Besson on his upcoming slate

Including “Transporter 3” and a new sci-fi trilogy

Uber-director/producer Luc Besson tells Collider that he’s eyeing a new science-fiction trilogy for himself (probably in the hope that NewLine joins him on the mission).

Says the director of such classics as “Leon” and “The Fifth Element”, “I’m going to try to do it again. I’m going to try and do a trilogy. Yeah. Not before two or three years. I got an idea I think.”

Originally, says Beeson, “Fifth Element” was supposed to be a trilogy – but the idea went out the window like Holland Manners on the pilot episode of “Angel”.

“I’m [also] producing another film called Taken with Liam Neeson with the director of District 13. They are shooting here. I was there last night on the set. That’s good. Liam Neeson’s going to be wonderful in it. It’s an action film, very intense. I have another one, Transporter 3 probably March and April next year. Then another one called From Paris with Love which is an action film also we’re going to shoot next year. Then two other animated films, one called A Monster in Paris which is a great film from the guy who did, it’s a French guy who works on an animator from Dreamworks but I don’t remember which one. And we did another animated film called Ruby Tuesday with the Rolling Stones, 12 songs of the Rolling Stones. It’s an animated film with 12 songs of the Rolling Stones. It’s going to be great too. And a couple of French films.”.