story; he announced the project in July 2012 at Com!c Con' and had finished writing the three films by then. Although filming was originally announced to begin in 2013, various issues led to the project being repeatedly postponed.[7][8][9][10] The first issue faced by Astier was the production company refusing to allocate him the rights to the series, leading to a legal battle.[9] In January 2018, he was still struggling to finance it.[11][12][13]

After years of speculation, Astier unexpectedly announced on January 22, 2020 would begin a few days later.[14] Shortly after the announcement, fake job offers for extras appeared and were inaccurately relayed in the media as legitimate, with Astier shortly denying those claims.[14]

Astier is producing the film alongside Henri Deneubourg and Agathe Sofer.[3] On December 17, 2019, Christian Clavier, who portrayed the Jurisconsult in season five of the television series, confirmed that he would reprise his role in the film.[6][8]

Release

The film was originally meant to be released on October 14, 2020, but Astier announced on January 22, 2020, that it would be released 2 months earlier, on July 29.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closing of French theaters, SND delayed the film on May 7 to November 25. On October 19, SND removed the film from the release calendar.

References
  1. "Kaamelott le film va enfin être tourné : où avait-on laissé Arthur à la fin du livre VI ?". Allociné (in French). November 17, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. "Kaamelott - Premier Volet". Allociné (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. Colpaert, Thomas. "Casting de Kaamelott : Premier volet". Sens Critique (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  4. "Kaamelott le film : Alexandre Astier dévoile le premier teaser !". Allociné (in French). January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. Lachasse, Jérôme (December 17, 2019). "Kaamelott: découvrez le teaser du film événement d'Alexandre Asti". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. Cuyer, Clément (December 17, 2019). "Kaamelott le film : Christian Clavier reprendra son rôle de jurisconsulte face à Alexandre Astier". Allociné (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  7. Colpaert, Thomas (January 3, 2020). "Kaamelott - Premier volet : date de sortie, casting, intrigue… Tout sur le film adapté de la série d'Alexandre Astier". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  8. Colal, Camille (July 6, 2012). "La comic con bat son plein et c'est à cette occasion qu'Alexandre Astier en a dévoilé un peu plus sur la suite de sa série Kaamelott". Allociné (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  9. Colal, Camille (November 23, 2012). "Exclusif : Alexandre Astier parle de la fin de Kaamelott !". Allociné (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  10. Cuyer, Clément (October 31, 2019). "Kaamelott - Premier Volet : tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le futur film d'Alexandre Astier". Allociné (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. Cuyer, Clément (January 3, 2018). "Kaamelott le film : Alexandre Astier doit trouver "un petit plus de sous"". Allociné (in French). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  12. "Kaamelott au cinéma : Alexandre Astier n'a pas abandonné, mais ce n'est pas gagné". Première. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  13. "Bruno Solo : " Avec Alexandre Astier, on n'est pas des amis "". tvmag.lefigaro.fr (in French). 22 Nov 2013.
  14. ""Nous n'avons pas besoin de figurants sur Kaamelott" : Alexandre Astier met en garde contre de faux castings". Allociné (in French). January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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