Europacorp

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    Netflix in Talks With Luc Besson and EuropaCorp on Multi-Picture Deal (EXCLUSIVE)

    Netflix is in discussions with Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp to have the French filmmaker direct and produce several movies for the streaming giant over the next few years, Variety has learned. The movies would be labeled Netflix originals and would be budgeted in the $30 million range, sources with knowledge of the discussions said. Netflix and EuropaCorp declined to comment. […]

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    Luc Besson, EuropaCorp Face Day of Reckoning With Shareholders Over Flop of ‘Valerian’

    EuropaCorp has weathered storms before, notably after the flop of Luc Besson’s pricey “Arthur” animated franchise in 2010. But the studio, with record losses of $135 million during the last financial year, is now facing a crisis of much larger scope, as the numbers for sci-fi epic “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”... <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/news/luc-besson-europacorp-valerian-1202564820/" title="Read Luc Besson, EuropaCorp Face Day of Reckoning With Shareholders Over F

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    EuropaCorp’s Stock Value Drops in Wake of ‘Valerian’s’ Poor Opening Weekend

    The disastrous opening weekend in the U.S. of Luc Besson’s “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” has left EuropaCorp with a hangover, as the Paris-based company saw its stock value drop by 8.31% by the close of trading on Monday. EuropaCorp’s stock price fell to 3.53 euros ($4.11) in the wake of “Valerian’s”... <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/news/europacorp-stock-value-drops-valerian-poor-opening-weekend-1202504169/" title="Read EuropaCorp’s Stock Value Drops in Wake of ‘Valerian