Louvre Heist to Be Turned Into Film
- On May 26, Flammarion publishing house announced film rights to Main Basse Sur Le Louvre have been sold to production company Iconoclast, with French director Romain Gavras set to adapt the October 19, 2025 Louvre heist involving $100 million in stolen jewellery.
- The brazen theft sent shockwaves globally and sparked a security crisis at the world-famous museum that led to the replacement of its director, Ms Laurence des Cars, though the stolen jewels remain missing after seven months of investigation despite arrests of main suspects.
- Written by three journalists from Le Parisien, Le Monde, and Paris Match, the book documents how the jewels' disappearance "has become a dense mystery, a puzzle that has plunged investigators into deep confusion," illustrating how art theft has become "a business like any other for many criminals."
- Launching tomorrow, the investigative book accompanies the early-stage film project, which according to trade magazine Le Film Francais remains without announced title or cast.
- Gavras brings substantial directorial experience to the project, having helmed the 2025 Hollywood film Sacrifice and created recent music videos including a hypnotic choreography for GENER8ION, positioning him to craft an unconventional true-crime adaptation.
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