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.”