It had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and will finally see a release later this year. The film is Papillon which stars Charlie Hunnam and Rami Malek in a redo of the bestselling memoir of the same name. The first Papillon trailer has just debuted online, along with the official U.S. one-sheet and some all new images.
First Papillon trailer arrives online
Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books “Papillon” and “Banco”, the film follows the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape.
Yorick Van Wageningen, Roland Moller, Tommy Flanagan, and Eve Hewson round out the cast.
Papillon is directed by Michael Noer and written by Aaron Guzikoswski. It will be released in U.S. cinemas on August 24th by Bleeker Street. A UK release has yet to be decided.
Watch the first Papillon trailer below.
