Luc Besson Has Some Sort of Sci-Fi Trilogy in the Works
Filed under: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, RumorMonger, Remakes and Sequels
Supposedly retired action maverick* Luc Besson, currently making the rounds on behalf of Transporter 3 (which he produced), told Collider that not only was 1997's The Fifth Element supposed to be the first in a trilogy, but that he also has vague plans for another sci-fi trilogy after finishing up the two sequels I must say: more power to the man if he just keeps coming up with ideas and happens to be good at executing them. As flimsy as his promise of retirement has been, if it brings us a sequel to District B13 and the reportedly entertaining Liam Neeson vehicle Taken (which doesn't open in the States until next January), then I can live with watching him keep on keepin' on, as it were.
(Well, except for those Arthur flicks, but perhaps that's a finger of blame better pointed towards the Weinsteins...)
*Us film bloggers are taking this word back, damn it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-16-2008 @ 10:10PM
Herff said...
If someone can get them to fix the damn pacing of the next two Arthur movies I might watch. I felt like I was on drugs watching the first one. I will definitely take a sequal to district 13. I have to keep giving this one out to my friends since no one else seems to know about it. Hopefully they will be able to advertise the next one a little better.
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11-16-2008 @ 10:11PM
Saint Leonidas said...
I really wished he would just making a Sequel to The Fifth Element, Ive always wanted one and to know that it was his orignal plan but never happens is disappointing.
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11-16-2008 @ 10:11PM
cough said...
I... and i can't stress this enough, LOVE the fifth element. It's in my top freaking five entertainment films. If it's on, i'll watch it, no questions asked. It's right there with Back to the future. I'll have nothing to report but JOY if he makes another sci fi anything. Trilogy, sequel to fifth element, whatever. You can count me in, Luc.
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11-17-2008 @ 5:51PM
Mr A said...
I would venture to say that Luc Besson's work happens to be pretty darn good when he directs what he writes. However, if he just writes or produces something, it doesn't quite hit the mark I would expect, and typically, my opinion of those films, is that they go straight to DVD.
That being said, him venturing into sci fi once again would get my support, only if he directs.
And yes, I thought Fifth Element was great.
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11-23-2008 @ 12:01PM
sohbet said...
Best movie of the year
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1-27-2009 @ 4:25AM
rajendrabiswas said...
the fifth elment was a very goodly written and it had art,fashion,mystical,and futuristc enviornment.so close to mythology and realism.i like the concept and execution,what made my like luc besson is that he wrote it when he was 16 now thats a real director!
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