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'DogMan’: Luc Besson On His Divisive Dog-Eat-Dog Drama, Gary Oldman's "Genius" & More 'Valerian' [The Discourse Podcast]

2024/3/29
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In this week’s episode of The Discourse), host Mike DeAngelo digs into the film “DogMan” with writer/director Luc Besson (“The Fifth Element,” “Leon: The Professional,” “Taken”). The film follows Doug (Caleb Landry Jones), a young, crippled, abandoned man, beaten down by a tough life who has a supernatural connection to his canine companions. The film also stars Jojo T. GibbsChristopher DenhamGrace Palma, and more. 

READ MORE: Luc Besson Says He Gave Tarantino The Idea For The 10-Film Retirement Plan & Says He Has 3 Films Left)

During the interview, Besson talked about the real-life story that inspired his latest twisted action opus.

He covered plenty of other topics, too, including Natalie Portman's recent criticism of "Leon: The Professional," a potential "Lucy 2," giving Quentin Tarantino the idea to retire after ten films, the possibility of doing more "Valerian" films and much, much more.


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