2024 - Fort Boyard: discover the impressive special effects that will replace Felindra's tigers

Saturday July 2, 2022, Fort Boyard will make its big comeback on France 2. A few days before the start of the broadcast of the 33rd season, the channel revealed what the new tigers of the show looked like.

A page turns ! On February 24, 2022, Adventure Line Productions announced in a press release that there would be no more tigers in Fort Boyard. However, it was stated:We would like to reassure our loyal viewers (…) The spirit of the tigers will always be present as they are an integral part of the magic of the program.“Friday June 24, 2022, it was revealed that the tigers were being replaced by CG animations. For the Huffington PostGuillaume Ramain, artistic producer of the show since 2011, explained: “At first, we thought of putting archival footage of the tigers, but we thought it would be weird for the public, since they knew that the animals were no longer there..“

Referring to the reflection that there had been concerning the tigers, Guillaume Ramain declared: “We finally opted for tiger statues in the treasure room and we decided to animate them to bring them to life like the gargoyles in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame or the creatures in Fantastic Beasts.Finally, he added:The candidates will have to play with the felines. The tigers will interact with the contestants during the show, sometimes it will be funny or disturbing. For example, they will lick their chops when candidates run past them.“In total, the project would have required four months of work. If she won’t have to bring the tigers back into the cages, Felindra will always be present in the game show. She will indeed continue to turn the head of the tiger in order to free the Boyars!

What happened to Kashmir and Tosca, the tigers of Fort Boyard?

Last February, Adventure Line Productions revealed that the last two tigers present in the game would be retiring. It was then stated:After discussing it with our breeder/trainer and in close collaboration with France Télévisions, ALP and France Télévisions will devote until their end of life, a sum allowing the tigers to continue to receive all the necessary care and to have an end of life with respect for the animal dignity that is dear to us.“For his part, Thierry Leportier, owner of the tigers, confided: “Thanks to their involvement and concern for the future of my animals, I am a little more serene about the continuity of the well-being of my tigers.“

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Fort Boyard
On February 24, 2022, Adventure Line Productions announced in a press release that there would be no more tigers in Fort Boyard.

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Fort Boyard
It had been indicated: “We want to reassure our loyal viewers (…) The spirit of the tigers will always be present because they are an integral part of the magic of the program.”

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Fort Boyard
On Friday, June 24, 2022, it was revealed that the tigers were being replaced with CG animations.

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Father Fouras
For the Huffington Post, Guillaume Ramain, artistic producer of the show since 2011, explained: “At first we thought of putting archival images of tigers but we thought it would be weird for the public, since he knew the animals were gone.”

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Fort Boyard
Referring to the reflection that there had been concerning the tigers, Guillaume Ramain declared: “We finally opted for statues of tigers in the treasure room and we decided to animate them to bring them to life.”

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Fort Boyard
Finally, he added: “The contestants will have to play with the felines. The tigers will interact with the contestants during the show, sometimes it will be funny or disturbing.”