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Arthur and the Invisibles
It looks like Luc Besson has placed himself in a little bit of a conundrum when he announced that his retirement from directing would begin after Arthur
and the Invisibles.
It just so happens that the soon to be ex-director has a lot of faith in the animated adventure and, if Invisibles does score a significant audience, he plans to return and direct the sequel.
Arthur and the Forbidden City to Pull Luc Besson Out of Retirement
Production Weekly recently ran a report claiming that Luc Besson is definitely thinking about going against his recent retirement announcement in order to begin work on the adaptation of his second book, Arthur and the Forbidden City.
Luc Besson is reconsidering returning behind the camera despite a recent interview announcing his retirement from directing. If the adaptation of his novel “Arthur and the Minimoys” finds an audience he will begin work on adapting the second book, “Arthur And The Forbidden City,” for the big screen with a shooting start date as early as June. The film will be released on December 13 in France and stars the voices of Madonna, Snoop Dogg and David Bowie for the English version and Mylene Farmer, Alain Bashung and Marc Lavoine in the French version.
The sequel continues the story of Arthur and his adventures with the miniature people known as the Minimoys. The second installment pits Arthur in fierce battles, against ferocious monsters, and one evil wizard, Maltazard the Cursed, who rules from his terrifying stronghold: Necropolis, the forbidden city.
Arthur and the Invisibles comes to theatres on January 12th, 2007.
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