Louvre heist to be turned into film by French director Romain GavrasThe daring robbery sent shock waves around the world, and the stolen jewels – worth around US$100 million – remain unrecovered1-MIN READ1-MIN0ListenPublished: 2:39am, 27 May 2026Updated: 2:44am, 27 May 2026Last year’s brazen robbery of the Louvre – when thieves made off with jewellery worth some US$100 million – is set to become a film, 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 Louvre" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="134644" data-entity-type="topic">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 Iconoclast, the Flammarion publishing house said.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Louvre heist to be turned into film by French director Romain Gavras
French director Romain Gavras will adapt the brazen October 19, 2025, Louvre heist into a film. The robbery saw thieves steal jewelry valued at approximately $100 million, which remains unrecovered.
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French director Romain Gavras will adapt the brazen October 19, 2025, Louvre heist into a film. The robbery saw thieves steal jewelry valued at approximately $100 million, which remains unrecovered. Gavras, known for his work on the upcoming Hollywood film *Sacrifice* and music videos, will draw inspiration from the investigative book *Main basse sur le Louvre* (A Grab at the Louvre). Flammarion publishing house announced that the film rights to the book about the heist have been sold to the production company Iconoclast.
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The heist occurred on October 19, 2025.
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Film rights to the book about the heist were sold to the production company Iconoclast.
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Romain Gavras will draw inspiration from the investigative book 'Main basse sur le Louvre'.
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The stolen jewels from the heist are worth around US$100 million.
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The Louvre heist is being turned into a film by French director Romain Gavras.
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