Read also “Secrets of history”: d’Artagnan, a life worthy of his legend on France 3 The casting director couldn’t believe her eyes! » He was very receptive since we got a response from him extremely quickly, in less than 48 hours. We contacted an English casting director and we listed potential actors. We were also looking for someone who speaks French.

For the character’s credibility and authenticity, we needed someone who was at least from across the Channel, or even across the Atlantic.

So it was an opportunity to give a more international dimension to the filmexplains Jean-Baptiste Neyrac, the producer. You should know that this race is very well known in the United States, almost more than in France. “The film takes place during the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which takes place this year. Jason Priestley not only has experience in the automotive field, but he also speaks a little French, an essential et to get the role. “Jason Priestley was at the top of our list” He was then at the head of a team in the Ind圜ar Series. He started in the 90s by participating in the Gumball 3000 rally in 1999 before being the victim of an accident in 2002 in the Indy Pro Series on the Kentucky circuit.

The actor is pionate about car racing and leads, in parallel with his life as an actor, a career as a driver. Jason Priestley is not present in this fiction either by chance. Nobody knows but Ryan Martin is a former driver of the 24 hours of Le Mans and is not present by chance… Both are led to investigate the Palestro family, at the head of a well-known amateur team in the city of Le Mans, and in particular on father Antoine Palestro (Olivier Marchal), a character as charismatic as he is authoritarian. Captain Sabrina Nedjard (Éléonore Bernheim), in charge of the investigation, is exceptionally accompanied by Ryan Martin (Jason Priestley), member of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as part of an exchange between the services. A pilot is discovered dead on the famous French circuit. The TV movie, baptized Death on the trail, takes place during the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Read also Jason Priestley: ‘My kids are watching Beverly Hills to make fun of me’

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