Clive owen, rihanna, elizabeth debicki, ethan hawke, and rihanna costar. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets 2017 imdb. Luc besson has 22 books on goodreads with 9808 ratings. Director luc besson and actor dane dehaan, of the movie valerian and the city of a thousand planets, photographed in the l. Aug 16, 2019 its amusing that the release of avatar is one of the things that prompted luc besson to go ahead with valerian. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is not. Shouting out for original science fiction, in this age of juggernaut franchises, is like supporting local shops and native produce. Twenty years before valerian, the fifth element was made. Luc bessons valerian and the city of a thousand planets is. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets welcome clip. Sitting in a nearly empty movie theater two rows behind valerian and the city of a thousand planets director luc besson and one of the upcoming films stars, dane dehaan, it. At new york comic con, superstar movie director luc besson admitted that the first woman he fell in love with was a comic book character. It is based on the french science fiction comics series valerian and laureline, written by pierre christin and illustrated by jeanclaude mezieres. Based on the visionary comics created by pierre christin writer and jeanclaude mezieres artist which were beloved by besson as a child, valerian is an exciting.
Director luc bessons upcoming scifi film valerian will feature a diverse cast with hundreds of aliens and a story of a society like ours. When luc besson did leon, the story of a yearold girl in love with an older man, it was very inspired by us since it was written while our story started. Luc bessons energised space oddity will bombard you with delight. Luc bessons ambitious scifi epic might be low on plot but is a visual treat, and unlike anything youve seen before. Everything you need to know about valerian and the city of a. Luc besson is the highly acclaimed screenwriter, producer, and director of such movies as the fifth element, the messenger. Fictional species which have been created or cocreated by luc besson. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is eye candy from luc besson. New luc besson scifi epic valerian and the city of a thousand planets coming in 2017. He directed or produced the films subway 1985, the big blue 1988, and nikita 1990.
That kid was director luc besson and the precious comic was valerian and laureline, the fabulous french graphic novels by pierre christin and jeanclaude mezieres. With the comic book film valerian and the city of a thousand planets coming out soon, i thought now would be the best time to discuss the director of. Luc besson french film directors series by susan hayward author visit amazons susan hayward page. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of the big blue 1988 and the fifth element 1997, as an adolescent bored in school. The french filmmaker behind boxoffice hits the fifth element and lucy is set to unveil his most ambitious sciencefiction spectacle yet.
It stars dane dehaan as valerian and cara delevingne as laureline, with clive owen, rihanna, ethan hawke, herbie hancock, kris wu and rutger hauer. Jul 20, 2017 director luc besson and actor dane dehaan, of the movie valerian and the city of a thousand planets, photographed in the l. Le cinquieme element is a 1997 englishlanguage french science fiction action film directed and cowritten by luc besson. Luc bessons loony space saga is gorgeous nonsense dane dehaan and cara delevigne flirt and blast their way through an exquisite. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets directed by luc. Nine years ago, luc besson came across a theory that humans only use 10% of their brain capacity. Luc besson s energised space oddity will bombard you with delight. The second trailer for valerian and the city of a thousand planets, from director.
The professional and the fifth element, legendary filmmaker luc besson. Aug 06, 2017 i ts hard to fault the elegant opening sequence of luc bessons striking scifi epic. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is a futuristic scifi adventure from the creator of leon. Once upon a time there was a precocious 10yearold french child with dreams of hollywood stardom blazing in his young eyes and a wellread space opera comic book in his back pocket. Later kind of the same thing happened with this book. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets by luc besson. Luc besson and the disturbing true story behind leon. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is a 2017 englishlanguage french 3d space opera film written and directed by luc besson, and coproduced by besson and his wife, virginie bessonsilla. Jun 29, 2017 valerian and the city of a thousand planets is the visually spectacular new adventure film from luc besson, the legendary director of the professional, the fifth element and lucy, based on the.
Then theres the avatarlevel amount of alien that besson is pumping infar more than anything else he has made. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Species created by luc besson alien species fandom. I saw valerian and the city of a thousand planets as a movie when it happened to be on tv on one of the rare occasions i actually had my tv switched on. Unless you were a member of the french cinematic elite, in which case your animus toward the writerdirector, luc besson, long the most hollywood of french filmmakers, might make you. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Luc bessons epic scifi gamble with valerian and the city. Its amusing that the release of avatar is one of the things that prompted luc besson to go ahead with valerian. Should director luc bessons pedophilia really be forgotten. Aliens attack and kidnap the ambassador as well as valerian. We so wanted to get behind luc bessons big, silly spectacle. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets 2017 trivia.
There are two hundred different alien species in this movie. Valerian and laureline accompany an ambassador to point central, which is the universes version of the united nations. Decandido urges everyone to buy his newest book alien. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is eye candy. Jul 22, 2017 twenty years ago, luc besson made his visually arresting scifi epic the fifth element the grand intergalactic sets, alien lifeforms, and lavish futuristic costumes were designed and made mostly. Its our mission that doesnt make sense valerian and the. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the films central plot involves the survival of planet earth. Valerian is the movie that luc besson has waited his. He has contributed to many projects as either writer, director, producer, or a combination of the three. Written and directed by luc besson, valerian and the city of a thousand planets is based on a series of french comics by. It stars bruce willis, gary oldman and milla jovovich. So when heroine laureline comes to life next summer in. Artstation valerian vs creatures, patrice garcia in 2020.
Besson is associated with the cinema du look film movement. Jul 23, 2014 nine years ago, luc besson came across a theory that humans only use 10% of their brain capacity. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets bluray. Luc besson is ready to play the summers biggest wild card. Jul 19, 2017 once upon a time there was a precocious 10yearold french child with dreams of hollywood stardom blazing in his young eyes and a wellread space opera comic book in his back pocket. Luc besson is a french film director, writer and producer. This is a nobrainer, because its the book the movie is based on. Its our mission that doesnt make sense valerian and. He has been nominated for a cesar award for best director and best picture for his. Writer, producer, and director luc besson wrote a six hundredpage book describing in detail all the species. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets is the visually spectacular new adventure film from luc besson, the legendary director of. Luc besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. Space adventurers valerian dane dehaan and laureline cara delevingne set off on a mission to stop sinister forces from destroying alpha, an intergalactic metropolis where thousands of alien species live together in harmony. Times hero complex photo studio at comiccon 2016, in san diego.
Luc bessons most popular book is arthur and the minimoys. New luc besson scifi epic valerian and the city of a. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets wikipedia. I ts hard to fault the elegant opening sequence of luc bessons striking scifi epic. It was while making the fifth element that vibrant french madman luc besson realized his real calling was to adapt the futuristic valerian and laureline comic book hed read as a child, but it took another 20 years for technology to catch up to his vision for. Books by luc besson author of arthur and the minimoys. The actors and actresses had to read that book prior to filming so they could adjust their acting, depending on the species with whom they were interacting.
The french filmmaker behind boxoffice hits the fifth element and lucy is set to unveil his. Valerian and the city of a thousand planets lucy director luc besson returns to the realm of scifi, serving up an expansive, expensive adventure whose creativity outweighs. He directed or produced the films subway 1985, the big. The actors and actresses had to read that book prior to filming so they could adjust their acting, depending on. Jul 19, 2017 luc besson is ready to play the summers biggest wild card. May 20, 2007 unless you were a member of the french cinematic elite, in which case your animus toward the writerdirector, luc besson, long the most hollywood of french filmmakers, might make you suspect its. Jun 11, 2017 with the comic book film valerian and the city of a thousand planets coming out soon, i thought now would be the best time to discuss the director of the film. Sitting in a nearly empty movie theater two rows behind valerian and the city of a thousand planets director luc besson and one of the upcoming films stars, dane dehaan, it wasn.
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