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Luc Bessonโs โAnnaโ 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, [โฆ]
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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 Bessonโs film school, two former assistants at EuropaCorp and a former model who aspired to become an actress, Karine [โฆ]
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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 Bessonโs EuropaCorp to have the French filmmaker direct and produce several moviesย for the streaming giantย over the next few years, Variety has learned. The movies would be labeled Netflix originals and would be budgeted in theย $30 million range,ย sources with knowledge of the discussions said. Netflix and EuropaCorp declined to comment. [โฆ]
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Luc Besson, EuropaCorp Face Day of Reckoning With Shareholders Over Flop of โValerianโ
EuropaCorp has weathered storms before, notably after the flop of Luc Bessonโs pricey โArthurโ 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 โValerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsโ... <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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EuropaCorpโs Stock Value Drops in Wake of โValerianโsโ Poor Opening Weekend
The disastrous opening weekend in the U.S. of Luc Bessonโs โValerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsโ 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. EuropaCorpโs stock price fell to 3.53 euros ($4.11) in the wake of โValerianโsโ... <a href="http://variety.com/2017/film/news/europacorp-stock-value-drops-valerian-poor-opening-weekend-1202504169/" title="Read EuropaCorpโs Stock Value Drops in Wake of โValerian
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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