Luc Besson Wants to Make a FIFTH ELEMENT Sequel
I watched Luc Besson's The Fifth Element the other night, and I was impressed by what Besson did with so little of the special effects technology that Hollywood now uses today to make their films. He did the best he could, but it would be interesting to see what that movie would look like if it were made today. Maybe one day we'll see a sequel though, which I think would also be kind of cool.
In a recent interview with The Playlist, Besson was asked which film of his he'd like to direct a sequel to, and this was his response.
The Fifth Element. I was a little bit frustrated because I made the film right before all the new effects arrived. So when I did the film it was all blue screen, six hours, dots on the wall, takes forever to do one shot. Now, basically, you put the camera on your shoulder and then you run and then you add a couple of dinosaurs and spaceships. And I was so frustrated because it was not so easy at the time. So I always think to myself that I would avenge one day and use all the new tools to do a sci-fi film for sure....
I don't know if it would be directly connected [to The Fifth Element] but it would be the same area and the same genre. So for me it would be connected even if the stories had nothing to do with each other.
Would you like to see Besson make a sequel to The Fifth Element?