French movie legend Gérard Depardieu has been sensationally pulled from his comeback film after a sexual assault allegation, which led to producers reconsidering his casting in the £85 million comedy thriller called Travel Agents. The production, loosely based on the life of Austrian entrepreneur Juergen Pichler, is now looking for a new star as a deal with Depardieu’s Swiss agent fell through. Despite the script still being finalized, the team hopes to begin work on the movie later this year, as Depardieu faces trial in October over alleged assaults of two women in 2021.
French movie legend Gérard Depardieu, 75, sensationally pulled from comeback film after sex assault allegation
GERARD Depardieu has been sensationally pulled from his comeback film, weeks after The Sun told how he was about to make his big-screen return.
I revealed last month he was due to appear in an £85million comedy thriller called Travel Agents, which would have been his first movie since being arrested for alleged sexual assault.
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French movie legend Gérard Depardieu has been sensationally pulled from his comeback film after a sexual assault allegationCredit: Getty
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The production will be loosely based on the life of Austrian entrepreneur Juergen Pichler, pictured with rising model girlfriend Alexandra PekarkovaCredit: Getty
But I can now reveal that controversy over his casting was so big that producers have since reconsidered.
The production will be loosely based on the life of Austrian entrepreneur Juergen Pichler, better known as the singer Trickster, and it is looking for a new star.
A source said: “Travel Agents is a massive project and there has been a lot of interest. The team in charge didn’t want the narrative to be about this casting. A deal in principle was agreed with his Swiss agent and a letter of intent was received, but it’s not moving forward to contract stage.
“A lot of allegations have been made against Gerard, which he denies, and now the team are reconsidering who to bring on board. But it won’t be him.
“The script is still being finalised but the hope is that work can begin on the movie later this year.”
A string of claims of sexual assault have been made against Gerard, but he has always vehemently denied them.
He is to stand trial in October over the alleged assaults of two women in 2021, so I’m not surprised the industry’s waiting before making decisions on his future.
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