The second part of the diptych produced by Antonin Baudry, I write your namecovering the period from 1942 to 1944, was initially scheduled to be released on July 3, one month to the day after the first part.
Last minute change of plans for The Battle of Gaulle. Initially scheduled for July 3, the release date of the second part of the big-budget diptych, I write your namewas brought forward by a week. Spectators will be able to discover it in theaters from June 26.
By bringing forward the release of the film by seven days, Pathé certainly intends to take full advantage of the Film Festival, which takes place from Sunday June 28 to Wednesday July 1. As a reminder, spectators will be able to buy their place at the single price of 5 euros during these four days.
A first week behind the sixth Scary Movie
This decision comes especially after the sluggish start of the first part, L’Âage de ironvisible in cinemas since June 3. For its first week of operation, the film only attracted some 388,000 spectators and was outstripped by the sixth opus of the horror-parodic franchise. Scary Movie.
These figures are particularly disappointing given the budget for this fresco retracing the journey of Charles de Gaulle, played by Simon Abkarian, from his appeal launched from London on June 18, 1940 until the Liberation in 1944.
The two films directed by Antonin Baudry officially benefited from an envelope of at least 75 million euros, an amount greater than that of the previous large-scale diptych produced by Pathé, the adaptation of Three musketeers. But the first opus released in 2023, D’Artagnanhad made a much more promising start with a million spectators for its first week and a final score exceeding three million entries.
