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5 October 2009 12:12 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Thanks to the fine fellows toiling away at Twitch, I’ve been able to follow the buzz surrounding James Huth’s upcoming stylized western “Lucky Luke” for quite some time. The film, of course, is an adaptation of Morris and Goscinny’s comic of the same name, which follows a gunfighter in the American Old West who, with his ability to shoot faster than his shadows, fights an assortment of crime and injustice. Being an Asterix fan, “Lucky Luke” is name I’ve heard kicked around for ages, though I’ve never read a single panel. Judging from the French trailer, the live action feature strongly resembles both Sam Raimi’s “The Quick and the Dead” and Terrence Hill’s “Trinity” series. The latter makes perfect sense, as the comic was made into a television series by Mr. Hill himself back in the 90’s. If you’re lucky enough to be in France this October, »

- Todd

30 September 2009 1:47 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »

Lucky Luke is a new action feature, based on the Franco-Belgian comics book series created by illustrator Maurice De Bevere aka 'Morris', focusing on 'Lucky Luke', a gunslinger cowboy "...known to shoot faster than his shadow...". Debuting in 1946, the popular comic book series in both continental Europe and Quebec, has been translated into 23 languages as well as spinning-off an Atari video game.. Yves Marmion and Ugc produced the new feature, starring actor Jean Dujardin as Luke. Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek the teaser trailer for Lucky Luke... »

15 May 2009 3:18 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »

A film we’ve been tracking with great interest in these pages for a good long time now is the upcoming live action adaptation of the popular books by Morris and Goscinny, the latter of whom - of course - is also the creator of Asterix and Obelix.  It’s coming from director James Huth, who also helmed the woefully under-seen Hellphone, with French comedian Jean Dujardin in the lead and with an October release planned for France an extended promo is available for the first time from production outfit Ugc.  The verdict?  Very kid friendly and very much in keeping with the spirit of the original creation.  Dujardin looks like an inspired casting choice and the rest of the cast - which also includes Sylvie Testud - looks equally strong.  And the production values on this look amazing, the film having been shot on location in Argentina with the »

- Todd Brown

3 articles from 2009