Guru (2026 film)

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Guru
French Gourou
Directed by Yann Gozlan
Screenplay by
  • Yann Gozlan
  • Jean-Baptiste Delafon
Produced byWassim Beji
Starring
CinematographyAntoine Sanier
Music byChloé Thévenin
Production
companies
  • WY Productions
  • Ninety Films
  • StudioCanal
  • Panache Productions
  • M6 Films
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release date
  • 28 January 2026 (2026-01-28)(France)
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget €12.5 million [1]

Guru (French : Gourou) is an upcoming 2026 French psychological thriller film directed by Yann Gozlan, from a screenplay he wrote with Jean-Baptiste-Delafon. The film stars Pierre Niney as a charismatic and manipulative self-help guru. The supporting cast includes Marion Barbeau, Anthony Bajon and Holt McCallany. It is a co-production between France and Belgium.

Contents

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released by StudioCanal on 28 January 2026.

Cast

Production

Guru was first announced on 15 March 2024. [2] [3] It is the seventh feature film by French director Yann Gozlan. He wrote the screenplay with Jean-Baptiste Delafon, with whom he previously collaborated on the psychological thriller Visions (2023). The films stars Pierre Niney as a charismatic personal development coach whose toxic behavior and abuse of power spirals into paranoia. For the role, Niney was inspired by Jake Gyllenhaal's character in Nightcrawler (2014) and Tom Cruise's character in Magnolia (1999). Other roles include Marion Barbeau, Anthony Bajon and Holt McCallany. [4] [5]

The film was produced by Wassim Beji at WY Productions and was co-produced by Pierre Niney with Marc-Henri De Busschere through his company Ninety Films. It was co-produced by StudioCanal, M6 Films and the Belgian company Panache Productions. [4] [1] Principal photography began in November 2024 and wrapped in February 2025. It was shot in Paris and its suburbs (Charles de Gaulle Airport), as well as in Las Vegas. [1] [6]

Release

International sales are handled by StudioCanal, which is also set to theatrically release the film in France on 28 January 2026. In May 2025, the company presented the film at the Marché du Film in Cannes to be acquired by distributors around the world. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gourou (ex Coach)". ScriptOclap (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Pierre Niney devient Gourou pour Yann Gozlan". Le Film Français (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (15 March 2024). "French Actor Pierre Niney to Co-Produce, Star as Toxic Coach in 'Gourou,' Directed by 'Black Box' Helmer Yann Gozlan (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Keslassy, Elsa (12 May 2025). "'Monte Cristo' Actor Pierre Niney on Starring as a Toxic Superstar Coach in 'Guru,' Studiocanal's Thriller Directed by Yann Gozlan (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Pierre Niney incarne un coach manipulateur dans Gourou de Yann Gozlan". Le Figaro (in French). 13 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Des figurants recherchés pour un casting avec Pierre Niney dans le Val-d'Oise". Actu.fr (in French). 23 October 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025.


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