Luc Besson and EuropaCorp may have taken a big financial hit when Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets bombed at the box office, but that doesn’t mean they’re down for the count. Word comes today that Netflix, in their never-ending quest to produce all the content you’ll never need, are in talks with Besson […]
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‘Valerian’ Director Luc Besson on Why You Should Watch His Movie Twice [Interview]
The making of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets was a long journey for writer and director Luc Besson, who started reading the work of comic book writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières when he was 10 years old. He brought the comic and its two galaxy-saving agents, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne), to […]
Superhero Bits: Steppenwolf Secret Origin, Luc Besson Bored with Superheroes, Chris Hemsworth’s Birthday & More
Could Steppenwolf have a new secret origin in Justice League? Do you know who is voicing Uncle Ben in Disney XD’s Spider-Man animated series? Why doesn’t Luc Besson enjoy superhero movies, specifically Captain America? Why did director Doug Liman really leave Justice League Dark? What will Deadpool and Cable‘s relationship be like in Deadpool 2? […]
Director Luc Besson On Putting ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Together Piece by Piece [Interview]
When filmmaker Luc Besson was 10 years old, he was reading the comic book he’d adapt into a massive feature film 48 years later. Based on Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières‘ “Ambassador of Shadows,” published in 1975, Besson has brought their colorful, wacky world to to the big screen with his personal touch on every frame. […]
Luc Besson Shares Memories From ‘The Fifth Element’ and ‘Leon’
How was it working with Gary Oldman? Like driving a Ferrari for the first time, according to Luc Besson. The writer-director behind this summer’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets recently took to Reedit to promote his upcoming comic book adaptation. The gregarious filmmaker shared a few memories from some of our favorite works of his, The […]
‘Valerian’ Director Luc Besson on His New Sci-fi Epic (And Our Reaction to the New Trailer)
It’s not every day a studio rents out a theater and hosts an event just to debut a trailer, but that’s exactly what STX Entertainment did last night in Hollywood with the new trailer for Luc Besson’s sci-fi thriller Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Besson, his wife and producer Virginie Silla, and […]
The Fifth Element 2: Original director Luc Besson speaks out on sequel (EXCLUSIVE)
Now 20-years-old, the Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich sci-fi film has become something of a cult classic. At the time of its release, the movie completely split critics, being hailed as both the best and worst summer blockbuster of 1997. Now as director Besson prepares to release his latest futuristic sci-fi film, Valerian and the […]