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Martin Scorsese Officially Boards Luc Besson’s Mafia Pic ‘Malavita’

By JEN YAMATO | Friday February 8, 2013 @ 1:43pm PSTTags: Luc Besson, Malavita, Martin Scorsese

After consulting informally on Luc Besson‘s mafia actioner Malavita, Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese has come aboard the Robert De Niro-Tommy Lee Jones starrer as executive producer. Scorsese and Besson put their heads together through the film’s pre-production and filming and will continue collaborating as the EuropaCorp and Relativity production heads toward its October 18 release date. Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron and John D’Leo also star in the dark comedy about the Manzonis, a mob family that goes into witness protection in Normandy, France. Besson is producing and directing from his script, adapted with Michael Caleo from Tonino Benacquista’s book Badfellas. Virginie Besson-Silla is producing for EuropaCorp, with Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh producing and Tucker Tooley executive producing. WME and manager Rick Yorn repped Scorsese in the deal.

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Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp Enters Chinese Co-Production & Distribution Pact

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday July 23, 2012 @ 4:01am PDTTags: Europacorp, Luc Besson, Malavita

Luc Besson’s films have long been big in Japan. Now, the French multi-hyphenate is looking to establish a footprint in China. Besson’s studio, EuropaCorp, today said it has signed an exclusive co-production and distribution pact with Shanghai-based Fundamental … Read More »

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Relativity Deal For Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday May 24, 2012 @ 4:58pm PDTTags: Europacorp, Luc Besson, Malavita, Relativity

(Beverly Hills, Calif.) May 24, 2012 – Relativity Media announced today it has struck a co-production and co-financing deal with Luc Besson’s (Taken, Transporter) EuropaCorp on the upcoming films Malavita and Three Days To Kill.  The companies will work in tandem on both

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