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Luc Besson Talks Risk Adverse Studios & Joy Of Making L.A. & Smartphone-Shot Romance ‘June & John': "It Was Just Two Actors & A Director"

Four decades have passed since Luc Besson found fame as an emerging 26-year-old director with thriller Subway starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert. His feature credits since range from ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Luc Besson’s Film School Faces Closure

Luc Besson’s cinema school appears to be another casualty of the director’s legal and financial troubles. By Rhonda Richford Luc Besson’s cinema school appears to be another casualty of the director’s ...
The Hollywood Reporter

French Judge Clears Luc Besson of New Charges in Rape Case

Luc Besson has been spared further charges, for now, in the case of actress Sand Van Roy, who has accused the French director of rape. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief A French judge on Monday ...
Los Angeles Times

Vicious ‘Dogman’ shows a director known for excess at his most unmuzzled

At their best, Luc Besson’s films occupy a different plane. His action-thrillers “The Professional” and “Lucy” may be set in our world, but the veteran French director seems to place them in a ...
People

'Lucy' Director Luc Besson Cleared of Rape Charges in France After 2018 Allegation

A lawyer for the director said the court's decision "puts a definitive end to this procedure initiated in 2018" Getty Director Luc Besson has officially been cleared of rape charges in France after ...
IndieWire

Actress Sand Van Roy Details Luc Besson’s Alleged Sexual Abuse, While More Women Accuse Director of Harassment

Actress Sand Van Roy is no longer the only Luc Besson accuser, as two more women have come forward to accuse the French filmmaker of harassment. Van Roy said Besson flirted with her on set, but she ...
CNET

At 20, 'The Fifth Element' is still out of this world

Big badaboom! In a world where the dystopian gloom of "Blade Runner" long defined the look of movie sci-fi, French auteur Luc Besson's gleefully ridiculous space opera "The Fifth Element" was an ...
collider

Luc Besson on Valerian, Animated Sequels and Easter Eggs

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...
Vanity Fair

Luc Besson Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Five More Women

French director Luc Besson has been accused of sexual misconduct by five women, with allegations ranging from rape to sexual harassment. The allegations are separate from claims made last May by ...
Los Angeles Times

Luc Besson’s slick, over-the-top ‘Anna’ is overshadowed by its creator’s issues

In his over 35-year career, French writer-director-producer Luc Besson has been responsible for blockbuster hits like “The Fifth Element” and spectacular flops like “The Messenger: The Story of Joan ...
Runner's World

Visually Impaired Man Loses 320 Pounds, Achieves Lifelong Dream of Running Boston

Michael Besson has witnessed the Boston Marathon from his couch for decades. Ever since he moved to Boston from his home country of Haiti in 1985, the race was something he dreamed of completing one ...