Apr 23, 2026 3:49am PT

Iconic French Chef Bernard Loiseau, Who Inspired ‘Ratatouille,’ Getting Biopic From ‘Hippocrate’ Director

The untitled film is being developed and produced by France's Chi-Fou-Mi and 31 Juin Films

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Hugo Selignac’s Chi-Fou-Mi Productions is set to make a feature film about the life of late celebrity chef Bernard Loiseau, who partly inspired the character of chef Auguste Gusteau in “Ratatouille.”

The untitled film will be written and directed by Thomas Lilti, the Cesar-nominated French director of the hit Canal+ series “Hippocrate,” which was initially a film and played at Cannes’ Critics Week. Lilti also directed a raft of popular French films including “The Country Doctor,” “First Year” and “A Real Job.”

Iconic French Chef Bernard Loiseau, Who Inspired 'Ratatouille,' Getting Biopic From 'Hippocrate' Director