Le Roi du Game

An upcoming French comedy, Le Roi du Game follows Alexandre, a man struggling to get along with his daughter, Isaure. After learning she has reached the final exam for a top business school, Alexandre discovers she has disappeared during a medieval fantasy role-playing event. To locate her, he joins the game as a cunning Game Master. While searching for his daughter, Alexandre adopts the persona of Renard Chafouin and begins to confront his own long-lost values and dreams.

The film is directed by Eric Judor, who also stars as Alexandre. This is the second film he has directed, following Alone in Paris from 2008. The production was a collaboration between Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, Fontana, and Polaris Film Productions, with a screenplay written by Antonin Fourlon and Cédric Prévost. The cast includes Maxime Biaggi as the Gamemaster and Ramzy Bedia as the Tree. Produced by François Lardenois, Nathan Franck, and Christophe Mazodier, the movie is scheduled for release on October 21, 2026.