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EuropaCorp CEO Marc Shmuger has confirmed that filmmaker Luc Besson has completed the script for the sequel to the 2014 sci-fi action thriller Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson. Johansson starred in the original as a student abducted by thugs who turn her into a drug mule for a package with a powerful chemical, but it leaks into […]
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Luc Besson, along with his frequent screenwriting partner Robert Mark Kamen, have formed their own mini-empire with formula action series like Taken and The Transporter, but now that those two franchises have more or less run their course (the Jason Statham-less Transporter Refueled seems unlikely to set the world on fire), Besson’s EuropaCorp is looking […]
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Following two weekends ruled by apes, writer/director Luc Besson’s Lucy took over the domestic box office with an estimated $44 million from 3,173 theaters. Starring Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman, the Universal Pictures action thriller averaged $13,875 per theater and cost about $40 million to make. Coming in at second was director Brett Ratner’s new […]
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Universal Pictures has debuted, via Yahoo! Movies, a Red Band clip from Luc Besson’s Lucy. From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson in Lucy, an action-thriller that tracks a […]
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Universal Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette for Luc Besson’s Lucy taking you on location for the globe-hopping adventure. From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson in Lucy, an […]
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Universal Pictures has debuted a new TV spot for Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson, which you can check out in the player below! From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, Besson directs Scarlett Johansson […]
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A new international poster is now online for Universal Pictures’ Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson in the title role. Check it out below, courtesy of IMP Awards. From La Femme Nikita and The Professional to The Fifth Element, writer/director Luc Besson has created some of the toughest, most memorable female action heroes in cinematic history. Now, […]
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Universal Pictures (via EW) has debuted the first official photo of Scarlett Johansson as the title character Lucy in Luc Besson’s upcoming film. Check it out below and check back here on April 2 for the first trailer for the film! Lucy is an action-thriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables […]
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Scarlett Johansson has started filming writer/director Luc Besson’s sci-fi action film Lucy in China and we’ve got some photos from the shoot! Lucy follows a young woman who gains super powers after being forced to work as a drug mule. Universal Pictures will distribute the project in the US (and much of the world) with […]
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Morgan Freeman has entered negotiations to join Scarlett Johansson in Luc Besson’s upcoming Lucy, The Wrap reports. Besson will both write and direct the sci-fi action tale, which follows a young woman who gains super powers after being forced to work as a drug mule. Freeman, who recently starred in Now You See Me, will […]