Trivia / OSS 117: From Africa with Love

• B-Team Sequel: Nicolas Bedos directed the film instead of Michel Hazanavicius (the two previous films' director) this time around. Hazanavicius didn't like the script and got busy elsewhere with Le Prince oublié and Final Cut, and his Associated Composer Ludovic Bource did not come back either.
• Completely Different Title: The film's original French subtitle is Alerte rouge en Afrique noire ("Red Alert in Black Africa").
• Creative Differences: Michel Hazanavicius didn't come back to direct this one because he didn't like the script.
• Delayed Release Tie-In: The first trailer for the film has 117 (Jean Dujardin) tell the viewers to meet up with him on February 3, 2021. The movie's release date was moved to April, 14 then August 4 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown for public-welcoming businesses being extended past early February (it eventually ended in May).
• Dueling Works: Came out two weeks after Kaamelott: Premier Volet, another long awaited French comedy sequel that was Saved from Development Hell with the last installment (the final season of Kaamelott) dating back to 2009 (like Lost in Rio). Both have some really stupid protagonists trying to work things out in service of their country.
• Release Date Change: It was originally due to come out on February 3, 2021. It was moved to April 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown being extended for many businesses, theatrical included. Then it was pushed to (and released on) August 4.
• Saved from Development Hell: A third OSS 117 film with Dujardin was planned shortly after the release of OSS 117: Lost in Rio, but many problems got in the way. Dujardin was also reluctant for a time because he thought society in The New '10s got way too sensitive regarding humor that's perceived as "politically incorrect". He liked the final script enough to give it a go over a decade later, eventually.
• Sequel Gap: Came out twelve years after the previous one, Lost in Rio.

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