Colin Firth: Making France's "Intouchables" bankable in the U.S. (REUTERS)

Colin Firth is attached to play the Francois Cluzet role, and "Bridesmaids" director Paul Feig will helm it. The role of the black, petty criminal portrayed by Sy has yet to be cast.

"I'm very curious to see how they navigate that very delicate minefield which we had to in France," Sy said. "How will they adapt it to the American context? That's the big challenge."

When asked who he imagines in his role, he smiled broadly and said, "Meryl Streep. She has such amazing depth and range that she would be entirely capable of playing this."

(The story was refiled to fix typo in co-director name, Eric Toledano)

(Reporting by Jordan Riefe, Editing By Bob Tourtellotte)


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