Jesse Eisenberg to Play Famous Mime Marcel Marceau in Resistance

Famous mime Marcel Marceau to be portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg in Resistance

Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) has been cast in the role of well-known French mime Marcel Marceau in the upcoming film Resistance, according to Variety. The film will be written and directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz (Hands of Stone). The film is set around Marcel Marceau’s work with the French resistance during the Nazi occupation of World War II.

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Marceau and his family fled to Limoges when he was 16 at the start of World War II. His father was captured and killed in Auschwitz. Marceau was taken by his mother to see a Charlie Chaplain film at a young age and used mime to keep help save the lives of Jewish children by keeping them quiet while he helped them escape to Switzerland while working for the French resistance.

Resistance will begin production in early 2018. The film will be produced by Claudine Jakubowicz and Carlos Garcia de Paredes who worked together for Hands of Stone. Marcel Marceau’s oldest son Baptiste has reportedly been closely involved with the research for the film and will executive produce. Marceau was made Grand Officier de la Légion d’Honneur (1998) and was awarded the National Order of Merit (1998) in France for his work.

Eisenberg is known for his work in The Social Network, which garnered him an Academy Award nomination. He’s been seen in films like Now You See Me, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice where he played legendary DC Comics villain Lex Luthor, Cafe Society and Zombieland. He was the voice of Blu in Rio and Rio 2. He’ll return as Lex Luthor in the upcoming film Justice League.

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