Following the death of Gaspard Ulliel, which occurred on January 19 following a skiing accident, the production of the Tikkoun series would have come into contact with two actors approached to replace him.
The news shook the world of cinema. Victim of a serious ski accident on January 18 in the La Rosière area, in Savoie, Gaspard Ulliel died on Wednesday January 19 following a head trauma. Doubly Caesarized for his roles in A long engagement Sunday and Just the end of the worldthe French actor was at the zenith of his career and was multiplying ambitious projects, on both the small and the big screen. On January 24, five days after his death, he was to start filming Tikkun, a series for Canal+ with Vincent Lindon and Ramzy Bedia. Adapted from the investigation by journalist Fabrice Arfi, silver and bloodthe series is about a huge case of carbon tax fraud in France between 2008 and 2009.
“very shocked” by the death of Gaspard Ulliel, the production of Tikkun said at the end of January that it had suspended filming until further notice. However, the time has come for the team to restart the machine. In its latest issue, available on newsstands this Friday, February 4, Closer reveals that the director of the series, Xavier Giannoli, would have launched the search to replace his late colleague. Pierre Niney and Benjamin Voisin would have been contacted in particular to recover the role of Gaspard UIlliel, but still in shock at the death of the actor, would have decided to allow time for reflection.
Gaspard Ulliel on screen in March 2022
If he will not appear alongside Vincent Lindon and Ramzy Bedia in Tikkoun, Gaspard Ulliel has not yet said his last word on the small screen. On March 30 on Disney+, he will be in the cast of the new Marvel series Moon Knight, tour from April to October 2021. He plays the antagonist Anton Mogart (Midnight Man), an experienced thief obsessed with the rarity of objects.
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