Luc Besson's Next Action Flick LUCY Starring Scarlett Johansson Begins Shooting

Luc Besson's (Nikita, Leon The Professional) next film has begun production (via ThePlaylist) and will be a crazy sounding sci-fi action flick titled Lucy which stars Scarlett Johansson. Lucy (Johansson), a drug mule has the goods (super soldier formula?) get into her system making her a badass super assassin (think Bradley Cooper's character in Limitless meets Matt Damon's Jason Bourne). The film co-stars Morgan Freeman and Old Boy's Choi Min-sik. It's also a perfect role for Scarlett Johansson post-Winter Soldier and pre-Age of Ultron to keep the actress in fighting shape.

Robert De Niro To Star In Luc Besson's 'MALAVITA'

Variety reports that French writer/director Luc Besson is finally returning to the crime genre with Malavita. The film stars Robert De Niro a retired American gangster living with his family under the witness protection program in Normandy. Besson is best known for thrillers like Le Femme Nikita and The Professional but quickly moved into the realm of children's films after The Fifth Element. He also helped write projects like the Transporter 1-3, Taken and From Paris With Love.