The heist of the crown jewels from the Louvre for 88 million euros is headed for the big screen. Director Romain Gavras promises an exciting story based on the new book.
Last year’s robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris, in which the perpetrators stole the crown jewels worth approximately 88 million euros, will be made into a film. The French publishing house Flammarion reported on this on Tuesday, AFP reported.
The French director Romain Gavras, known for the film Sacrifice from 2025 with Anya Taylor-Joy or the video clips of the GENER8ION group, will be inspired by the investigative book Main basse sur le Louvre when shooting the film. It is the work of three journalists – from the newspapers Le Parisien, Le Monde and the magazine Paris Match. It will be released on bookstore shelves on Wednesday.
In the book, authors Jean-Michel Décugis (Le Parisien), Jérémie Pham-Lê (Le Monde) and Nicolas Torrent (Paris Match) write about how “weekend robbers” managed to break into the Apollo Gallery in the Louvre on October 19, 2025 and steal the crown jewels.
The specialist magazine Le Film Français reported that the entire project is still in the preparation phase. The title of the film and the cast have not yet been announced. The rights to film the book were acquired by the production company Iconoclast. The rights to the documentary series, which will also be created, are in turn owned by a British producer.
Investigation without results
The robbery sent shockwaves around the world and triggered a crisis in the world-famous museum, which eventually led to the replacement of its director, Laurence des Cars. In parallel, an audit of security measures took place in the institution.
Even after seven months of investigation and the arrest of the main suspects, the stolen jewelry could not be found. The authors of the book, which the filmmakers want to be inspired by, said that the disappearance of the jewels has become “a mystery that has thrown investigators into deep confusion.”
According to them, this case shows that the theft of works of art has become a profitable business for many criminals and that organized crime has found a new source of income in them.
