Death Instinct and Public Enemy No. 1 are two French Films described by Variety through Coming Soon as "ambitious" which had previously been pulled, now though they are back on.

Starring the superb Vincent Cassel, Marion Cottillard and Eva Green and directed by Jean-Francois Richet, these stories tell the tale of the notorious French Gangster Jacques Mesrine, played by Cassel. Mesrine tells the exciting and twist filled story of the Gangster through his dangerous and crime filled career up until his death in 1979.

What's even more special is that Cassel's father, Jean-Pierre Cassel , is on IMDB as appearing in the film too, a man who has appeared in over 180 films, first starring in 1953.

Cassel (junior) is a superb actor who I've seen now in a number of projects, both French and English, and he just seems to command the screen when he's on it. I'm definitely excited for this film. There are so many of his films I could recommend, one that particularly struck me was The Crimson Rivers, but there's La Haine and his superb performance in Derailed (review). I'm sure the Twitch guys will wade in and tell me I've missed out his greatest performance in...