A new edition of the Met Gala, a book about his life and now Disney+ series. 2023 is obviously the year of Cal Lagerfeld.. Four years after the designer’s death, the streaming platform is dedicating Kaiser Karl to him, a production with no release date yet that promises big surprises for fashion lovers, starting with an all-star cast.
Cast of Kaiser Karl
It has been talked about since August 2021, and now, finally, filming has begun. Based on the book “Kaiser Karl” by journalist Refaeli Bakke. there series in 6 episodes traces the life of a couturier from his youth in Hamburg to moving to Paris at the age of 20 with his mother, from winning the 1955 fashion competition that opened the doors of Pierre Balmain’s fashion house to launching his perfume and clothing label Lagerfeld. A rising parable that led him, among other things, to the creative direction of first Fendi and then Chanel. Not only a career, but also a personal life: in a series directed by Jérôme Sallet and Audrey Estrugo, we try to explore the designer’s most intimate and personal side, starting with his relationship with Jacques de Bascher to his rivalry with Pierre Berger.
Filming is currently underway in France, Italy and Monaco, with over 2,200 extras on 40 sets, for a total of 3,000 costumes. Instead, five will be the main translators, starting with hero Daniel Brühl, who gained world fame thanks to the song “Farewell, Lenin!” (2003) and selected to play the role of Karl Lagarfeld. His love story is put side by side Theodore Pellerin What plays Jacques de Bascher. The cast also includes Arnaud Valois as Yves Saint Laurent AND Alex Lutz who plays Pierre Berger. Agnès Jaoui instead of Gabi Aghionfounder of the Chloé brand, which allowed Karl Lagerfeld to achieve fame.
But that’s not all, because in addition to the long-awaited series, the release date of which is not yet known, we know that it is being worked on for the big screen. biopic about Karl Lagerfeld with Jared Letowho has never hidden his admiration for the designer and who will once again prove his amazing shoe-changing skills.
Source: Elle