Controversial Filmmaker Roman Polanski To Begin Work On His Next Film With Star Jean Dujardin Attached

When talking about the ever-growing #MeToo movement, there have been some big names in the entertainment industry that have been seen as the poster children for everything wrong with Hollywood. Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein, and Woody Allen seem to always be brought up in those discussions. Joining those men has also been Roman Polanski. However, unlike those previous names, Polanski is still finding a way to keep working.

We’re not going to get into the details about the crimes committed by Polanski, as it’s been discussed at length previously. But needless to say, there’s a reason that the filmmaker won’t come back to the US and the Academy expelled him from its membership. That being said, Polanski is still working, and according to a new report, might have his biggest film in years on deck.

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Allocine is reporting that Polanski will shortly begin production on his next film, “J’accuse.” The film is expected to tell the story of the famous Dreyfus affair, which was a political scandal that rocked France in the late 19th century. The scandal included a Jewish man being wrongfully convicted of treason, even after there was irrefutable evidence showing someone else was the culprit.

Polanski has long been in development of a film surrounding this topic but admitted multiple times that it was going to be a costly project and would have to land a major star to secure funding. Well, the report states that the filmmaker found that star in Jean Dujardin.

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Dujardin, for those unfamiliar, is a major French actor, best known around the world for his Oscar-winning performance in “The Artist.” The actor has a long filmography of French films, including the acclaimed ‘OSS 117’ films. He’s also shown up in several US productions, such as “The Monuments Men” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Suffice to say, Polanski needed a star for “J’accuse” to get made, and Dujardin fits the bill.

So, despite the negative attention and controversy surrounding the director in the States, Polanski has continued to thrive overseas, with no end in sight. The real question now remains what will happen to the film once it’s completed and seeks distribution? At this point, it’s anyone’s guess.