It’s been a tumultuous few years for French filmmaker Luc Besson, to put it mildly. But with #MeToo allegations outwardly behind him and the director seemingly exonerated, it appears to be full steam ahead for the “Fifth Element” and “Leon: The Professional” director. After a four-year absence from the screen, his latest effort is the drama “DogMan,” starring Caleb Landry Jones, about a boy bruised by life who finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
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- 3/29/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Seasoned French-Swiss media executive Axel Duroux has been appointed CEO of EuropaCorp.
Seasoned French-Swiss media executive Axel Duroux has been appointed CEO of EuropaCorp, the company announced over the weekend.
The appointment comes just two weeks after the company – created by Besson in 1999 – completed a restructuring operation aimed at getting it back on its feet after a near two-year production hiatus as it tried to rein in runaway debts.
Besson found a saviour last February in the shape of New York-based asset management company Vine Alternative Investments which agreed to bail out EuropaCorp in return for a majority stake in the company.
Seasoned French-Swiss media executive Axel Duroux has been appointed CEO of EuropaCorp, the company announced over the weekend.
The appointment comes just two weeks after the company – created by Besson in 1999 – completed a restructuring operation aimed at getting it back on its feet after a near two-year production hiatus as it tried to rein in runaway debts.
Besson found a saviour last February in the shape of New York-based asset management company Vine Alternative Investments which agreed to bail out EuropaCorp in return for a majority stake in the company.
- 8/10/2020
- by 1100388¦Melanie Goodfellow¦69¦
- ScreenDaily
Lucy was the film that helped launch star Scarlett Johansson into the coveted “bankable movie star” category, proving that the prestige actress-turned-Avenger could carry a successful blockbuster movie. Why that hasn’t translated into a Black Widow movie yet, we’ll never know, but it has translated into a sequel for the commercially successful 2014 sci-fi film. Director Luc Besson is […]
The post Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy 2’ is Still Happening, And It’s Thanks to ‘Valerian’ appeared first on /Film.
The post Luc Besson’s ‘Lucy 2’ is Still Happening, And It’s Thanks to ‘Valerian’ appeared first on /Film.
- 10/2/2017
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
We've heard word about Lucy 2 before, but thanks to Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, EuropaCorp and Luc Besson are prepping to get the sequel made.
- 10/2/2017
- cinemablend.com
Simon Brew Sep 29, 2017
Following struggles with likes of Valerian, EuropaCorp is scaling back its film slate. But Lucy 2 is moving forward...
The ramifications of the financial failure of Valerian over the summer are being felt at EuropaCorp. The European production company has overseen a slate of films that haven’t struck gold at the box office in the past year, also including Miss Sloane, The Circle and Nine Lives. As a consequence of these assorted box office disappointments, there’s nine figures of red ink to be mopped up.
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As such, it’s been revealed that the firm is planning to scale back its filmmaking operations, with a greater onus on television projects in future. Films are still on the agenda, though, and Luc Besson’s next project – costed at around $30m – is set to press ahead. Furthermore, Besson...
Following struggles with likes of Valerian, EuropaCorp is scaling back its film slate. But Lucy 2 is moving forward...
The ramifications of the financial failure of Valerian over the summer are being felt at EuropaCorp. The European production company has overseen a slate of films that haven’t struck gold at the box office in the past year, also including Miss Sloane, The Circle and Nine Lives. As a consequence of these assorted box office disappointments, there’s nine figures of red ink to be mopped up.
See related Fan hack puts Yoshi in Sonic the Hedgehog 2
As such, it’s been revealed that the firm is planning to scale back its filmmaking operations, with a greater onus on television projects in future. Films are still on the agenda, though, and Luc Besson’s next project – costed at around $30m – is set to press ahead. Furthermore, Besson...
- 9/29/2017
- Den of Geek
While French filmmaker Luc Besson isn’t as big as James Cameron, Steven Spielberg or Peter Jackson stateside, his stature is certainly commensurate to these blockbuster titans in France and Europe. Besson’s EuropaCorp studio in France is gigantic and has released some of the biggest films to ever come out of Europe. But the filmmaker, known for “The Fifth Element” and the Scarlett Johansson-starring “Lucy," which grossed over $420 million worldwide — the company’s biggest hit — has already charted his most ambitious project to date. Called “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” or simply “Valerian.” Read More: Luc Besson Says 'Valerian' Will Be "Mr. & Mrs. Smith In Space," Script For 'Lucy 2' Is Finished Based on the popular French science-fiction comic “Valérian and Laureline” from author Pierre Christin and illustrator Jean-Claude Mézières, the story follows a time-traveling agent sent to investigate a galactic empire, along.
- 3/24/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
TNT made a major play in acquiring Artificial Intelligence, a new show that will revolve around an “escaped” AI, and the efforts to monitor, stop, prevent, understand whatever it may be trying to do. The show is written by Luc Besson (who may direct the pilot) and Bill Wheeler, and marks a new step in TNT’s growing effort to include… “out of the ordinary” programming.
With Lucy 2 and the massive-budget Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets already on his plate, this shift in gears may make for one of television’s most interesting new shows. Considering the rather open description, which could lead us through a unique vision of what it means to live with an AI “out there,” there’s no telling exactly where this show could take audiences.
Still, this one might really come down to casting, and like a lot of Luc Besson’s projects,...
With Lucy 2 and the massive-budget Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets already on his plate, this shift in gears may make for one of television’s most interesting new shows. Considering the rather open description, which could lead us through a unique vision of what it means to live with an AI “out there,” there’s no telling exactly where this show could take audiences.
Still, this one might really come down to casting, and like a lot of Luc Besson’s projects,...
- 3/2/2016
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Say what you will about Luc Besson, but the director has a pretty stellar track record for creating badass female action heroes. And though Lucy had a huge number of problems, the pic still gave Scarlett Johansson a chance to power her own summer actioner, and the actress really delivered. Recently, it was revealed that Besson’s company EuropaCorp was proceeding with development of a Lucy follow-up, but a recent piece from Screen Daily posits that Lucy 2 isn’t just in the works – its script is already complete.
Speaking with select outlets during Comic-Con, the French director was vague about details for the sequel, which has its work cut out for it given the incredibly definitive ending of the first film. He did apparently insinuate that the story has been hashed out and the script is complete, but no word yet on when a team will come together to make the pic.
Speaking with select outlets during Comic-Con, the French director was vague about details for the sequel, which has its work cut out for it given the incredibly definitive ending of the first film. He did apparently insinuate that the story has been hashed out and the script is complete, but no word yet on when a team will come together to make the pic.
- 7/10/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
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