I wanted to prove that I could do something, so I made a short film. That was in fact my main concern, to be able to show that I could do one.
Luc BessonAfter six, seven films, I started to get a little tired. Shooting takes a lot out of you.
Luc BessonWe 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.
Luc BessonThat's a KORTAN DAHUK. That's the first alien we see in the film [Valerian]. That's another artist. The first one was Chinese, the one with the space station. This one is American. Personally, that's my favorite alien. I love him. I love his profile and his face. There is such a sweetness and almost a sadness in his face.
Luc Besson