A musical show project on Lance and account is blocked by a war of rights between Réjean Tremblay and producer Caroline Héroux, learned The newspaper. “You have to think of the public who would be happy to find Lance and account For surely one last time, ”regrets the initiator of the project, Jean-François Blais.
Next year will mark 40e anniversary of Lance and account. For the occasion, various projects will highlight this important step in the history of modern television, including a book on franchise.
But the most ambitious project is currently blocked on the drawing table. Imagined by Jean-François Blais (The voice, Live from the universe), le spectacle musical Lance and account – The final meeting would be a major multidisciplinary production that would mix theater, music, circus and dance.
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The director has worked on his creation in the last months, with the downstream of Réjean Tremblay. The catch? Caroline Héroux, who produced the TV seasons of Lance and account Since 2002 as well as the feature film in 2010, refuses to give the green light, claiming to hold the rights of the brand Lance and account.
Producer Caroline Héroux.
Photo Mathieu Rivard, Defended editions!
“Réjean and I don’t talk to each other,” she said to Journalvisibly irritated.
According to her, this disagreement “has long continued”. “When actors call me cursed against me on a decision that I did not make … I picked myself up with lawyers and legal battles because Mr. [Tremblay] gave authorizations that he did not have to give. “
An advertisement of the Parti Québécois
According to Réjean Tremblay, this is a situation which occurred in 2023 which would have made everything derail. For the by-election in Jean-Talon, that summer, the Parti Québécois had asked him for permission to use the credits of Lance and account For an advertisement, which he had accepted.
Réjean Tremblay.
QMI agency photo, Roger Gagnon
Réjean Tremblay claims that the Parti Québécois and have received a formal notice from Caroline Héroux when the advertisement was broadcast.
Contacted by The newspaper On this story, the PQ confirmed that it has received a formal notice in 2023. The party paid all the rights of this advertisement “to be in good standing”. “We are also committed to the people concerned to remove the video from the web, which was done,” said Legrand, director general of the Parti Québécois.
An agreement that dates from 40 years
For his part, Réjean Tremblay is convinced that he had the rights to Lance and account “For a novel, a play and a musical”. This agreement would have been signed over 40 years ago with Claude Héroux, the father of Caroline, who was the first producer of Lance and account.
“If Jean-François Blais wants to make a show, will we have to dig up a 40-year contract? Rejean Tremblay asks. Do you think I have the original contract? “
No reconciliation in sight
For Caroline Héroux, the possibilities of reconciliation with her former colleague seem zero. “I will not work with Réjean Tremblay. I gave in this department, for several years even. ”
She agrees that this conflict will deprive the public of a project – the musical show – which could be interesting and promising. “But that’s how it is life.”
