Thirty years ago this week, Léon: The Professional made its American debut with a modest $5.3 million opening weekend toward a $19 million run in North America. But internationally, The Professional ...

Unlike La Femme Nikita, Besson's ultra-stylish female hit-woman action/drama, Leon: The Professional never got a remake, which, looking at Point of No Return, is a good thing. Maybe it's because ...

After taking us into the vast universe with «Valerian», Besson drew inspiration for his latest film from one of his most iconic works: «Nikita». Hidden behind Anna Poliatova's stunning beauty lies a ...

"Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid??" Madman has revealed their brand new re-release trailer for the action classic Leon: The Professional, written & directed by Luc Besson, ...

Some of the finest lines in cinema history were supposed to be outtakes or were mere unserious improvisations. “Bring me everyone!” from Luc Besson’s 1994 cult classic Leon: The Professional is no ...

“On peut toujours critiquer, considère le réalisateur. Il est très difficile pour moi de [regarder en arrière], il y a 30, 40 ou 50 ans. Quel est l'intérêt ?" Alors que son dernier film, DogMan, qui n ...

It must be Luc Besson appreciation month, as "deluxe editions" of Besson's visually opulent The Fifth Element and artistically violent Leon The Professional have recently surfaced. Of course, the ...

French director Luc Besson has plans to direct a sequel to his action classic Léon – but only if Nathalie Portman agrees to star. Portman made her movie debut in the 1994 film as Mathilda, a young ...

Maïwenn, actrice-réalisatrice de Polisse, a été en couple avec le réalisateur emblématique Luc Besson. Les deux se sont même mariés lorsque la première avait 16 ans et le second 31. Léon, film culte s ...

French director Luc Besson (Leon, The Fifth Element, Dogman) has stated that he is in favour of paying more tax, as he deplores a “wealth gap that has continued to widen since the early 2000s.” In a ...

Snoop Dogg has been cast in Luc Besson’s new sci-fi movie, The Last Man. Besson is known for making sci-fi movies such as 1997’s The Fifth Element, 2014’s Lucy, and 2017’s Valerian and the City of a ...

Luc Besson has been one of Europe’s best-known film-makers for more than 40 years, an extravagant visual stylist whose career has weathered commercial highs, financial setbacks and cultural shifts.