Editing Luc Besson (section)

===Regular collaborators===

In the early 1980s, Besson met [[Éric Serra]] and asked him to compose the score for his first short film, ''L'Avant dernier''. He subsequently had Serra compose for other films.

French actor [[Jean Reno]] has appeared in several films by Besson, including {{Lang|fr|[[Le dernier combat]]}} (1983),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/22/movies/dernier-combat-french-science-fiction.html|title='Dernier Combat,' French Science Fiction|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=1984-06-22|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''[[Subway (film)|Subway]]'' (1985),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/18/movies/film-review-he-may-be-a-killer-but-he-s-such-a-sweetie.html|title=Film Review; He May Be a Killer, But He's Such a Sweetie|last=Maslin|first=Janet|date=1994-11-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/movies/scarlett-johansson-gets-superpowers-in-luc-besson8217s-8216lucy8217.html|title=Scarlett Johansson Gets Superpowers in Luc Besson's 'Lucy'|last=Roston|first=Tom|date=2014-07-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-05-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''[[The Big Blue]]'' (1988),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2000-07-12/140512/|title=Movie Review: The Big Blue|website=The Austin Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-24}}</ref> ''[[La Femme Nikita (film)|La Femme Nikita]]'' (1990), and ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' (1994).<ref name=":0" />

Besson directed and co-wrote the screenplay of his science fiction thriller ''The Fifth Element'' (1997) with American screenwriter [[Robert Mark Kamen]].<ref name="Luc Besson 2000">"Luc Besson", ''International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors'', 4th ed. St. James Press, 2000.</ref>

He later collaborated with Kamen on the ''[[The Transporter|Transporter]]'' action series (2002–2008), and they co-wrote ''[[Taken (film)|Taken]]'' (2008), ''[[Taken 2]]'' (2012), and ''[[Taken 3]]'' (2014), which all starred [[Liam Neeson]].

Besson described Canadian actor [[Caleb Landry Jones]] as his "new muse" after working with him on ''DogMan'': "We got on so well on ''DogMan'' and since then I’ve only had one wish and that was to make another film with him. He’s crazily talented. It’s something I haven’t seen since Gary Oldman."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2024-07-17 |title=Luc Besson Gives A Tour Of His 'Dracula: A Love Tale' Set, Talks New Muse Caleb Landry Jones & Rewatching His "Mad" Movie 'Valerian'; First Look Revealed |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/luc-besson-dracula-love-tale-interview-set-caleb-landry-jones-valerian-first-image-1236008533/ |access-date=2024-08-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>