Celine Dion's film will be a fictional tribute

Film directors behind a new film on Celine Dion have clarified reports suggesting that the project would be a biopic, insisting that it will actually act as a fictional tribute.

French actress and director Valérie Lemercier will play a character similar to the director of My Heart Will Go On in The Power Of Love, centered on a young girl named Aline, a singer of a large Canadian family who discover in adolescence and that will become one of the greatest acts in the world.

Aline also saw a tragedy at the death of her husband, as did Dion's wife, René Angelil, who died in 2016.

Although many reports suggest that the film would be centered on Dion Dion's life from the 1960s to the present day, the French studio Gaumont insisted that it will only be inspired by elements of the filmmaking career. Celine. The names of the characters in the film will be different from those of Dion's life and some details will also be changed.

However, the project will feature some of the music of 50 years.

"(We invite viewers to) discover the incredible story of Celine Dion through the tender and funny look of Valerie Lemercier, which makes him a vibrant tribute," reads in a message.

Production will begin in March and will take place in France, Spain, Canada and Las Vegas. It will be released in France in December 2020.