Luc Besson was born on March 18, 1959 in Paris, France. French director, producer, screenwriter and actor. (Image from Oriental IC)
In 1980, Luc Besson returned to France and began working as an assistant director in some films and began shooting some experimental short films. In 1983, he directed his first feature film, The Last Showdown, a black-and-white science fiction film without dialogue that won the Grand Jury Prize and the Critics Award at the Avoriaz Film Festival. (Image from Oriental IC)
In 1985, he produced and directed the thriller film The Subway, starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert, which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th BAFTA Awards and Best Picture at the 11th César Awards in France, while Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director at the 11th César Awards. (Image from Oriental IC)
In 1988, the romantic adventure film "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" starring Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Renault and Rosanna Arquette was filmed, which received eight nominations including the 14th César Awards for Best Picture, and Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director. In 1990, he directed the action thriller Nikita, co-starring Anna Parillo, Marc Dillette, and Jacques Buté, which received nine nominations for Best Picture at the 16th César Awards, and Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director. (Image from Oriental IC)
On August 21, 1991, the ocean documentary Atlantis was released in France, which was produced and directed. In 1993, he was a producer in the family film Son of the Lion. In 1994, he directed the action drama "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" starring Jean Renault, Gary Oldman, and Natalie Portman, which received seven nominations for Best Picture at the 20th César Awards, and Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director. (Image from Oriental IC)
On May 7, 1997, the sci-fi action film The Fifth Element was released, starring Bruce Willis, Mira Jovovich and Gary Oldman, which grossed more than $250 million worldwide, with Which Luc Besson won the 23rd César Award for Best Director; on May 8, Luc Besson's feature film "Don't Swallow" was released. (Image from Oriental IC)
In 1998, he produced and wrote the action comedy "Taxi Express", which grossed more than 20 million euros in France. In 1999, he produced and directed the biographical war film Jovovich, John Markovich, Dustin Hoffmann, and others, for which Luc Besson was nominated for Best Director at the 25th César Awards. (Image from Oriental IC)
On 29 March 2000, the executive-producing and written action comedy The Taxi Express 2 was released; Subsequently, Luc Besson was invited to chair the jury at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival; and in September, he teamed up with producer Pierre-Ange Le Pogam to found EuropaCorp. (Image from Oriental IC)
On February 18, 2004, the action thriller film "Undercurrent 2: The Angel of Doom" was released, on October 6, the action movie "The Queen of the Taxi", which was the producer and screenwriter, was released; and on November 10, the action crime film "Violent Block 13" was released. (Image from Oriental IC)
On January 18, 2006, the action comedy "The Phantom of the Rogue" was released, on April 26, the feature film "The Daughter of the Botanist" was released, and on December 13, Luc Besson's animated film Arthur and His Mini Kingdom, which combined live-action and CGI animation techniques, was released. (Image from Oriental IC)
On April 18, 2012, the sci-fi action film Space One, produced by Luc Besson and directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Ledger, was released; on September 7, the action film Hurricane Rescue 2, which was produced and written, was released, and the film exceeded $300 million at the global box office. (Image from Oriental IC)
On July 25, 2014, the sci-fi action film Superbody was released, starring Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, And Min-sik Choi, which grossed $450 million worldwide and was nominated for Best Action/Adventure Film at the 41st American Film and Television Saturn Awards; on December 16, the action film Hurricane Rescue 3, written and supervised, was released, with a global box office of more than $300 million. (Image from Oriental IC)
On November 18, 2016, the Sino-French co-production fantasy action film Warrior's Gate was released as executive producer and screenwriter, directed by Matthias Horn and starring Zhao Youting, Ni Ni, and Yuraia Shelton. (Image from Oriental IC)
On July 17, 2017, the sci-fi action film "Interstellar Agent: City of a Thousand Stars" premiered, co-starring Dane De Hahn, Carla Divay, Cliff Owen, etc., and on September 6, the action movie "Stealing Gold City" was released as a producer and screenwriter. (Image from Oriental IC)