As for the distributor, he hardly believes in it. The proof, he did not want to invest the 200,000 euros in exit costs initially planned. This explains why Papamobile only left in six cities in France. And again, talking about the city is a big word. Apart from Avignon, the other localities have less than 35,000 inhabitants! These are Bagnoles-de-l’Orne, Saverne, Douvaine, Évian-les-Bains and Romans-sur-Isère. Not a room in Paris offers Papamobile on the bill.
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In the Parisian pages, the distributor also plays cards on the table. “The first assembly in 2024 was not satisfactory. Then the final assembly turned out to be disappointing, not only for us, and not up to the scenario, the director, its actors and associated promises.” Hard, hard.
Unsurprisingly, this unpacking does not please the director who feels betrayed. The nanar side of his film, he claims it. On the other hand, it castigates the budget which was awarded to him. “It was supposed to be a big action comedy, but from the start, we did not have the expected budget,” deplores Sylvain Estibal, still in Le Parisien. Result: he could not turn in the legendary studios of Cinecitta, in Rome, but in Mexico where he chained the galleys and had to slar in the scenario for lack of means.
In interview, he announced that the film would be indoors in Germany and Belgium. Verification made on Friday, there was nothing programmed with us …
A Giga Bad Buzz therefore for Papamobile who will however be entitled to a second session. But you will have to be patient, the film will be offered on Amazon Prime Video next year. By then, everyone may have forgotten their existence … or not.
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