Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend

Villeneuve: The Rise of a LEgend
FrenchVilleneuve : l'ascension d'une légende
Directed byYan Lanouette Turgeon
Written byDaniel Roby
Guillaume Lonergan
Produced byChristian Larouche
StarringRémi Goulet
Rosalie Bonenfant
Patrice Robitaille
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byPhilippe Brault
Production
company
Distributed byLes Films Opale
Release date
  • September 19, 2026 (2026-09-19) (TIFF)
CountryCanada
LanguagesQuebec French
English

Villeneuve: The Rise of a Legend (French: Villeneuve : l'ascension d'une légende) is a Canadian biographical drama film, directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon and slated for release in 2026.[1] A dramatization of the early life of Canadian racing driver Gilles Villeneuve, the film centres on his early efforts to establish his racing career.[2]

The film stars Rémi Goulet as Villeneuve and Rosalie Bonenfant as his wife Joann Barthe, as well as Patrice Robitaille, Anick Lemay, Paul Doucet, Fabien Cloutier, Hubert Proulx, Étienne Galloy and Frank Crudele as Enzo Ferrari in supporting roles.[3]

Production

The film's production was first announced in 2023,[4] with screenwriter Daniel Roby slated to direct it.[5] Due to disagreements with producer Christian Larouche over the film's creative direction, he was dropped from the project in fall 2024, with Turgeon brought in to replace him.[6]

Around the same time the film had to pause production for budgetary reasons,[7] before resuming production in summer 2025.[8]

Release

The film is slated to premiere as the closing film of the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival.[9] It will go into commercial release in Quebec on November 11.[1]

References

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