Louvre heist to be turned into film
The recent heist at the Louvre Museum, where thieves stole jewels valued at $100 million, is being adapted into a film and a documentary series. French director Romain Gavras will base the film on the investigative book 'Main basse sur le Louvre.' Despite arrests, the stolen jewels remain missing, highlighting the complexities of art theft in the criminal world.
- ▪The Louvre heist occurred on October 19, 2025, resulting in the theft of jewels worth $100 million.
- ▪Film rights to the investigative book about the heist have been sold to production company Iconoclast.
- ▪The documentary series rights were acquired by a British producer, according to Flammarion publishing house.
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- ▪ Louvre museum heist set to become a film — Le Monde (EN)
- ▪ $128m Louvre jewellery heist to be turned into film — Straits Times — World
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Workers install a security grill at the window of the Louvre Museum, where in October four burglars made off with jewels worth $102 million, in Paris, France, Dec. 23, 2025. Reuters-YonhapPARIS — Last year's brazen robbery of the Louvre — when thieves made off with jewellery worth some $100 million — is set to become a movie and a documentary series, a publisher said on Tuesday.French director Romain Gavras — whose work includes 2025 Hollywood film "Sacrifice" starring Anya Taylor-Joy and music videos including most recently a hypnotic schoolboy choreography for GENER8ION — will draw inspiration from the investigative book "Main basse sur le Louvre" (literally "A grab at the Louvre").Film rights to the book about the October 19, 2025 heist had been sold to the production company…
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