The filming of the series Of money and blood – to be discovered from October 16 on Canal+ – was marked by an important change: the arrival of Niels Schneider in the role of Jérôme Attias, initially attributed to the actor Gaspard Ulliel, who died on January 19, 2022 in a car accident. ski.
This is the most anticipated French series in recent months. The fiction Of money and blood will be broadcast on Monday October 16, 2023 at 9:10 p.m. on Canal+. Directed by Xavier Giannoli, the mini-series was shocked by the death of Gaspard Ulliel, who died in a tragic ski accident on January 19, 2022. The actor who received the César for best actor in 2017 for his role in Just the end of the world was to play the character of Jérôme Attias, a young trader from the 16th arrondissement of Paris who wants to have fun and ends up getting involved in the carbon tax scam. It is ultimately Niels Schneider who will play this sulphurous character. Interviewed by our colleagues from Vanity Fairthe actor spoke about the fears he had before starting this filming unlike any other.
“I felt carried by others“, confides Niels Schneider
The disappearance of Gaspard Ulliel was brutal and, logically, the teams Of money and blood were struck by mourning. This is why actor Niels Schneider was worried about taking over the role of Jérôme Attias, the first images of which had already been shot by his predecessor a few months earlier. To convince Niels Schneider, director Xavier Giannoli wanted to remind the actor that “if we make cinema, it is also to ward off death and tragedy“. After a few days of reflection, and pushed by his partner Virginie Efira, the actor agrees to join the cast of this new original series from Canal+. Filming of the series resumes in April 2022, actor Niels Schneider says he was warmly welcomed by actors Vincent Lindon and Ramzy Bedia. “I felt carried by others”, he remembers, he who feared the reaction of his playing partners.
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How Niels Schneider conditioned himself for his role in Of money and blood
When filming resumed, Niels Schneider confided that he had conditioned himself to play the character of Jérôme Attias. The actor replayed the scenes already filmed by his predecessor three months earlier. He confides that he “all the time” thought of him during filming. A difficult period for the actor who still wonders how his comrades experienced this painful moment. In order to protect himself and find his place in the series, Niels Schneider reveals that he “asked not to know” which scenes had been played by Gaspard Ulliel.
