Gaultier was on hand for the many changes in casting-including an early-’90s lineup in which Julia Roberts was set to play Leeloo opposite Prince as the eccentric radio host Ruby Rhod. He had been thinking about The Fifth Element, Leeloo, the story, and the language-you could say he’d been preparing his whole life for that moment.” “This had been Luc’s brainchild since he was a teenager.
People knew something magical and important was happening,” she said on the phone from Los Angeles. “Even when I did the screen test, you could feel it in the air. The Fifth Element also developed a following in fashion circles, thanks to its Jean Paul Gaultier–designed costumes and supermodel leading lady, Milla Jovovich, who knew from the moment she got involved with the project that it was destined to be special.
LEELOO FIFTH ELEMENT MILLA JOVOVICH FULL
The tale of special forces major-turned-cabdriver Korben Dallas and Leeloo-the genetically perfect being who is key to earth’s survival-it showed the full scope of Besson’s talents and a fresh take on futurism brimming with couture-clad aliens and expansive sets.
Its timing is apt: 20 years ago, director Luc Besson raised the bar for science fiction films with his first intergalactic blockbuster, The Fifth Element. With its dazzling visuals and star-studded cast, Valerian arrives in theaters today with fanfare befitting an epic.
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