Scarlett johansson begins taiwan shoot for luc bessons. Luc besson, the french director with a penchant for putting women front and center in his action movies, has found his next leading lady. Besson met with a couple of actresses to play the lead role, but denies widely published reports that angelina jolie was his first choice. Stefan pape interviews director producer luc besson for his movie lucy which stars scarlett johannson. Director luc bessons valerian and the city of a thousand planets failed to become the next great scifi film franchise and nobody really shouldve expected that to happen, but his film. Scarlett johansson film lucy pushes 10 percent brain myth. Luc bessons new film offers philosophical science fiction worthy of the matrix, says robbie collin.
With scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, minsik choi, amr waked. Luc besson back in action with scarlett johansson film. Now, besson directs scarlett johansson in lucy, an actionthriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless. In the outlandishly entertaining lucy, scarlett johansson. Yet, those imaginative events in the film also seemingly rendered it. It stars scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, choi minsik, and amr waked. Director luc besson is developing a sequel to lucy, but will scarlett johansson return to star in the film. Luc besson interview lucy scarlett johannson youtube. The film is directed by luc besson, and in lucy scarlett johansson is a young woman who gains superherolevel powers via some drugs. In johansson, thankfully, besson has a movie star charismatic and gifted enough to elevate his schlock. Weve got new images from luc bessons latest actionthriller lucy, starring scarlett johansson as a drug muleturnedunstoppable warrior. A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Scarlett johansson is lucy in this darkly humorous treat from luc besson. Only true besson fans will enjoy this film, although many. Lucys based on bad science, and 6 more secrets about the film. Lucy featurette luc besson 2014 scarlett johansson. Directed by luc besson, the thriller stars scarlett johansson as a young woman who gains superpowers. Luc besson planning lucy 2 will scarlett johansson return.
Luc besson and scarlett johansson will stay in taiwan. Luc bessons semiscifi thriller lucy has been selected to open the 67th locarno film festival read more. It has to be said that this film will not appeal to everyone. Scarlett johansson will blow your mind in luc bessons complex thriller 15 luc besson, 90 mins starring. Scarlett johansson is in final negotiations to star in. In the film, which besson also wrote, johansson plays a woman forced to become a drug mule. Working from the disputed premise that we humans have access to only 3 to 5 percent of our brains, besson tells the story of a young american scarlett johansson in taipei whos accidentally. The cleverness in bessons film isnt in its pseudoscience premise that johanssons lucy is transformed from a clueless american grad student to a genius and martial arts adept as her. Lucy is a 2014 french science fiction action film written and directed by luc besson and produced by his wife virginie besson silla for his company europacorp.
L uc bessons new film rehashes 2011s limitless with guns, cleavage and malickesque pretensions, casting scarlett johansson as a mollturnedmule. Scarlett johansson, morgan freeman, choi minsik, amr waked, luc besson, virginie bessonsilla, luc besson. So, too, with lucy, writerdirectorproducer luc bessons mindbendingly miscalculated scifi vehicle for scarlett johansson. Set in a futuristic world that is run by the mob, street gangs, drug addicts and corrupted cops, lucy scarlett johansson, a woman living in taipei, taiwan, 2069 ad, works as a drug mule for the mob. Luc besson is a french film director, writer and producer. Luc bessons lucy is based on a lie the general premise is that a young woman named lucy scarlett johansson gets abducted by a gang in taipei and forced to carry a bag of drugs in her abdomen.
Scarlett johansson stars as the title character, a. L uc besson s new film rehashes 2011s limitless with guns, cleavage and malickesque pretensions, casting scarlett johansson as a mollturnedmule transformed by her wonderdrug cargo into a high. Lucy scarlett johansson and writerdirector luc besson make an effective duo in this agreeably goofy scifi thriller. In its defense, i can offer only that johansson is a moderately. Lucy is the kind of goofy film that doesnt deserve any more than a. Lucy featurette luc besson 2014 scarlett johansson scifi action movie hd lucy is set in a world that is run by the mob, street gangs, drug addicts, and corrupt cops. With lucy, french directorwriterproducer luc besson has directed his first allout scifi film since 1997s cult classic, the fifth element. Scarlett johansson morgan freeman choi minsik amr waked julian rhindtutt pilou asb. Directed by luc besson and starring actress scarlett johansson as the eponymous heroine with costar morgan freeman playing the scientist trying to help her, the film depicts a. The film was shot in taipei, paris, and new york city. This being a luc besson movie, this naturally leads to. Video scarlett johanssons lucy movie trailer first. Scarlett johansson as sex predator in terrifying under the skin trailer. Luc bessons lucy starring scarlett johansson to open.
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