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Luc Besson’s ‘Anna’ Flops at French Box Office, Adding to Pressure on EuropaCorp
Luc Besson's latest film, the Helen Mirren-starring thriller "Anna," is failing at the French box office, dealing a further blow to his financially ailing EuropaCorp, which is in talks to be taken over by one of its lenders. After falling flat at the U.S. box office with a mere $7.6 million in nearly five weeks, […]
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Five More Women Accuse Luc Besson of Sexual Misconduct (Report)
Five more women have come forward to accuse EuropaCorp founder Luc Besson of sexual misconduct in France, according to a new report from French investigative magazine Mediapart. The allegations were made by two former students at Besson’s film school, two former assistants at EuropaCorp and a former model who aspired to become an actress, Karine […]
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Luc Besson denies new accusations of sexual assault
New allegations of sexual assault are being levelled at French director Luc Besson by one of his former casting directors, and by two other women.
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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
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'Valerian': How Luc Besson Secured David Bowie's 'Space Oddity' for a Big Sequence
'Valerian' director Luc Besson tells Yahoo Movies why he had to have late music legend's classic song for a key sequence, and how he was able to get it
