Dany Boon stated the original idea for the film came to him " almost 10 years ago . " , at that he would originally play Alice 's role in the film . To prepare for the film , Boon met with France ’s RAID , the equivalent of SWAT in June 2014 . After the Charlie Hebdo shooting , Boon changed the ending of the film
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
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