The Love Story Between Juliette Greco and Miles Davis is Getting a Film... Here Are the Actors Who Will Portray These Two Legends on Screen!

These two music legends were in love, and a film recounting their passionate love story is set to be released. Discover the cast of the biopic "Miles & Juliette".

A new musical biopic is in the works. According to information from Satellifacts, American director Bill Pohlad, who has previously worked on biopics such as Love & Mercy, focused on the Beach Boys, and Dreamin’ Wild, centered on brothers Donnie and Joe Emerson, is currently scouting locations in the Parisian neighborhood of Saint-Germain-des-Prés for Miles & Juliette, with filming set to begin in October.

The feature film will explore the meeting and love story between American trumpeter Miles Davis and French singer and actress Juliette Gréco. Their relationship began in Paris in 1949, amidst the artistic and intellectual fervor of the post-war era, at the heart of the cafés in Saint-Germain-des-Prés.

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Who Will Portray Miles Davis and Juliette Greco?

The story begins when Miles Davis, then 23 years old, arrives in Paris for his first international tour. During a concert at the Pleyel hall, he meets 22-year-old Juliette Gréco. A passionate relationship blossoms between the two artists, but the social and racial realities of the time quickly complicate their story.

British actor Damson Idris, recently seen in F1, will portray Miles Davis, while Anamaria Vartolomei (The Count of Monte Cristo, The Event) will take on the role of Juliette Gréco. Xavier Dolan is also part of the cast in a role that has yet to be revealed.

The screenplay is penned by American playwright Zora Howard, while the music has been entrusted to pianist and composer Robert Glasper. No release date has been announced yet.