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Scarlett Johansson to team up with Besson?

According to 'The Hollywood Reporter' Luc Besson has found his leading lady for his next sci fi thriller 'Lucy.'

Apparently Scarlett Johansson is in final negotiations to take the titular role as the drug mule who accidentally ingests an experimental drug which gives her super powers.



Besson, famous for giving women strong leading roles such as such as 'La Femme Nikita' and 'Joan of Arc', has written the script himself and co-produces with The Highlander himself, Christophe Lambert.

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Johansson will playing Lucy who after taking the drug becomes an 'an ass-kicking machine' who can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can't feel pain. It's another in a line of strong roles following appearances in 'Avengers: Assemble' and her forthcoming appearance in 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'.

Besson himself has just finished making Mafia drama 'Malavita', which stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Tommy Lee Jones; the movie which will be released in the UK later this year.