'Lucky Luke' lives great adventures in the Tabernas desert

 The town of Mini Hollywood has hosted the filming of this French series for several days

Diario de Almeria

By Diego Martinez

December 8, 2024

[Filming of the series 'Lucky Luke' in the town of Mini Hollywood in Tabernas.]

The town of MiniHollywood in Tabernas has hosted for several days the filming of the French series Lucky Luke starring Alban Lenoir, Alice Taglioni, Jérôme Niel and Billie Blain. Alban Lenoir stars as Lucky Luke; Jérôme Niel is Joe Dalton and Billie Blain is Calamity Jane. For several days the town has remained closed to the public to host this filming that will close its recording in these days in the town of Fort Bravo. For the moment, there has been a certain silence around the shooting, and only the figuration that was selected in a face-to-face casting at the Elba Hotel has been counted. About 700 people were chosen for the filming in Almeria for almost two months.

[Alban Lenoir, the protagonist of the series during filming at the Mini Hollywood.]

Alban Lenoir has managed to make a relevant niche for himself in the world of streaming thanks to his latest works, mainly on Netflix. If on the platform he already had a notable success with the film Alias. But it's clear that the role of Lucky Luke can redefine his career. Right now, he plays Lucky Luke in a new adaptation of Morris and René Goscinny's comic book character. It is an eight-episode miniseries intended for French television in which the actor himself also serves as a producer.

[Material that has been used in the series and that attracts a lot of attention.]

Born on December 16, 1980, in the town of Dijon (France), Lenoir has an extensive professional career behind him. A career that began with his first credited role in the film The Carrier (2004), gaining greater importance with his subsequent works in Nouveau monde (2005), Les aristos (2006) and finally his great job opportunity, the series Kaamelott.

In this renowned series, Lenoir played the soldier Ferghus, under the orders of Lancelot. After a first approach to cinema and series, the actor managed to channel his career towards the top with the appearance in the films French Blood (2015), The Crazy Story of Max and Léon, The Woman Who Knew How to Read, Angel Face, Al agua gambas and The Intervention. His popularity came with Netflix hits such as the French horror series Marianne, the thriller The Loose Bullet - as well as its 2022 sequel - and the sci-fi comedy Bigbug, which also coincided with his participation in the Prime series Video Calls. Lenoir is also known for his role as a stuntman on action films such as Vengeance, Outlaw, Countdown, and The Last Witness.

[Part of the props used in the filming of the series at the Mini Hollywood.]

Jerome Niel is a French actor, comedian, and writer. After finishing high school, with a specialization in economics and social sciences, he worked as a seller of gardening tools. He then entered a radio school and moved to Paris, where he worked for RMC to pay the rent. In Paris, he began uploading his videos to YouTube and made a name for himself on MTV, for which he filmed forty episodes. In 2013, Le Grand Journal took notice of Jérôme's web series Groom Service in Montreux and hired him to make star-studded episodes at the Cannes Film Festival.