Eric Judor turned down the role of Asterix, deeming the casting unsuitable
He explained that playing a Gaul didn't fit his Austrian-Guadeloupean mixed heritage.
The video this brief is aboutEric Judor declined an offer to play Asterix, deeming the casting unsuitable. In an interview for Small Talk, he said: “I think it’s a miscasting, an Austrian-Guadeloupean mixed-heritage person playing a Gaul.” He was told he lacked imagination. He didn’t specify which film it was, but it was a proposal from 10-15 years ago. Meanwhile, the Gauls are returning to the screen: Astérix - Le Royaume de Nubie is coming out as an animated version at the end of the year, and the next live-action film, Asterix: The Twelve Tasks, sees Jonathan Cohen behind the camera. According to Écran Large, the director confirmed he would not play the hero.