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Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles-based All Rights Entertainment has launched international sales on \u201cChristopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon\u201d at the Cannes Film Market, with Frankie Muniz and Christopher Lloyd leading the cast of the family adventure feature, the opening chapter in a planned trilogy.<\/p>\n
The film follows a history student drawn into a race to uncover a long-buried secret Napoleon concealed in Paris, navigating rival secret societies alongside his best friend and a fellow student as they trace clues connecting centuries past to the present day. Producers have cited \u201cNational Treasure\u201d and \u201cThe Da Vinci Code\u201d as reference points.<\/p>\n
More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Muniz (\u201cMalcolm in the Middle\u201d) and Lloyd, whose career spans several of the most widely recognized franchises in mainstream cinema, carry a layer of cross-generational resonance into the project: Lloyd appeared as Malcolm\u2019s grandfather during the original series run. Thomas Lemoine, who recently appeared opposite Pierre Lottin in \u201cIn Custody\u201d and is set to appear in the upcoming Netflix series \u201cThe Countess of Monte Cristo,\u201d rounds out the leading trio.<\/p>\n The film is directed by Peter Lyons Collister, whose credits as cinematographer and second-unit director include \u201cSonic the Hedgehog,\u201d \u201cThe Lost City,\u201d \u201cTransformers,\u201d \u201cThe Amazing Spider-Man\u201d and \u201cRush Hour 3.\u201d Cinematography is by J\u00f6rg Widmer, a frequent collaborator of Terrence Malick on \u201cThe Tree of Life,\u201d \u201cA Hidden Life\u201d and \u201cThe Way of the Wind.\u201d<\/p>\n The production is by AuldLands Films and Future Vision Ltd., with support from Screen Malta.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Christopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon\u2019 is conceived as a true family adventure for today\u2019s international audience: a mystery-driven treasure hunt with historical depth, cinematic scale and a positive emotional core,\u201d the producers said. \u201cAs the first chapter of a planned trilogy, the film is designed to entertain internationally while giving younger audiences a sense of curiosity, courage and discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles-based All Rights Entertainment has launched international sales on \u201cChristopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon\u201d at the Cannes Film Market, with Frankie Muniz and Christopher Lloyd leading the cast of the family adventure feature, the opening chapter in a planned trilogy. The film follows a history student drawn into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2420775,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[469395,474288,310302,358256,332385,474289,361002,344454,474290,474291],"class_list":["post-2420774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cannes-film-market","tag-christopher-hope","tag-christopher-lloyd","tag-frankie-muniz","tag-malcolm-in-the-middle","tag-napoleon","tag-national-treasure","tag-paris","tag-pierre-lottin","tag-thomas-lemoine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frankie-Muniz-Christopher-Lloyd-Board-Paris-Set-Family-Adventure-\u2018Christopher-Hope.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420776,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420774\/revisions\/2420776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}