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  2. After their advanced medical satellite explodes on deployment, billionaire futurist Peter Swann, and his fiancée, medical visionary Dr. Graciela "Grace" Davila, turn to a hardened former counterintelligence officer. Creators. Michael Colleary. Jeff Most. Stars. Tom Welling. Elena Anaya. Brendan Fraser. See production info at IMDbPro.

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  3. May 23, 2018 · Luc Besson and the Disturbing True Story Behind ‘Léon: The Professional’. HOLLYWOOD. The celebrated ‘Lolita’-esque hitman saga was partially inspired by a relationship the French filmmaker—and...

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    • Natalie Portman’s Parents Were Completely Against Her Playing Mathilda.
    • Portman’s Parents Are The Reason Why Mathilda Quits Smoking in The Film.
    • Portman’s Marilyn Monroe Impression in The Film Was Inspired by Mike Myers.
    • Besson Got The Idea For Léon While Working on La Femme Nikita.
    • The City of New York Inspired The Film.
    • Besson Has Shut Down Rumors That A Sequel Is in The Works.

    It was an extremely complicated role for an 11-year-old: Not only would she have to deal with a broken home and violence, but she’d also have to deal with the unwanted sexualization of a young girl. In Starting Young, a documentary about Portman that’s included on the 10th anniversary DVD edition of Léon, the actress admits that after she read the ...

    As per the agreement Portman’s parents outlined with Besson, the actress was allowedfive fake cigarettes in her hand during the entire film shoot, and she was never allowed to inhale a single one of them. If you pay close attention to her character, you'll see that she only puts the cigarette to her lips, but never blows smoke out. Additionally, he...

    During her audition, Besson asked Portman if she could do any celebrity impressions; what you see in the film is the entire arsenal that she presented to the director. While she was obsessed with Gene Kelly and Madonna as a kid, her Marilyn Monroe impression was done without having seen any of the legendary bombshell’s work. “I had never seen the o...

    In the 1990 film La Femme Nikita, Reno plays Victor the Cleaner, an operative sent in to salvage Nikita’s botched mission. According to the DVD commentary, Besson was so inspired to explore Reno’s character further that he developed a story around him, which became Léon. Fortunately (in retrospect) for the director, when filming of The Fifth Elemen...

    While the film was shot in both Paris and New York City, Besson has noted that Léon is first and foremost a New York movie. “When it comes to Léon I feel comfortable in New York because for me, in New York, you can be invisible. You can see someone lying on the street and no one will stop,” Besson told Stumped Magazine. “If you have no phone and no...

    So stop asking. During his press tour for Lucy, Besson told The Guardian, "You can't imagine how many people ask me for aLéon sequel. Everywhere I go they ask me. If I was motivated by money, I would have done it a long time ago. But I don't feel it." In an earlier interview with Cinema Blend, Besson elaborated on the topic, saying, “Natalie is old...

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  4. Based on a True Story: Created by Craig Rosenberg. With Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina, Tom Bateman, Liana Liberato. A realtor, a former tennis star, and a plumber seize a unique opportunity to capitalize on America's obsession with true crime.

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  5. The series was created by Jeff Most and Michael Colleary, and is loosely based on the 2012 film Soldiers of Fortune. Each season is intended to star Tom Welling as Vincent Corbo protecting a new client, with the first season's client being Peter Swann who is portrayed by Brendan Fraser. [2]

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  7. Based On a True Story is a Peacock series that premiered on June 8, 2023. It stars Kaley Cuoco and Chris Messina. Ava (Cuoco) and Nathan Bartlett (Messina) are a couple trying to handle rising bills.

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