Luc Besson
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 18, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
Biography
Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu. In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.
Known For
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Filmography
Titi l'extra-terrestre
Movie · Screenplay
The Last Man
Movie · Screenplay
Lucy 2
Movie · Writer
Disorder
Movie · Screenplay
Father Joe
Movie · Writer
Playground
Movie · Idea
Dracula
Movie · Screenplay
June and John
Movie · Screenplay
Weekend in Taipei
Movie · Writer
Dogman
Movie · Writer
Arthur: Malediction
Movie · Writer
Anna
Movie · Writer
Taxi 5
Movie · Scenario Writer
Renegades
Movie · Writer
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Movie · Writer
The Warriors Gate
Movie · Writer
The Transporter Refueled
Movie · Screenplay, Characters
Brick Mansions
Movie · Screenplay
3 Days to Kill
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Taken 3
Movie · Screenplay, Characters
Lucy
Movie · Writer
Taxi Brooklyn
TV · Writer · 12 eps
The Family
Movie · Screenplay
A Prince (almost) Charming
Movie · Writer
Lockout
Movie · Writer
Blind Man
Movie · Original Story
Taken 2
Movie · Screenplay, Writer
No Limit
TV · Writer · 14 eps
Colombiana
Movie · Screenplay
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
Movie · Screenplay
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Movie · Writer
From Paris with Love
Movie · Story
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Movie · Writer, Characters
District 13: Ultimatum
Movie · Screenplay
Arthur, the 4D Adventure
Movie · Original Film Writer
Transporter 3
Movie · Screenplay, Characters
Taken
Movie · Writer
Taxi 4
Movie · Screenplay
Bandidas
Movie · Writer
Arthur and the Invisibles
Movie · Novel, Writer
Unleashed
Movie · Author
Revolver
Movie · Adaptation
Angel-A
Movie · Screenplay
Transporter 2
Movie · Characters, Writer
District B13
Movie · Screenplay
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
Movie · Writer
Taxi
Movie · Original Film Writer
Taxi 3
Movie · Screenplay
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Movie · Writer
Michel Vaillant
Movie · Screenplay
The Transporter
Movie · Screenplay
Wasabi
Movie · Screenplay
Kiss of the Dragon
Movie · Screenplay
Yamakasi
Movie · Screenplay, Idea
Taxi 2
Movie · Screenplay
Bichhoo
Movie · Original Story
The Dancer
Movie · Screenplay
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Movie · Screenplay
Taxi
Movie · Screenplay
The Fifth Element
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Léon: The Professional
Movie · Screenplay
Point of No Return
Movie · Original Story
Nikita
Movie · Writer
The Big Blue Adventure
Movie · Idea
The Big Blue
Movie · Story, Screenplay
Kamikaze
Movie · Writer
Subway
Movie · Dialogue, Screenplay
The Last Battle
Movie · Writer
The Penultimate
Movie · Writer