After slowly returning to production following the restructuring, EuropeCorp, the company founded by The Professional director Luc Besson, is back in full operation with several French and international films in the pipeline. These include Snoop Dogg’s sci-fi film “The Last Man” and “Disorder,” a thriller starring Dylan Sprayberry (Teen Wolf) and Thalia Besson, who plays Genevieve in the fourth season of “Emily in Paris.”
The streamer, known for high-voltage films like “Taken,” “The Transporter” and the Scarlett Johansson thriller “Lucy,” is about to ramp up its production in the scripted television space. EuropeCorp is close to concluding a deal with Union Studios to team up to develop and produce series based on its most popular IPs. diverse I’ve learned. Although a “Lucy” spinoff was previously in development, it is not believed to be part of the franchise currently being explored for a television adaptation.
EuropeCorp’s new English-language thriller ‘Disorder’ stars Dylan Sprayberry as Parker Decker, who, after committing a crime, is placed in an all-boys correctional facility using unconventional methods. The film, which is now in the final stage of production, is being played as a teen thriller in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
Besson is also busy following up on his comeback film “Dogman,” which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. He reunites with actor Caleb Landry Jones in “Dracula,” an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic gothic novel that also stars Christoph Waltz. Paris-based Kinology is selling “Dracula” internationally. While recently wrapping up filming, Besson is already planning a sci-fi film called “The Last Man,” a “Planet of the Apes”-inspired film starring and co-produced by Snoop. The project could be in the same vein as “The Fifth Element,” one of Besson’s biggest works that weaved fantasy, action and comedy.
“2024 was a pivotal year for EuropeCorp, enabling us to consolidate our renewed activity following the release of DogMan in 2023, which was selected at the Venice Film Festival,” said Jean-Marc Lacarriere, former Canal+ Group CEO who joined as CEO in February. .
The executive noted that three films have been filmed in 2024, including “Dracula,” which is scheduled to be released in 2025, in addition to “Hell in Paradise,” a women’s thriller directed by Leila Sy and starring Nora Arnezeder and Maria Bello. .
“In line with this dynamism, the company continues to develop new projects in various formats, including feature films, series and platform units, while working with external producers via mandated co-production agreements, in order to significantly increase the volume of its business in France and internationally for 2025 and beyond,” Lacarriere said. “.
EuropeCorp, owned by Vine Alternative Investments since 2020, is collaborating with several well-known French producers on a wide range of projects, including an untitled feel-good teen film co-produced with Nolita Group, starring young actors alongside French comedian Manu Payet. This project will start filming in the summer. EuropeCorp is also working with production company Windy Production on “Les Glenans”, an adventure film directed by Eric Capitan.
The company also participated in “Trump, Dieu et les siens,” an investigative documentary directed by Lawrence Heim, a journalist who covered the US. Politics for 25 years and a behind-the-scenes chart of Trump’s presidential campaign.
Upcoming EuropeCorp film releases also include “June & John,” a romantic comedy Besson shot during the pandemic with a cast led by Don Scribner, Miles Cranford, Honey Loren and Jonathan Pesce. The film will be released in the spring in France.