Anna, 2019. Directed by Luc Besson Starring Sasha Luss, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Helen Mirren. SYNOPSIS: Beneath Anna Poliatova’s striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world’s most feared government assassins. There was a surprising lack of marketing behind Luc Besson’s latest film Anna, which […]
Luc Besson’s latest action thriller Anna gets a trailer
A new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming action thriller Anna. Written and directed by Luc Besson, the film stars Sasha Luss as a feared government assassin alongside Helen Mirren, Cillian Murphy, and Luke Evans; check it out here… Beneath Anna Poliatova’s striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and […]
The Fifth Element with comedian Bec Hill – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #26
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, stand-up comedian Bec Hill chooses to discuss Luc Besson’s loony 1990s sci-fi The Fifth Element… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, our guest is stand-up comic Bec Hill. […]
The Problem With East Asian Action Cinema Today
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at recent trends in East Asian Action Cinema… I’ve seen a lot of action films in my time. From all over the world. From the biggest blockbusters, to the straight to VHS specials that used to regularly populate your nearest video store. Whether it was the latest mega budget Schwarzenegger […]
Luc Besson in talks for multi-picture deal with Netflix
Variety is reporting that Netflix is currently in talks with Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp, with the streaming service looking to sign a deal with the French filmmaker to have him produce and direct a number of movies over the next few years. According to the site, the deal would encompass a number of Netflix Original movies, […]
Luc Besson to direct James Patterson TV adaptation The French Detective
ABC has announced that Luc Besson (Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets) is set to make his TV directorial debut with The French Detective, a pilot based upon James Patterson’s Luc Moncrief book series, which will star Oscar-winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist). Written by Bill Collage and Adam Cooper (Assassin’s Creed) and Jonathan […]
Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy and Sasha Luss cast in Luc Besson’s Anna
Luc Besson may have denied reports that he’s following Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets with a sequel to Lucy, but the French filmmaker is sticking with the female mononyms for the title of his next project, the action thriller Anna. Variety is reporting that Besson has cast Helen Mirren, Luke Evans and […]
Luc Besson denies reports that he’s making Lucy 2
A few days ago it was reported that Luc Besson’s production company EuropaCorp is rejigging its strategy as a result of record losses over the past financial year, with EuropaCorp CEO Marc Shmuger also revealing that Besson is developing a sequel to the Scarlett Johansson-headlined action thriller Lucy, and has already turned in a script. […]
Lucy sequel in development as Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp adjusts its strategy following record losses
In the run up to the release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, filmmaker Luc Besson revealed that he was already working on the script for a THIRD instalment. However, with the sci-fi epic failing to set the box office alight, and Besson’s EuropaCorp posting record losses of $135 million over the […]
Luc Besson is tired of superhero movies, calls Captain America “propaganda”
Fresh from the box office failure of his own comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, French filmmaker Luc Besson has been sharing his thoughts on the superhero genre, revealing that he’s become bored of the films, and feels that the Captain America franchise in particular is little more than “propaganda”. […]
