news culture Medellin: Franck Gastambide (Taxi 5, Validated) is making a comeback on Amazon in a wacky action comedy with an unlikely cast
He’s sometimes compared (wrongly or unfairly) to the French Vin Diesel… in terms of his “haircut” and love of action. Franck Gastambide has made a small name for himself with his audiovisual projects – films and series – in just a few years and we should be talking about the next one. The starting shot is as improbable as the throw.
French Vin Diesel on Amazon
If you follow some French film and/or audiovisual news, you probably know Franck Gastambide, if only for Taxi 5, which was a huge disappointment for many fans of the saga that began in 1998 with Samy Nacéri at the wheel. . 20 years later The fifth episode leaves the dark rooms, and for many it is the cold shower.
However, those who want to be the Franco-French counterpart of Vin Diesel have established themselves on the film and television landscape with several projects that have received a much warmer reception with the Validé series at the top of the list. The track “Juvenile Prison” has become a classic. Franck Gastambide has not been idle and is returning on Amazon Prime Video with an exclusive through June 2nd, 2023. Just announced, Medellin is therefore coming to the SVOD service of the American online sales giant in less than 2 months. This action-comedy directed by and starring Franck Gastambide features a highly unlikely cast (see below) to bring to life a storyline that is France’s answer to the action heroes of the ’80s and ’90s. Here is the official synopsis from Medellin:
When Brahim, a young Youtuber, is kidnapped by narcos in Colombia, his entire neighborhood is in shock. When his brother Réda, who is also the most respected man in town, sees that the French authorities seem unperturbed by his fate, he does not hesitate for a second and convinces his friends Stan and Chafik to accompany him there to find him him. Once there, everything is child’s play for the three Frenchmen with their different city codes. Luckily for them, they meet Marissa, a Colombian police officer, and Robbie, a former American agent… Thanks to them, they will manage to track down Brahim and try to free him from the clutches of the narcos, who are ultimately much more dangerous than Reda had foreseen. – Amazon Prime Video
The casting of Medellin :
- Franck Gastambide (Without respite, Taxi 5, Validated)
- Ramzy Bedia (H, Le Flambeau, Ratz)
- Anouar Toubali (Pattaya, Taxi 5)
- Brahim Bouhlel (superhero against his will, Taxi 5)
- Mike Tyson (I’m Ali, Ip Man 3, Very Bad Trip 3)
Amazon Prime Video in April 2023
Netflix’s main post-Disney+ competitor is none other than Amazon Prime Video, which is pulling out all the stops to add more subscribers over the months. The recent deal between Warner Bros. Entertainment and the North American company obviously didn’t go unnoticed. That should put gamers to shame in a fast-growing market, as Prime Video has just offered HBO Max-stamped content, ie Game of Thrones, The Last of Us and so on, via the Warner Pass ($9.99/month). . The streaming platform does not neglect its own catalog and announces the color this month April 2023 with several programs that should appeal to moviegoers as well as series fans.
- Breath of Life – April 1st
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – April 1st
- Anger in the belly – April 1st
- Minesweepers – April 1
- Redefined: Jr Smith (Season 1) – April 4th
- The Sex Life of College Girls (Season 2) – April 5th
- Operation Fortune: Cunning War – April 7th
- The Boarding School: Las Cumbres Season 3 – April 7th
- Last Light (Season 1) – April 7th
- One OK Rock: Documentaire Live – April 7th
- Fabrice Eboué: Farewell yesterday – April 12th
- Greek Salad – April 14th
- The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel – April 14th
- Angry Birds: Friends as Pigs – April 16th
- Corsets & Clown Suits – April 18th
- The game – 19
- Dead Ringers (Season 1) – April 21
- Wild Isles (Season 1) – April 21
- Judy Flower Forever – April 21st
- OL vs OM – April 23rd
- House of Gucci – April 24th
- Citadel (Season 1) – April 28th
- Bed rest – April 28