Headliner of the Balle Perdue franchise on Netflix, Alban Lenoir impresses in the role of a daredevil pilot. So much so that a role in Fast X, the 10th installment of the Fast and Furious saga, was offered to him.
With his skills in the martial arts and his experience as a stuntman, Alban Lenoir was the perfect actor to play Lino, mechanical genius and daredevil pilot in Guillaume Pierret’s Balle Perdue.
His impressive performance in this action film was one of the success factors of Balle Perdue, which rose to second place in the top 10 most watched non-English language films on the platform in the United States. in 2020. The success of this feature film on Netflix, in France and across the Atlantic, has allowed French know-how to shine internationally.
it also allowed Guillaume Pierret to obtain not one but two sequels to his supercharged film, the first of which is Lost Ball 2 is already available on Netflix. But the box of Bale Perdue also offered a beautiful business card in the world to Alban Lenoir. Since the latter was offered a role in a Hollywood franchise!
Alban Lenoir refused Fast and Furious 10!
The French actor has indeed been approached by the production of the Fast and Furious franchise, which is a hit at the box office with each film release, to join the cast of the tenth installment, entitled Fast X. If the universe was cut out for Alban Lenoir, the latter was forced to refuse to be part of it, tells us BFMTV.
According to the media, the actor preferred to stay in France. But Lino’s interpreter says more in an interview for SensCritique, he explains that he was not available, despite several reminders and the interest of Justin Lin, the former director attached to the film, who apparently -he really liked Balle Perdue:
“I got a phone call but I wasn’t free. I couldn’t, plus they were filming in London. […] I would have loved it so much! In addition, they offered me a rather important role. And I was like, ‘No, I really can’t. They call me back a month later saying, ‘Man, we really want you in, if you want we can find a five, six day thing with Charlize Theron’ and I was like, ‘But, I can’t!’ .”
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You should know that Alban Lenoir was not the only one to have been approached by American producers according to BFMTV: Guillaume Pierret, the director of Balle Perdue, but also Régis Blondeau, who put in a box Without respite, another French action movie on Netflix.
French action films acquired by and produced for platforms are a hit internationally and foreign moviegoers seem to be very fond of this kind of feature film. This explains the success of Balle Perdue.
If Alban Lenoir had been able to join the cast of the famous Fast and Furious franchise, he would have found a compatriot! Indeed, it is now director Louis Leterrier who is piloting Fast X.
The French filmmaker, known for Elusive or The Transporter, replaced Justin Lin who was in conflict on the set with Vin Diesel, the star of the franchise. This tenth installment will be worn by Jason Momoa, Brie Larson, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang and Daniela Melchior. And unfortunately not Alban Lenoir, therefore.
Both Balle Perdue films are available on Netflix.