Luc Besson

'The Lady,' Biopic on Burmese Activist, Gets Rave from Hillary Clinton

April 10, 2012 By Aviva Kempner 6 weeks ago

Guest Blog: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is among those at MPAA screening for "The Lady," the biopic of Burma's Nobel Prize-winning activist Aung San Suu Kyi

  

Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson Project Goes to Universal

December 12, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 23 weeks ago

Production on the thriller is scheduled to begin in April 2012

  

Michelle Yeoh Takes on Aung Saan Su Kyi; Lucy Walker Films Tsunami Aftermath

September 12, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 36 weeks ago

Aung Saan, ably played by Michelle Yeoh, is a pacifist, which doesn’t make for big action scenes

  

Review: Unintentionally Campy 'Colombiana' Should Be Titled 'Panty Assassin'

August 25, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 39 weeks ago

Zoe Saldana's pistol-packing angel of vengeance inspires rounds and rounds of unintentional laughs

  

Cinemax Teams With Luc Besson on TV 'Transporter'

March 31, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Popular big-screen action franchise will get the small-screen treatment with a 12-episode deal

  

Exclusive: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace to Star in 'Lock Out'

August 4, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Peter Stormare and Tom Hollander have also signed on for EuropaCorp's sci-fi/action movie

  

Luc Besson Invites Public to Produce Movie

May 28, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

"La Femme Nikita" director says he's combating piracy by giving web users input into his next film

  

Zoe Saldana Eyes Assassin Role in Luc Besson-Produced 'Colombiana'

May 17, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 2 years ago

"Avatar" actress in early negotiations to star in action-heavy drama from director Olivier Megaton

  

Optimum Acquires Films by Besson and Malick

April 8, 2010 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

Distributor announces it has picked up nine movies including dramas, documentaries, and action films

  

Besson, Ben Ammar Launching Paris Studios

June 11, 2009 By Anonymous 2 years ago

French facility will try to lure Hollywood productions overseas.

  

"From Paris" to Lionsgate

March 18, 2009 By Wrap Staff 3 years ago

Company picks up John Travolta-Jonathan Rhys Meyers thriller.

  
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