Okay! There have been a few new Mélanie interviews/news articles I’ve missed posting while I’ve been busy, and I’m having trouble tracking all of them down again, but in the meantime there are two important bits of information that have surfaced: one, that her début full-length album with Damien Rice is officially completed, and two, she’s filming a new movie before “Putain de pluie !” shoots in October.

No news (still) on when the album is due to be released — I’m guessing summer, like she previously stated — but for people wondering about the language of the album, it’s all in French. The new film starts shooting at the end of May in Lyon, and it’s the debut feature by director Jêrome Legris. Mélanie plays a killer-for-hire who doubles as a singer in her spare time. Rhone Alpes Cinéma says the title is “Un requie pour un tueur”, but it’s not on any of the major film sites yet, so things might have changed since then. Still, this is exciting news! I was anxious to hear what her next film project would be since she pulled from “La Fille du puisatier.”

The soundtrack for “Thelma, Louise, et Chantal”, to which Mélanie contributed a cover of “Ivan, Boris, et moi”, is officially slated for release on February 15th. You can listen to a very short preview of the song here on Amazon.fr and the original can be found in various forms on Youtube. Enjoy!

While Mélanie’s full-length studio album that she recorded with AaRON and Damien Rice isn’t due out until summer 2010, we’ll get another chance to hear her sing sooner! She has been brought on board to record a song for the soundtrack of the upcoming film “Thelma, Louise, et Chantal,” where she will be joining the soundtrack’s composer Keren Ann as well as Vanessa Paradis. Mélanie’s track is a cover of Marie Laforêt’s “Ivan, Boris, et moi.” The film isn’t due out until March 2010, but the soundtrack is being released in January! Click the photo above to see a couple pictures of Mélanie in the studio recording her song.

For the globally-minded song “Beds Are Burning”, Mélanie was at the official launch party as well as the press conference. The events took place the beginning of Paris Fashion Week. Over 100 pictures have also been added to the gallery!

Gallery Links:
Public Appearances > 2009 > “Beds Are Burning” Launch – Press Conference
Public Appearances > 2009 > “Beds Are Burning” Launch – Party

We first updated about Mélanie recording “Beds Are Burning” for the Global Humanitarian Forum back in May, but the song is due to finally be released on October 1. You can see a promotional photo Mélanie did for the campaign below, hopefully to be replaced with a better-quality version eventually.

Gallery Links:
Miscellaneous > Music > “Beds Are Burning” Promotional

She was also on Le Grand Journal on September 25th to promote the effort, and over 400 screencaptures of her appearance have been added to the gallery. You can watch the video of her appearance at Canal+’s website. Her part begins at “La suite 1″.

Gallery Links:
Interviews & Specials > Talk Shows and Broadcast Interviews > “Le Grand Journal” (Sep. 25 2009)

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Thanks a lot to Magnifique Marion Cotillard for the heads up. Apparently, Melanie among others are recording a new version of the song “Beds are Burning” during the Cannes Film Festival to support the “Global Humanitarian Forum”.

Marion Cotillard, Guillaume Canet, Mélanie Laurent et Vincent Pérez among other stars will be recording a song during the Cannes Film Festival for the “Global Humanitarian Forum” – a foundation presided over by Kofi Annan. The song should help sensitize the public as well as politicians for the protection of our planet. Other celebrities who’ll be lending their voice to the song include Bill Clinton, Clint Eastwood and tennis champion Yannick Noah.

The song will be available as of June 25th to download for free. A representative of the band’s music label “The Hours”, Alexandre Sap, want this to become the most downloaded song in the world.

Also, here is an new Inglorious Basterds film still. Enjoy!

Gallery Links:
Film Productions > Inglourious Basterds (2009) > Production Stills