18 years after the first film, LOL 2.0 unveils a first nostalgic trailer

Eighteen years after the release of the cult comedy of the 2000s, which attracted more than 3.5 million spectators, LOL (Laughing Out Loud) is about to make its comeback on the big screen. Having become a true generational phenomenon of the 2000s, the film will be entitled to a sequel entitled LOL 2.0, directed once again by Lisa Azuelos. The filmmaker who had also signed LOL USA in 2012 with Miley Cyrus and Demi Moore, plunges back into the world of adolescent torments. The film will be released in theaters on February 11, 2026, with the heroine Sophie Marceau, returning in the role of Anne, the mother of the family.

The trailer plays the nostalgia card. From the first images, the nods to the original film from the 2000s multiply, with the appearance of Jérémy Kapone, who played Maël, the lover of his sister Lola, or the famous bench of 16^e district of Paris, emblematic place of the first LOL.

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With Victor Belmondo but without Lola

However, fans will have to deal with a major absence: Christa Théret, who played Lola will not be there. the director has already explained that the actress had chosen not to participate in this sequel. The star will be Thaïs Alessandrin, daughter of the director who plays Louise, Lola’s little sister, aged 23. The film will follow his journey and his questions at an age when everything seems possible, at the crossroads of adolescence and adulthood. On the casting side, Alexandre Astier reprises his role as father, already present in the first film, while new faces appear, such as Victor Belmondo in the role of his brother, or even Paola Locatelli.

In LOL 2.0the story is likely to be the same, or almost: Anne (Sophie Marceau), now 55 years old, is enjoying her new life as a single woman since her children left home. But his tranquility will be short-lived when one of his daughters, Louise, aged 23, returns home after a romantic disappointment and a professional setback. To top it all off: Anne is going to become a grandmother, and her son Théo is going to have a child…