Luc Besson
- Writing
- March 18, 1959 · 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
Filmography
- Father Joe · Writer, Producer
- Down the Arm of God · Producer
- Playground · Idea
- Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema · Self
- Hell in Paradise · Producer
- Dracula · Director, Screenplay
- June and John · Director, Screenplay
- Donald Trump, Dieu et les siens · Producer
- Weekend in Taipei · Producer, Writer
- Dogman · Director, Writer
- LEGEND
- The Family · Self
- Mostra, Venise · Self
- Arthur: Malediction · Writer, Producer
- Engagement · Executive producer
- Anna · Writer, Director
- Kursk · Executive producer
- James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction · Self
- Eva · Co-producer
- Taxi 5 · Producer, Production Director
- Renegades · Producer, Writer
- Valérian, histoire d'une création · Self
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets · Writer, Director
- Playground · Creator
- The Warriors Gate · Writer
- The Transporter Refueled · Screenplay, Characters
- Taken 3 · Producer, Screenplay
- Lucy · Director, Writer
- The Homesman · Producer
- Brick Mansions · Producer, Screenplay
- Taxi Brooklyn · Writer
- 3 Days to Kill · Producer, Screenplay
- The Family · Screenplay, Producer
- Collision · Producer
- A Prince (almost) Charming · Writer
- Transporter: The Series · Creator
- No Limit · Writer, Creator
- Taken 2 · Producer, Screenplay
- Lockout · Executive producer, Writer
- Blind Man · Story, Producer
- The Lady · Director, Producer
- The Source · Producer
- A Monster in Paris · Co-producer
- Colombiana · Screenplay, Producer
- Belmondo, itinéraire... · Self
- Halal State Security · Producer
- Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds · Director, Writer
- The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec · Screenplay, Director
- 22 Bullets · Co-producer
- I Love You Phillip Morris · Executive producer
- From Paris with Love · Story
- Arthur, the 4D Adventure · Producer, Director
- Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard · Director, Writer
- Home · Producer
- Hallelujah! · Producer
- District 13: Ultimatum · Screenplay, Producer
- Staten Island · Producer
- Transporter 3 · Screenplay, Characters
- Taken · Producer, Writer
- The Secret · Producer
- Michou d'Auber · Executive producer
- Taxi 4 · Producer, Screenplay
- Arthur and the Invisibles · Producer, Director
- On n'est pas couché · Self
- Love and Other Disasters · Executive producer
- Bunker Paradise · Producer
- Bandidas · Writer, Producer
- Angel-A · Screenplay, Director
- Le court des grands · Director
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada · Producer
- Black Box · Executive producer
- Colour Me Kubrick · Executive producer
- Revolver · Adaptation
- Transporter 2 · Characters, Producer
- Au suivant ! · Co-producer
- Unleashed · Producer, Author
- District B13 · Producer, Screenplay
- Taxi · Producer, Original Film Writer
- The Story Of My Life · Producer
- In Your Image · Associate Producer