INTERVIEW
Christian Jacq is the author of the five volumes of the saga Ramses , which tells the story of the Pharaoh Ramses II, published between 1995 and 1996. Five books that will soon be the subject of a television series adaptation. The publisher XO has sold the audiovisual adaptation rights of Ramses II to Picture Perfect Federation ( Marseille , The Bureau of Legends , Versailles ) and Anonymous Content ( True Detective , Mr. Robot , 13 Reasons Why ). The writer and researcher in Egyptology was at Matthieu Belliard, Monday evening on Europe 1.
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"A very big production"
Already asked to give up the rights of his saga, Christian Jacq had always refused. This time, in the face of the Picture Perfect Federation project and Anonymous Content, he and his publisher agreed. "They are committed to the means, so it will not be something mediocre", rejoices the writer, "it is about a big project". The specialist did not have details about the budget, but points out that it is "a very large production, in millions of dollars".
"I do not have the right to look"
Two years of preparation are planned before the project is shot. For the moment, no information on the casting. "I have no right to look," says Christian Jacq, "but it is provided in the contract that I will be consulted about historical data. The writer already has an idea of what he wants in terms of the final result. "I want this series to be beautiful," says the specialist, with a model in a corner of his head, "the remarkable series of Tudors ". "I cross my fingers to make it very good!" Concludes Christian Jacq.