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“If we wanted to make it the way I imagined I knew that we would have to wake up earlier and start very early. So we prep like crazy. And the competition you have is like Avatar, you have Star Wars, you have all the big Marvel stuff. So if you want to come in the race, you know, don't be pretentious.”

Quote by Luc Besson

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Luc Besson, born on March 18, 1959, is a renowned French film director. His works are known for their unique visual style and profound thematic exploration, with notable films such as 'The Fifth Element' and 'The City of Angels'. more

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“Sometimes I see people finish a film and they go, "Yeah, that was good. Where are we going to eat?"”

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“We have [in Valerian] a bible that's 600 pages. There are five pages on each alien and where they come from. Even the address you can check on the map. On the star map. It's real numbers.”

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