Millimages Launches Pre-Production on ‘Lascars 2’ Animated Feature

Millimages, one of the oldest independent animation studios and IP developers in Europe, has announced the start of pre-production on the second feature film in its Lascars series. Fifteen years after the first movie, the sequel brings back José and Tony for more adventures — this time set in Marseille!

Millimages initially produced a series of Lascars shorts (60 x 1′) in 1998, which became a cult phenomenon thanks to episodes such as “Baston de Regards,”
“Cigarette” and the fan favorite “J’Fais d’la Thaï.” In 2009, the first feature film attracted over 500,000 cinema admissions and was screened during the Critics’ Week at the Cannes Film Festival that year.

“Lascars is iconic, a real generational marker with an enduring notoriety in France. We’re thrilled to be doing this much-demanded sequel! This concept has inspired several films and series in the French audiovisual landscape, and it’s a source of pride to be back with the original teams, top-quality animation and humor that is as biting as ever,” says Bonnie Lener, Producer and Head of Development.

Currently, at the historic Millimages studio in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, the storyboard and animatics for the second Lascars film are under way. The sequel project was pitched at Cartoon Movie 2023, where it met with immediate enthusiasm from the industry and public alike: the teaser, leaked after its presentation, amassed over 700k views on X (Twitter), and was replayed on the pop culture website Konbini.

Synopsis: 10 years after their first adventures, the Lascars leave Condé sur Ginette for the suburbs of Marseille. Their goal: to track down Tony’s mother, who is believed to be holding an old inheritance worth several million euros! But with José about to become a father, and Tony sinking further and further into a loser life, their mission quickly degenerates…

The screenplay for Lascars 2 is written by the original team (Ismaël Sy Savané, Boris Dolivet and Alexis Dolivet), and will be directed by Laurent Nicolas, who also directed Season 1 of the series. The producers plan to bring back some of the original voices — including Ismaël Sy Savané and Vincent Cassel, who play the main duo — and also to open up the casting to new actors from today’s comedy scene.

Key partners on board to date include Umédia and Apollo as co-producers with Apollo handling worldwide distribution of all media, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max as the broadcast partner in France.

Lener and Millimages’ General Manager Adrien Moretto say their goal is to complete production on Lascars 2 in time to launch in the second half of 2025.