After gaining international fame with Netflix’s superhit series ‘Lupin’, French star Omar Sy has now entered into a multi-year feature film deal with Netflix. This makes Sy the first talent or filmmaker from France to have such a deal with Netflix.
As part of this new partnership, Sy will star in and executive produce original films that will be developed by his Paris and L.A. based production company for Netflix.
Talking about his deal with Netflix actor and comedian Omar Sy said, “I have experienced Netflix’s collaboration with artists and their passion to bring unique and diverse stories to homes all over the world. I am very happy to have the opportunity to extend the relationship and look forward to this next step of our journey together.”
“We have been lucky enough to have worked closely with Omar for a number of years and are excited to now expand our partnership further to bring his creative vision to our global audiences. We look forward to working together with Omar and his team as he grows as a producer and brings more unique stories and voices to Netflix,” said Gaelle Mareschi, Director of International Original Film for Netflix in France.
Sy started his career as a comedian back in 1996 and has been part of several projects since then. His first international breakout was with 2011 film ‘The Intouchables’ by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano. He won the César Award for best actor for his role in the film and became the first Black man to receive it.
Some of his other notable credits include ‘X-Men: Days of the Future’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Two Is A Family’, ‘Chocolat’, ‘Inferno’ and more. But it was with Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ that Omar Sy became an international sensation.
Sy’s ‘Lupin’ is one of Netflix’s most watched and popular series around the world till date. Sy played the role of Assane Diop in the series that tells the story of a gentlemen thief and burglar Arsène Lupin. It was created by George Kay and Louis Leterrier had directed its first three episodes. Sy had also served as creative producer for some of the episodes of ‘Lupin’.
Meanwhile, Omar Sy is all set to work with Leterrier once again for his upcoming action comedy film, Tour de Force, co-starring Laurent Lafitte and launching on Netflix globally in 2022.
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