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Luc Besson

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description Luc Besson Overview

Luc Besson is a French filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer associated with visually stylized action, science fiction, and thriller cinema. He wrote and directed Subway, The Big Blue, Nikita, Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element, and Lucy. Through his writing and production work, he also helped create action franchises such as Taxi and The Transporter, extending his influence beyond the films he personally directed.

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Which Luc Besson film stars Bruce Willis as Korben Dallas?

That is The Fifth Element, Besson's 1997 science-fiction film, with Milla Jovovich as Leeloo. The story sends Dallas across a futuristic universe to assemble the five elements against a cosmic threat. [EuropaCorp biography](https://europacorp.com/en/espace-investisseurs/gouvernance?slug=conseil-dadministration)

Who are Léon and Mathilda in Luc Besson's Léon: The Professional?

Jean Reno plays Léon, a professional hitman, and Natalie Portman plays Mathilda, a girl he protects after her family is killed. The 1994 film also stars Gary Oldman as corrupt police officer Norman Stansfield. [EuropaCorp biography](https://europacorp.com/en/espace-investisseurs/gouvernance?slug=conseil-dadministration)

What is EuropaCorp's connection to Luc Besson?

Besson founded EuropaCorp in 1999 as a French production and distribution studio. The company is associated with films he directed, such as Lucy and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, as well as projects he produced or wrote. [EuropaCorp](https://europacorp.com/en/espace-investisseurs)

Is the 10 percent brain idea in Lucy scientifically true?

No. Lucy, released in 2014 and starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman, uses the idea that a drug unlocks more of the brain as a science-fiction premise, not an established neuroscience fact. [EuropaCorp biography](https://europacorp.com/en/espace-investisseurs/gouvernance?slug=conseil-dadministration)