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e e e e e e Lucy 2 is an upcoming English language French science fiction action film will be written and directed by Luke Besson for his company Europe Packer and produced by hi's wife virgin best andilla it will be an English language film scheduled to shot in Taj paparis in New York City it duville star Scarlet Joe Hansen Morgan Freeman Choy men sick and Amor weight Joe Hansen will portrays the tital Archer director Luke Besson has addressed the news of a sequel to his 2014 Sci-Fi Action movie Lucy revealing that he has not been included in the development of such a project speaking with the playlist Besson said that while has heard about Lucy 2 he is not involved dot dot dot despite what some report may have claimed written and directed by Luke Bess and Lucy is led by Scarlet Johansson as the titular Luci Miller when her boyfriend tricks her in to livering a briefcase to a supposed business contact the an Carefree student is abducted by fugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule she is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical but it leaks into her system giving her superhuman abilities including telekinesis and telepathy written and directed by by Luke Besson and starring Morgan Freeman Choy man sick Ander wet alongside Joe Hansen Lucy was met with a somewhat divisive response from critics but saw huge success at the box office grossing over $463 million against a budget of just $40 milono it's no wonder the studio has been treeing to develop a follow-up project since as far back as 2015 the lucai SCH now in the works will take fiction from the big screen to the small with a spin off sceneries in development the project will reportedly follow Oscar winning actor and Hollywood icon Morgan freman as Professor Samuel Norman and expert neurologist whom Lucy seeks out as she slowly discovers what she is no capable of details beyond that era currently unknown but with Freeman's character expected to return the series is likely tof the kindly professor as he helps others achieve their potential Ango Beyond using just 10% of their brains Luke Bess and will next give audiences Aver different dog loving Avenger in thefrench Thriller Dogman written and directed by Besson and starring Cal lundry Jones JoJo T Gibbs Christopher denim John Charles Ager and Grace Palmer Dogman was selected T compete for the Golden Lion at last years 8 off Venice International Film Festival and was released in Select theaters on Mark 29th 2024 before receiving a Wier release on April April 5th 2024 when Scarlet Johansson's hit movie Lucy first came out back in 2014 the star was already Riding High at top the success of the first Avengers movie fans of Joe Hanson had been treated to herbit kicking turns as the black woso she was wellestablished as a likable action star by then and had already developed her Critical bonafides with films like Lost in Translation and ghost world when the first trailers for Lucy hit seeing her in the role of another face to powerful butt kicker and an intelligent sci-fi 5 film stirred up much excitement among her many fans that excitement seemed to have filtered in toth's success of the movie and it was a big commercial hit however on closer inspection the movie did also face some scathing assessments by critics and scientists over many glaring plot holes that led to it Fading Into oburity Alid ever since for such a successful movie it's strange that Lucy has mostly been forgotten until now with news of Aspen off as an action movie Luke had Al the elements necessary to do welome anic figed scenes and the inventive waves the main character often mercilessly took out bad guys it certainly made for a very entertaining watch however Lucy wasn't just build as an action movie since the main plot delved into her being dosed with a highly experimental drug that Caeser to unlock the full capacity of her brain and Bo her with a host of powers these elements put the film within the purview of a science fiction flick as well unfortunately that's where things start to get a little problematic and where opinions generally diverge early on Lucy debuted to generally good review sand ratings however when the science behind the movie was evaluated more critically it soon e apparent that it paid no heed roundly criticised way and was this in one the worst indictments of Lucy's lack off logic Christopher or wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled the dumbest movie ever made about brain capacity and had this to say about the movie and its director Luke Besson wants or goes on to elucidate some of the powers Johansson's character acquires in the movie the full extent of Lucy's Styler aspects become painfully clear despite many similar dis purging reviews and the film's plot even being subjected to reviews by neurologist Lucy was still a box off a success making nearly 12 times its budget 9 years ago $460 million off do4 million it was France's biggest export hit in two decades at the time and having a main English language as rainly helped rumors of a soul did the realms very early on Bess and himself didn't help matters by first publicly stating thve had no plans to write a sequel speaking to The Hollywood Reporter later on he did an about turn and confirmed that the script for Lucy 2 was competed later at again emerged that Lucy too was not happening amid all this flux uiting news it must be said that a lot of the hype around the franchise has since fizzled out despite Scarlet Joan song completing more maku movies in this time the movie remains a popular one and certaintly was a corer sha ever a lot of that may be down too poyan of the mosty of Johansson and her star popular Avengers with so many conflicting orts over the future of the franchise many feain are when the future holds for it by naamat 22 to reports began emerging faty was set for a spin-off show what added to the hype here was news th key aruman would renise his role in it details have been sketchy since but with Morgan Freeman the screen rise loving his role from the original movie people are again renewing their excitement about Lucy it's not entirely clear whether the show will become a hit and reach the same levels of success as the movie did given the up and down matri off the franchise since it's incept it remains to be seen if it will emulate the original success or just be ignored both off which seem to have paradoxically become the fate of Lucy ISF film Scarlet Johansson is one of the most successful actors today and she has played a part in some of the most successful films and franchises of recent memory after beginning her career as a child actress Joe Hansen found critical Acclaim in films such as the horse whisper and Sophia cus introspective Lost in Translation from there her career continued to soore and she continued her success from childhood into adulthood Joe Hansen initially made a name for herself as a new in several Woody Allen films like vica Christina Barcelona and match point before making a 4A into the mainstream with her roles as Black Widow in the Miku franchise though her time is Black Widow has come to an in Johansson is still very much part of Marvel family alongside her maku success Johansson has garnered a claim for her more serious work and in 2019 sedo Academy Award nominations Forest actress and best supporting actress foret Flick's marriage story and JoJo rabbit respectively along with starring and Avengers in game one of the highest grossing films of alltime Peter weers adaptation of Tracy chevalier's novel which was itself inspired by the johans varer painting of the same title Girl With a Pearl Earring was released in 23 and was the second of two breakout roles for Johansson alongside Loston translation Johansson plays gret Assurant at the home of Johan's verol and F who is the subject of the famous painting it's a strong breakout role for Johanson and although her dialogue limited she is very expressive in hair acting showcasing her strong Talent at he beginning of her career Scarlet Johansson has made a name for herself be starring in several High budget action films in 2014's Lucy was no except the story follows Lucy a Woman Who develops the ability to use all parts off her brain at maximum capacity after a drug is absorbed into her bloodstream after obtaining these superhuman Powers she becomes somewhat of a superhero and fights against the scientists that era responsible for her condition Lucy was extremely successful at the box office and as a great example of Joe hansa's Strong lead in an action-packed film and pro she could carry an action film without the Marvel branding Scarlet Johansson starred alongside natal a Portman in 2008's the other Bull and girl directed by Justin Chadwick Portman plays Anne Bolan and Johansson is her sister Mary the film depicts their competing affections for King Henry Roman 8 Eric Bana and has B been critiqued for its historical inaccurate sign veress Portman and Joe hansong give compelling performances and exuded strong chemistry with each other Joe Hansen gave an undeniably strong performaning 28 is Vicki Christina Barcelona she starred alongside Penelope Cruz wounded up receiving an Oscar for her role however Joe Hanson's performance was just as strong Joe Hansson played is Christen AO finds herself at odds with crocher actor after they sleep with the same in her performance is believable as a Carefree character and she performs it without surrendering to cliche as Scarlet Johanson joined the maku as Black Widow back in 2010 in Iron Man 2 cian the character has appeared in several more additions to the mku universe most recently in her only solo film Black Widow this movie picks up after events of Captain America Civil War and sees Natasha Romanov reunited with her sister yolana Florence Pug as they set out on a journey of reconnecting with the family they once knew Black Widow was well received by critics and finally gave more depth to the character off Natasha Romanov Joe Hansson confirmed this would likely be her last time playing the role and black widow is certainly a strong sendoff after years offens waiting to see her finally get a film of her own it was worth the way destroyed City focuses on the story of a family who recently lost one of their most important members the grief after the passing of their mother and wife sits deep but during a trip to a stargazing event in Asteroid City they learn how to deal with their emotions considering that asteroid ctis producer is Wes Anderson viewers arene for an extraordinary cinematic experience diving into to stunning visual s magnificent characters while Jason schwarzman steps into the role off wior Ai steenbeck and Tom Hanks portray his father-in-law Stan laac Scarlet Johansson can be seen as smidge Campbell who is a dedicated mothor famous actress and eyes later love interest Joe Hansson used Stars fromal Hollywood as an inspiration tform her character and she clearly succeeded in movie hail Caesar's Scarlet johen Sancho's herself from a different side yet again revealing her inspiring versatility she takes on the role of absolute swimming sensation animal other stars works together closely with Studio fixer Eddie Ms while her on screen image is that of a squeaky cingo zero ug Nur oy screen Antics have film's funniest subplots the movie which falls into the genres of Comedy drama and mystery is set in Hollywood in the one9 50s allowing for overly sparkling and extravagant visuals hence it is no surprise hat do Hansen long repres Ting the of the previously mentioned time and gracefully delivers extraordinar performances while being underwater or in the dry even though Terry's wig off's comig host world was released over 20 years SEO it still holds a special place regarding johanson's career while she had already gained experience in field of acting as a young girl her break her K World it m r201 with her role as Rebecca and ghost tells the story of two best friends Rebecca and ath Thora Burch ha finally leave school and have the goal of mover toen on the unique side of things they back each other up in any scenario however when two friends cross paths with an older man called Seymour there friendship is put to the test this movea lansian is thriven when put in front of a camera and that is exactly where she belongs to this day it is needless to say that Joe Hansen delivered an incredible performance in any of her movies in the Marvel franchise but Marvel's The Avengers are Captain America the Winter Soldier among Manny author successful superhero adventure asalo her to show off her ounding Talent protected skills and utter dedication to her role Avengers and game is her crowning achievement in the franchise of movie which was released back in 2019 has a lot in store even though it starts off with a better part of universe wiped out but johanson's contribution ensures that and lots of Tears will be spilled a heartbreaking final sacrifice to save the universe is shows how far this character had come she went from an assassin with red on her ledger to a hero who gave her life to save the entire universe surely her 'll be missed however it is all wavs a delight to look back on her appearances as Black Widow especially in Avengers and game Sophie CA Lost in Translation was released EO did was a huge critical success ning best original screenplay in being nominated for best picture at theoscars Johansson was only 19 at the point of the movie's release and she delivers a performance far beyond her years Johansson plays Charlotte and Bill morray is Bob Harris the pair is in Tokyo and find an escape from their foreign surroundings in an unlikely relationship with each other Lost in Translation remains an excellent film that stance the test of time 2019 was a strong year tour Johansson asai actress and Best Supporting actress categories in the same year her best supporting actress nomination came for her work and takeaway T's JoJo rabbit Roman Griffin Davis portrays the titular character and Johansson plays his mother who is hiding a Jewish girl during World War ll in Germany the film is satirical and daring presenting Johansson in a different comedic light even though she can't be physically seen in the science fiction drama her Scarlet Johansson leaves an impact on the movie it is her voice which has the ability to not only enchant the main character Theodore but also the entire thessen stated that he intended for the first part of Lucy to be like Lon the professional which he also wrote and directed the second part to be like Inception and the third part to be like 2001 A Space Odyssey 16 he was intrigued by the brain capacity of Lucy a female ostr alus ensis stating that her brain weight was only 400g and modern human brains weigh in around 1.4 kog I was very interested with all the science he said when I learned one cell can send 1,000 messages per cell per second and we have 100 billion cells in our body for me it's gigantic he did not want to make a documentary about the brain and so he focused on making an entertaining film with scientific and ethical aspects which he cited as quite rare today he said that was my goal an action film with a purpose when I was younger the purpose I had was smaller basically this is about us our Legacy and what we learn 17 an animated version of ostr Opus being in the film modeled on the dawn of man sequence from 2001 A Space Odyssey is one of several of Lucy's homages 10 I live in a country of food and you can't have a third star in a restaurant the top Mitchell in rating without risk invention or creativity Besson said I'd rather take some risks and maybe some people will say what the [ __ ] is this film but some others will embrace it I totally understand that we can't take this kind of risk on every movie but at the same time you can't progress if there is not risk and Novelty he added I guess the film has the possibility to be a hit with the American audience of course I would rather that it perform and the people are happy with it 10 budget and filming with an estimated budget of 48 million Lucy was the second largest French film production in 2013 18 and the biggest ever for Europe aorp the company founded by Besson in 2000 1920 principal photography started in September 2013 at the SAT du CA a then new Mega Studio on the outskirts of Paris 21 on the 5th of September scenes were shot at the Cliffs of a tradat in northern France 2211 days of filming began in Taipei Taiwan on the 21st of October 23 24 locations included taipe 101 one of the world's tallest skyscrapers 25 and 26 some footage was filmed with IM Max cameras 27 on the 2 3rd of October The Hollywood Reporter said bessen had become enraged by all the media attention the shoot was getting that day 25 meeting reporters in taipe a day after he finished shooting the Taiwan part of the film he said we don't want pictures with new dresses of scarlet sometimes sick I lost a bit of my concentration because I'm bothered by that adding that Paparazzi intrusions meant shooting at nighttime was a nightmare Besson said two unnamed agencies from Hong Kong were especially disruptive 28 visual effects Lucy has the most visual effects in a film directed by Besson 20 with over 1,000 effect shots under senior visual effects supervisor Nicholas Brooks nine most visual effects were done by industrial Light and Magic ilm 29 with a team headed by supervisor Richard Bluff Bluff described Lucy as really fun because it wasn't a thousand shots of robot or things we typically do instead relying on short sequences that required a lot of new ways to problem solve and to visualize them ilm began work on the project in July 2013 based on concept art provided by bess's europacorp such as Lucy disintegrating and sprouting black tendrils 29 among the material ilms studied as reference for the effects were chemical reactions laser lighting displays seen at Raves and the work of artist Perry Hall who had worked with Brooks in What Dreams May Come 31 Rodeo FX handled the Paris chase scene type mat paintings and the visual representation of cell phones radio waves seen by Lucy's enhanced Vision 2932 music and soundtrack Lucy soundtrack from the motion picture soundtrack album by Eric Sarah various artists released the 22nd of July 2014 genre film soundtrack film score label back lot music ick Sarah chronology the lady 2011 Lucy soundtrack from the motion picture 2014 the film score was composed by Eric Sarah who has scored all of besson's films except Angel a and the family British musician Daman albar contributed the song sister rust 33 the soundtrack was released on on the 22nd of July 2014 by Backlot music 34 marketing distributor Universal Pictures issued several print and digital posters for Lucy the theatrical release poster had this tagline the average person uses 10% of their brain capacity imagine what she could do with 100% 35 on the 15th of August 2014 Universal Pictures released two Advanced posters for the upcoming comedy film Dumb and Dumber To That spoofed the theatrical release poster for Lucy 36 on the 2nd of April 2014 the first trailer for Lucy was released 37 it was described as having hit the internet with the force of a Punch To The Head 38 with reviewers wrote that it promised a wild ride with Johansson rendering people unconscious with a flick of her wrist 39 awesome as the girl who was once exploited comes very very dangerous 40 and wonderfully insane as Johansson goes from a drug mule at the mercy of her captors to a superhuman with remarkable control over her body and a diminishing capacity for Mercy 41 James luxford of the Guardian said the trailer fit a theme evident in Johansson's past three films characters who evolve mutate or vanish altogether 42 after the film premiered critics said the trailers portrayed the film as more action-packed than it actually was 43 a behindth scenes preview of the film was released on July 10th 44 in his 2014 book great myths of the brain Christian Jarrett dismisses the film's portrayal of the potential for mastering all knowledge and hurling cars with her mind as being fully speculative fiction Lucy grossed $16.7 million in North America and 3 36.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $463.30 million five on July 25th Lucy opened at 3172 theaters in the United States 46 had opened with 17 m88 $110 placing it in the top spot for the box office opening weekend ahead of the competing film Hercules which debuted in the number two spot with 11, 58,4 54 47 Lucy described as bringing a needed boost to the aing summer box office 47 did financially better than expected 47 as early box office estimates for the film placed it on track for $14 million to $15 million on Friday including $2.7 million from t386 late Thursday screenings 48 it earned 43 m899 in $340 at the domestic box office for the opening weekend with Hercules remaining at second place with $29 million globally Lucy debuted at the number one box office spot in all markets it was released in outside of US and Canada as of August 8th 50 in Taipei the film's performance has been credited to roughly half of the film having been shot there and it having boosted taiwan's popularity amid the country's efforts to bring itself to the world stage 581 152 it opened at 22 taipe theaters grossing and14 3,478 US dollars from 57900 Admissions and after two days there made n25 6,854 th000 in the capital later earning over NT3 8 million 1.27 million s doll from 75 locations nationwide making it the fourth best opening day in thawan after Transformers age of Extinction Iron Man 3 and the Avengers the best opening day for United International pictures uip and the best August opening day of all time 52 Lucy is also the second most successful debut for a French action film 50 the audience for Lucy was split evenly between men and women with 65% being overage 25 53 Nikki Roco president for domestic distribution at Universal Studio said to have a female lead in an original property absolutely made a difference Scarlet is a star and her presence in the film made it a lot more appealing for women 54 Michael bod of the Australian commented that women having comprised half the audience is a seemingly new precedent for action film and that because of its box office performance Lucy is the film out of all of besson's film work likely to have the greatest cultural impact 17 the wire.com quotes David Sims stated that Johansson's success with Lucy at the box office would be no mean feat given that it's a European R-rated action movie opening against a PG-13 epic with a more proven action star in Dwayne Johnson The Rock she obviously had supporting roles in Marvel Blockbusters but Johansson has never opened a blockbuster as an above thetitle star he stated adding that the island was her first real attempt at doing so but was a flop and that if tracking holds Lucy will solidify this new phase in Johansson's career as a marquee name 55 in US and Canada Lucy earned $61 million in ticket sales in 3173 theaters and attracted 7.6 million viewers in its opening week 50 Roco said that widespread interest from ticket buyers indicated that Lucy brought a different side to an action film and that Universal Studios had maintained high hopes for the R-rated original concept female driven action movie 49 leading in the weekend's ticket sales on online ticket service Fandango Lucy outsold action thrillers Oblivion alysium and Edge of Tomorrow at the same point in the sales cycle 48 it additionally outsold The Bourne Legacy $ 38.1 million and salt $36 million compared to their opening weekend spots but failed to surpass the opening weekend grosses for wanted 50.9 million and taken $2 49.5 million 53 Ray subers of Box Office Mojo stated the fact that it even came close though is a fairly remarkable feat for this moderately budgeted original action movie 53 subers said that there are a few contributing factors to Lucy's success commenting first the movie had an intriguing premise what if we could use more than 10% of our brains that was front and center in action-packed visually stunning advertisements he said that this helped johe Hanson's lead role of Lucy appear to be a natural extension of the butt-kicking brand she's built as black Widow in the Avengers and Captain America the Winter Soldier and that recognizing that audiences were connecting with the material Universal made The Savvy decision to move Lucy up from mid August where it instead would have been competing with Guardians of the Galaxy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Expendables 3 a contrast to this less competitive Late July date 53 Oliver GLE of Los Angeles Times commented similarly citing five reasons for the film's successful opening weekend a catchy sci-fi hook the 10% of brain myth Johansson as an action star bessen as a crowd pleaser known for films that please audiences especially ones that craft strong female characters a summer of strong women previous successful female driven films in the year being Maleficent and the Fault in Our Stars and a slick marketing campaign the trailers for the film emphasizing a high concept narrative action and Mayhem while deemphasizing philosophical and metaphysical pontificating six critical response early reviews for the film were positive and mixed 7,555 or 657 and later generally positive 58 Lucy was categorized as entertaining and silly but also polarizing by Critics 6,555 e960 on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes if it holds an approval rating of 67% based on 240 reviews with an average rating of six Z it the site's critical consensus reads enthusiastic and silly Lucy Powers through the movies logic gaps with cheesy Thrills plus Scarlet Johansson's charm and mostly succeeds at it 61 on review aggregator Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 456 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 62 audiences pulled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of C+ on a plus to f scale 47 based on 14 press reviews French website Alison a gave the film an average rating of 2.6 out of five 63 the film received a score of 84% on French website ciner 64 in France the film received 14 press reviews regarding the positive reception Danielle atali wrote in the journal du deman that Luke besson's Thriller shows a successful talent to entertain and keep in suspense 65 in vasai the reviewer also appreciated the work of Besson stating that he returns to action films with this wacky cross between a superhero film and film about Asian gangsters amped up by the always sexy Scarlet Johansson 65 in LA isan Mall Groot stated some have called this a feminist film and though we will not go that far it would be wrong to deny that a woman is portrayed as the source of solutions intended to save the world 65 Liberation wrote beyond the success or embellishment which adorns each new scene with a spectacular Swagger of violence and improbable turns there is a strong feeling that Luke Besson now makes films from a position Beyond merely marketing considerations 65 lenal observator wrote it was unclear how such a contrived portrayal can delude audiences once the novelty becomes dissipated 65 Lucy 2 is an upcoming English language French science fiction action film will be written and directed by Luke Besson for his company Europe Packer and produced by High's wife virgin best andilla it will be an English language film scheduled to shot in Taj paparis in New York City it weville star Scarlet Joe Hansen Morgan Freeman Choy men sick and amwe Joe Hansen will portrays the titular character director Luke Besson has addressed the news of a sequel to his 2014 Sci-Fi Action movie Lucy revealing that he has not been included in the development of such a project speaking with the playlist Besson said that while has heard about Lucy 2 he is not involved dot dot dot despite what some report may have claimed written and directed by Luke Bess and Lucy is led by Scarlet Johansson as the titular Luci Miller when her boyfriend tricks her in to livering a briefcase to a supposed business contact the an Carefree student is abducted by Thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule she is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical but it leaks into her system giving her superhuman abilities including telekinesis and telepathy written and directed by by Luke Besson and starring Morgan Freeman Choy man sick Ander wet alongside Joe Hansen Lucy was met with a somewhat divisive response from critics but saw huge success at the box office grossing over $463 million against a budget of just $40 milono it's no wonder the studio has be treeing to develop a follow-up project since as far back as 2015 the lucai now in the works will take fiction from the big screen to the small with a spinoff sceneries in development the project will reportedly follow Oscar winning actor and Hollywood icon Morgan freman as Professor Samuel Norman an expert neurologist whom Lucy seeks out as she slowly discovers what she is no capable of details beyond that era currently unknown but with Freeman's character expected to return the series is likely tof the kindly professor as he helps others achieve their potential Ang go beyond using just 10% of their brains Luke Bess and will next give audiences Aver different dog loving Avenger in thefrench Thriller Dogman written and directed by Besson and starring Cal lundry Jones JoJo T Gibbs Christopher denim John Charles Ager and Grace Palmer Dogman was selected T compete for the Golden Lion at last years eight off Venice International Film Festival and was released in Select theaters on Mark 29th 2024 before receiving a wider release on April April 5th 2024 when Scarlet Johansson's hit movie Lucy first came out back in 2014 the star was already Riding High at top the success of the first Avengers movie fans of Joe Hanson had been treated to herbit kicking turns as the black woso she was well established as a likable action star by then and had already developed her Critical bonafides with films like Lost in Translation and Ghost World when the first trailers for Lucy hit seeing her in the role of another face to powerful butt kicker and an intelligent sci55 film stirred up much excitement among her many fans that excitement seemed to have filtered in toth's success of the movie and it was a big commercial hit however on closer inspection the movie did also f face some scathing assessments by critics and scientists over many glaring plot holes that led to it Fading Into Obscurity alad ever since for such a successful movie it's strange that Lucy has mostly been forgotten until now with news of Aspen off as an action movie Luke had Al the elements necessary to do welome anic figed scenes and the ventive waves the main character often mercilessly took out bad guys it certainly made for a very entertaining watch however Lucy wasn't just build as an action movie since the main plot delved into her being dosed with a highly experimental drug that caer to unlock the full capacity of her brain and Bo her with a host of powers these elements put the film within the purview of a science fiction flick as well unfortunately that's where things start to get a little problematic and where opinions generally diverge early on Lucy debut to generally good review sand ratings however when the science behind the movie was evaluated more critically it soon be e apparent that it paid no heed roundly criticised way and was this in one the worst indictments of Lucy's lack of logic Christopher or wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled the dumbest movie ever made about brain capacity and had this to say about the movie and its director Luke Besson once or or goes on to elucidate some of the powers Johansson's character acquires in the movie the full extent of Lucy's Siler aspects become painfully clear despite many similar dis purging reviews and the film's plot even being subjected to reviews by neurologist Lucy was still a box off a success making nearly 12 times its budget 9 years ago $460 million off do4 million it was France's biggest export hit in two decades at the time and having a main English language as rainly helped rumors of a soul did the rounds very early on Bess and himself didn't help matters by first publicly stating fave had no plans to write a sequel speaking to The Hollywood Reporter later on he did in about turn and confirmed that the script for Lucy 2 was completed later it again emerged that Lucy too was not happening amid all this flux uiting news it must be said that a lot of the hype around the franchise has since fizzled out despite Scarlet Joan song completing more maku movies in this time the movie remains a popular one and ctle was a corer sha ever a lot of that maybe down too poyan of the mosty of Johanson and her star popular Avengers with so many conflicting ORS over the future of the franchise many Fain are when the future holds for it by aat 202 to reports began emerging faty was set for a spinoff show what added to the hype here was news th key inuman would renise his role in it details have been sketchy since but with Morgan Freeman the screen rise loving his role from the original movie people are again renewing their excitement about Lucy it's not entirely clear whether the show will become a hit and reach the same levels of success as the movie did given the up and down matri off the franchise since its Inception it remains to be seen if it will emulate theoriginal success or just be ignored both off which seem to have paradoxically become the fate of Lucy ISF film Scarlet Johansson is one of the most successful actors today and she has played a part in some of the most successful films and franchises of recent memory after beginning her career as a child actress Joe Hansen found critical Acclaim in films such as the horse whisper and Sophia Copus introspective Lost in Translation from there her career continued to soore and she continued her success from childhood into adulthood Joe Hansen initially made a name for herself as a new in several Woody Allen films like vica Christina Barcelona and match point before making a 4A into the mainstream with her roles as Black Widow in the maku franchise though her time is Black Widow has come to an in Johansson is still very much part of the Marvel family alongside her maku success Johansson has garnered a claim for her more serious work and in 2019 sedo Academy Award nominations Forest actress and best supporting actress for Netflix's marriage story and JoJo rabbit respectively along with starring and Avengers in game one of the highest grossing films of alltime Peter weers adaptation of Tracy chevalier's novel which was itself inspired by the johans varer painting of the same title Girl With a Pearl Earring was released in 23 and was the second of two breakout roles for Johansson alongside Loston translation Johansson plays gret Assurant at the home of Johan's verol and F who is the subject of the famous painting it's a strong breakout role for Johansson and although her dialogue limited she is very expressive in hair acting showcasing her strong Talent at he beginning of her career Scarlet Johansson has made a name for herself be starring in several High budget action films in 2014's Lucy was no except the story follows Lucy a Woman Who develops the ability to use all parts off her brain at maximum capacity after a drug is absorbed into her blood stre after obtaining these superhuman Powers she becomes somewhat of a superhero and fights against the scientists that era responsible for her condition Lucy was extremely successful at the box office and is a great example of Joe hansa's Strong lead in an action-packed film and pro she could carry an action film without the Marvel branding Scarlett Johansson starred alongside natal Ortman in 2008's the other Bull and girl Direct Ed by Justin Chadwick Portman plays Anne Bolan and Johansson is her sister Mary the film depicts their competing affections for King Henry Roman 8 Eric Bana and has B been critiqued for its historical inaccurate sign Beres Portman and Joe hansong give compelling performances and exud strong chemistry with each other Joe Hansen gave an undeniably strong performance scene 28 is Vicki Christina Barcelona she starred alongside Penelope crew wounded up receiving an Oscar for her role however Johansson's performance was just as strong Johansson plays christano finds herself at odds with crocher actor after they sleep with the same in her performance is believable as a Carefree character and she performs it without surrendering to cliche as Scarlet Johanson joined the maku as Black Widow back in 2010 in Iron Man 2 cian the character has appeared in several more additions to the McHugh Universe most recently in her only solo film Black Widow this movie picks up after th events of Captain America Civil War and sees Natasha Romanov reunited with her sister yolana Florence Pug as they set out on a journey of reconnecting with the family they once knew Black Widow was well received by critics and finally gave more depth to the character off Natasha Romanov Joe Hanssen confirmed this would likely be her last time playing the role and black widow is certainly a strong sendoff after years offens waiting to see her finally get a film of her own it was worth the way destroyed City focuses on the story of a family who recently lost one of their most important members the grief after the passing of their mother and wife sits deep but during a trip to a stargazing event in Asteroid City they learn how to deal with their emotions considering that asteroid ctis producer is Wes Anderson viewers arene for an extraordinary cinematic experienced diving into stunning visual s magnificent characters while Jason schwarzman steps into the role off aor Ai steenbeck and Tom Hanks portray his father-in-law Stan lasac Scarlet Johansson can be seen as smidge Campbell who is a dedicated mothor famous actress and eyes later love interest Joe Hansen used stars from old Hollywood as an inspiration to form her character and she clearly succeeded in movie hail Caesar Scarlet johen Sanchos herself from a different side yet again revealing her inspiring versatility she takes on the role of absolute swimming sensation animal other stars works together closely with Studio fixer Eddie Ms while her on screen image is that of a squeaky cingo zero yug Nur oy screen Antics have film's funny subplots the movie which falls into the genres of Comedy drama and mystery is set in Hollywood in the one 950s allowing for overly sparkling and extravagant visuals hence it is no surprise hat do Hansen long repres anding the of the previously mentioned time and gracefully delivers extraordinary performances while being underwater or in the dry even though Terry's wig offs comig host world was released over 20 years SEO it still holds a special place regarding Johansson's career while she had already gained experience in field of acting as a young girl her brether K World it m r201 with her role as Rebecca and ghost tells the story of two best friends Rebecca and anth Thora Burch ha finally leave school and have the goal of M on the unique side of things they back each other up in any scenario however when two friends cross paths with an older man called seore there friendship is put to the test this movea lansan is thriven when put in front of a camera and that is exactly where she belongs to this day it is needless to say that Joe Hansen delivered an incredible performance in any of her movies in the Marvel franchise but Marvel's The Avengers are Captain America the Winter Soldier among Man author successful superhero adventure asalo her to show off her astounding Talent protected skills and utter dedication to her role Avengers and game is her crowning achievement in the franchise of movie which was released back in 2019 has a lot in store even though it starts off with a better part of theuniverse wiped out but johanson's contribution ensures that and lots of Tears will be spilled a heartbreaking final sacrifice to save the universe is shows how far this character had come she went from an assassin with red on her ledger to a hero who gave her life to save the entire universe surely her it'll be missed however it is all wavs a delight to look back on her appearances as Black Widow especially in Avengers and game Sophie coa's Lost in Translation was released EO did was a huge critical success ning best original screenplay and being nominated for best picture at theoscars Johansson was only 19 at the point of the movie's release and she delivers a performance far beyond her years Johansson plays Charlotte and Bill morray is Bob Harris the pair is in Tokyo and find an escape from their foreign surroundings in an unlikely relationship with each other Lost in Translation remains an excellent film that stance the test of time 2019 was a strong year tour Johansson asai actress and best supporting actress categories in the same year her best supporting actress nomination came for her work and takeaway T's JoJo rabbit Roman Griffin Davis portrays the titular character and Johansson plays his mother who is hiding a Jewish girl during World War ll in Germany the film is satirical and daring present ing Johansson in a different comedic light even though she can't be physically seen in the science fiction drama her Scarlet Johansson leaves an impact on the movie it is her voice which has the ability to not only enchant the main character Theodore but also the entire bessen stated that he intended for the first part of Lucy to be like Leon the Professional which he also wrote and directed the second part to be like Inception and the third part to be like 2001 A Space Odyssey 16 he was intrigued by the brain capacity of Lucy a female ostralegus forensis stating that her brain weight was only 400 G and modern human brains weigh in around 1.4 kgs I was very interested with all the science he said when I learned one cell can send 1,000 messages per cell per second and we have 100 billion cells in our body for me it's gigantic he did not want to make a documentary about the brain and so he focused on making an entertaining film with scientific and ethical aspects which he cited as quite rare today he said that was my goal an action film with a purpose when I was younger the purpose I had was smaller basically this is about us our Legacy and what we learn 17 an animated version of ostr Opus being in the film modeled on the dawn of man sequence from 2001 A Space Odyssey is one of several of Lucy's homages 10 I live in a country of food and you can't have a third star in a restaurant the top Mitchell in rating without risk invention or creativity Besson said I'd rather take some risks and maybe some people will say what the [ __ ] is this film but some others will embrace it I totally understand that we can't take this kind of risk on every movie but at the same time you can't progress if there is not risk and Novelty he added I guess the film has the possibility to be a hit with the American audience of course I would rather that it perform and the people are happy with it 10 budget and filming with an estimated budget of 48 million Lucy was the second largest French film production in 2013 18 and the biggest ever for Europe aorp the company founded by bessen in 2000 1920 principal photography started in September 2013 at the SAT du CA a then new Mega Studio on the outskirts of Paris 21 on the 5th of September scenes were shot at the Cliffs of a tradat in northern France 2211 days of filming began in Taipei Taiwan on the 21st of October 23 24 locations included taipe 101 one of the world's tallest skyscrapers ERS 25 and 26 some footage was filmed with IM Max cameras 27 on the 23rd of October The Hollywood Reporter said Besson had become enraged by all the media attention the shoot was getting that day 25 meeting reporters in taipe a day after he finished shooting the Taiwan part of the film he said we don't want pictures with new dresses of scarlet sometimes sick I lost a bit of my concentration because I'm bothered by that adding that Paparazzi intrusions meant shooting at nighttime was a nightmare Besson said two unnamed agencies from Hong Kong were especially disruptive 28 visual effects Lucy has the most visual effects in a film directed by Besson 20 with over 1,000 effect shots under senior visual effects supervisor Nicholas Brooks nine most visual effects were done by industrial Light and Magic ilm 29 with a team headed by supervisor Richard Bluff Bluff described Lucy as really fun because it wasn't a thousand shots of robots or things we typically do instead relying on short sequences that required a lot of new ways to problem solve and to visualize them ilm began work on the project in July 2013 based on concept art provided by bessen europacorp such as Lucy disintegrating and sprouting black tendrils 29 among the material ill studied as reference for the effects were chemical reactions laser lighting displays seen at Raves and the work of artist Perry Hall who had worked with Brooks in What Dreams May Come 31 Rodeo FX handled the Paris chase scene taipe Matt paintings and the visual representation of cell phones radio waves seen by Lucy's enhanced Vision 2932 music and soundtrack Lucy soundtrack from the motion picture soundtrack album by Eric Sarah various artists released the 22nd of July 2014 genre film soundtrack film score label back lot music ER Sarah chronology the lady 2011 Lucy soundtrack from the motion picture 2014 the film score was composed by Eric Sarah who has scored all of besson's films except Angel a and the family British musician Damon albar contributed the song sister rust 33 the soundtrack was released on the 22nd of July 2014 by Backlot music 34 marketing distributor Universal Pictures issued several print and digital posters for Lucy the theatrical release poster had this tagline the average person uses 10% of their brain capacity imagine what she could do with 100% 35 on the 15th of August 2014 Universal Pictures released two Advanced posters for the upcoming comedy film Dumb and Dumber To That spoofed the theatrical release poster for Lucy 36 on the 2nd of April 2014 the first trailer for Lucy was released 37 it was described as having hit the internet with a force of a Punch To The Head 38 with reviewers wrote that it promised a wild ride with Joan and rendering people unconscious with a flick of her wrist 39 awesome as the girl who was once exploited becomes very very dangerous 40 and wonderfully insane as Johansson goes from a drug mule at the mercy of her captors to a superhuman with remarkable control over her body and a diminishing capacity for Mercy 41 James luxford of the Guardian said the trailer fit a theme evident in Johansson's past three films characters who evolve mutate or vanish altogether 42 after the film premiered critics said the trailers portrayed the film as more action-packed than it actually was 43 a behindth scenes preview of the film was released on July 10th 44 in his 2014 book great myths of the brain Christian Jarrett dismisses the film's portrayal of the potential for mastering all knowledge and hurling cars with her mind as being fully speculative fiction Lucy grossed $16.7 million in North America and $336.14 63.4 million against a budget of $40 million five on July 25th Lucy opened at 3172 theaters in the United States 46 it opened with 17,8 8 down $110 placing it in the top spot for the box office opening weekend ahead of the competing film Hercules which debuted in the number two spot with 11, 58,4 54 47 Lucy described as bringing a needed boost to the aing summer box office 47 did financially better than expected 47 as early box office estimates for the film placed it on track for 14 million to $15 million on Friday including $2.7 million from 2386 late Thursday screenings 48 it earned 43,81941 million globally Lucy debuted at the number one box office spot in all markets it was released in outside of US and Canada as of August 8th 50 in Taipei the film's performance has been credited to roughly half of the film having been shot there and it having boosted taiwan's popularity amid the country's efforts to bring itself to the world stage 5152 it opened at 22 taipe theaters grossing n14 3,478 th000 Us doll from 57900 Admissions and after two days there made N2 25 6,854 th000 in the capital later earning over NT 38 Milli 1.27 million s doll from 75 locations nationwide making it the fourth best opening day in Taiwan after Transformers age of Extinction Iron Man 3 and the Avengers the best opening day for United International pictures uip and the best August opening day of all time 52 Lucy is also the second most successful debut for a French action film 50 the audience for Lucy was split evenly between men and women with 65% being overage 25 53 Nikki Roco president for domestic distribution at Universal Studio said to have a female lead in an original property absolutely made a difference Scarlet is a star and her presence in the film made it a lot more appealing for women 4 Michael bod of the Australian commented that women having comprised half the audience is a seemingly new precedent for an action film and that because of its box office performance Lucy is the film out of all of besson's film work likely to have the greatest cultural impact 17 the wire.com quotes David Sims stated that Johansson's success with Lucy at the box office would be no mean feet given that it's a European R-rated action movie opening against a PG-13 epic with a more proven action star in Dwayne Johnson The Rock she's obviously had supporting roles in Marvel Blockbusters but Johansson has never opened a blockbuster as an above thetitle star he stated adding that the island was her first real attempt at doing so but was a flop and that if tracking holds Lucy will solidify this new phase in Johansson's career as a marquee name 55 in US and Canada Lucy earned $61 million in ticket sales in 3173 theaters and attracted 7.6 million viewers in its opening week 50 Roco said that widespread interest from ticket buyers indicated that Lucy brought a different side to an action film and that Universal Studios had maintained high hopes for the R rated original concept female driven action movie 49 leading in the weekend's ticket sales on online ticket service Fandango Lucy outsold action thrillers Oblivion alysium and Edge of Tomorrow at the same point in the sales cycle 48 it Additionally outsold the Borne Legacy $ 38.1 million and salt $36 million compared to their opening weekend spots but failed to surpass the opening weekend grosses for wanted 50.9 million and taken $49.5 million 53 ra subers of Box Office Mojo stated the fact that it even came close though is a fairly remarkable feat for this moderately budgeted original action movie 53 subers said that there are a few contributing factors to Lucy's success commenting first the movie had an intriguing premise what if we could use more than 10% of our brains that was front and center in action-packed visually stunning advertisements he said that this helped Johansson's lead role of Lucy appear to be a natural extension of the butt kicking brand she's built as Black Widow in the Avengers and Captain America the Winter Soldier and that recognizing that audiences were connecting with the material Universal made The Savvy decision to move Lucy up from mid August where it instead would have been competing with Guardians of the Galaxy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Expendables 3 a contrast to this less comp itive Late July date 53 Oliver G of Los Angeles Times commented similarly citing five reasons for the film's successful opening weekend a catchy sci-fi hook the 10% of brain myth Johansson as an action star Bess and as a crowd pleaser known for films that please audiences especially ones that craft strong female characters a summer of strong women previous successful female driven films in the year being Maleficent and the fault in our stars and a slick marketing campaign the trailers for the film emphasizing a high concept narrative action and Mayhem while the emphasizing philosophical and metaphysical pontificating six critical response early reviews for the film were positive and mixed 7,555 or 657 and later generally positive 58 Lucy was categorized as entertaining and silly but also polarizing by Critics 6,555 e960 on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds an approval rating of 67% based on 240 reviews with an average rating of six Zid the site's critical consensus reads enthusiastic and silly Lucy Powers through the movies logic gaps with cheesy Thrills plus Scarlet Johansson's charm and mostly succeeds at it 61 on review aggregator Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 456 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 62 audiences pulled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of C+ on a plus to f scale 47 based on 14 press reviews French website Alison a gave the film an average rating of 2.6 out of five 63 the film received a score of 84% on French website cinamer 64 in France the film received 14 press reviews regarding the positive reception Danielle atali wrote in the journal du deman that Luke besson's Thriller shows a successful talent to entertain and keep in suspense 65 in vasai the reviewer also appreciated the work of Besson stating that he returns to action films with this wacky cross between a super superhero film and film about Asian gangsters amped up by the always sexy Scarlet Johansson 65 in La Parisian Mall Groot stated some have called this a feminist film and though we will not go that far it would be wrong to deny that a woman is portrayed as the source of solutions intended to save the world 65 Liberation wrote beyond the success or embellishment which adorns each new scene with a spectacular Swagger of violence and improbable turns there is a strong feeling that lukee Besson now makes films from a position Beyond merely marketing considerations 65 lenuel observator wrote it was unclear how such a contrived portrayal can delude audiences once the novelty becomes dissipated 65 Lucy 2 is an upcoming English language French science fiction action film will be written and directed by Luke Besson for his company Europe Packer and produced by heis wife virgin best andilla it will be an English language film scheduled to shot in Taj paparis in New York City it weville star Scarlet Joe Hansen Morgan Freeman Choy men sick and Amor waight Joe Hansen will portrays the Titar character director Luke Besson has addressed the news of a sequel to his 2014 Sci-Fi Action movie Lucy revealing that he has not been included in the development of such a project speaking with the play Besson said that while has heard about Lucy 2 he is not involved dot dot dot despite what some report may have claimed written and directed by Luke Bess and Lucy is led by Scarlet Johansson as the titular Luci Miller when her boyfriend tricks her in tow delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact the an Carefree student is abducted by Thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule she is surgically implanted with a package containing a power F chemical but it leaks into her system giving her superhuman abilities including telekinesis and telepathy written and directed by by Luke Besson and starring Morgan Freeman Choy man sick Ander wet alongside Joe Hansen Luci was met with a somewhat divisive response from critics but saw huge success at the box office grossing over $463 million against a budget of just $40 milono it's no wonder the studio has been treeing to develop a follow-up project since as far back as 2015 the lucai scho now in the works will take fiction from the big screen to the small with a spinoff sceneries in development the project will reportedly follow Oscar winning actor and Hollywood icon Morgan freman as Professor Samuel Norman an expert neurologist whom Lucy seeks out as she slowly discovers what she is no capable of details Beyond that era currently unknown but with Freeman's character expected to return the series is likely tofo the kindly professor as he helps others achieve their potential Ango Beyond using just 10% of their brains Luke Bess and will next give audiences Aver different dog loving Avenger in the French Thriller Dogman written and directed by Besson and starring Cal lundry Jones JoJo T Gibbs Christopher denim John Charles Ager and Grace Palmer Dogman was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at last years 8 off Venice International Film Festival and was released in Select theaters on Mark 29th 2024 before receiving a wider release on April April 5th 2024 when Scarlet Johansson's hit movie Lucy first came out back in 2014 the star was already Riding High at top the success of the first Avengers movie fans of Joe Hansen had been treated to herbit kicking turns as the black woso she was well established as a likable action star by then and had already developed her Critical bonafides with films like Lost in Translation and Ghost World when the first trailers for Lucy hit seeing her in the role of another face to powerful butt kicker and an intelligent sci-fi 5 film stirred up much excitement among her many fans that excitement seemed to have filtered in toth's success of the movie and it was a big commercial hit however on closer inspection the movie did also face some scathing assessments by critics and scientists over many glaring plot holes that led to it Fading Into Obscurity Alid ever since for such a successful movie it's strange that Lucy has mostly been forgotten until now with news of Aspen off as an action movie Luke had Al the elements necessary to do welsome anic fig scenes and the ventive waves the main character often mercilessly took out bad guys it rainly made for a very entertaining watch however Lucy wasn't just build as an action movie since the main plot delved into her being dosed with a highly experimental drug that CER to unlock the full capacity of her brain and Bo her with a host of powers these elements put the film within the purview of a science fiction flick as well unfortunately that's where things start to get a little problematic and where opinions generally diverge early on Lucy debuted to generally good review sand ratings however when the science behind the movie was evaluated more critically it soon be e apparent that it paid no heed roundly criticised way and was this in one the worst indictments of Lucy's lack ofic Christopher or wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled the dumb movie ever made about brain capacity and had this to say about the movie and its director Luke Besson wants or goes on to elucidate some of the powers Johansson's character acquires in the movie the full extent of Lucy's Syler aspects become painfully clear despite many similar dis purging reviews and the film's plot even being subjected to reviews by neurologist Lucy was still a box off a success making nearly 12 times its budget 9 years ago $460 million off1 40 million it was France's biggest export hit in two decades at the time and having a main English language as rainly helped rumors of a soul did the rounds very early on Bess and himself didn't help matters by first publicly stating thve had no plans to write a sequel speaking to The Hollywood Reporter later on he did an about turn and confirmed that the script R for Lucy 2 was completed later at again emerged that Lucy 2 was not happening amid all this flux uiting news it must be said that a lot of the hype around the franchise has since fizzled out despite Scarlet Joan song completing more maku movies in this time the movie remains a popular one and certaintly was a corer sha ever a lot of that maybe down too poyan of the mosty of Johanson and her star popular Avengers with so many conflicting ORS over the future of the franchise many feain are when the future holds for it by naamat 202 to reports began emerging faty was set for a spin-off show what added to the hype here was news thuman would renise his role in it details have been sketchy since but with Morgan Freeman the screen rise loving his role from the original movie people are again renewing their excitement about Lucy it's not entirely clear whether the show will become a hit and reach the same levels of success as the movie did given the up and down matri off the franchise since its Inception it remains to be seen if it will emulate theoriginal success or just be ignored both off which seem to have paradoxically become the fate of Lucy ISF film Scarlet Johansson is one of the most successful actors today and she has played a part in some of the most successful films and franchises of recent memory after beginning her career as a child actress Joe Hansen found critical Acclaim in films such as the horse whisper and Sophia Copus introspective Lost in Translation from there her career continued to sore and she continued her success from childhood into adulthood Joe Hansen initially made a name for herself as a new in several Woody Allen films like vica Christina Barcelona and match point before making a foray into the mainstream with her roles as Black Widow in the maku franchise though her time is Black Widow has come to an in Johansson is still very much part of the Marvel family alongside her maku success Johansson has garnered a claim for her more serious work and in 2019 sedo Academy Award nominations forbest actress and Best Supporting actress fornit Flick's marriage story and JoJo rabbit respectively along with starring and Avengers in game one of the highest grossing films of all time Peter weers adaptation of Tracy chevalier's novel which was itself inspired by the joans varer painting of the same title Girl With a Pearl Earring was released in 23 and was the second of two breakout roles for Johansson alongside Loston translation Johansson played gret ass servant at the home of Johan's verol and F who is the subject of the famous painting it's a strong breakout role for Johansson and although her dialogue limited she is very expressive in hair acting showcasing her strong Talent at he beginning of her career Scarlet Johansson has made a name for herself be starring in several High budget action films in 2014's Lucy was no except the story follows Lucy a woman who developed the ability to use all parts off her brain at maximum capacity after a drug is absorbed into her bloodstream after obtaining these superhuman Powers she becomes somewhat of a superhero and fights against the scientists that a responsible for her condition Lucy was extremely successful at the box office and as a great example of Joe hansa's Strong lead in an action-packed film and pro she could carry an action film without the Marvel branding Scarlet Johansson starred alongside natal Ortman in 2008's the other Bull and girl directed by Justin Chadwick Portman plays Anne Bolan and Johansson is her sister Mary the film depicts their competing affections for King Henry Roman 8 Eric Bana and has B been critiqued for its historical inaccurate sign Beres Portman and Joe hansong give compelling performances and exude strong chemistry with each other Joe Hansen gave an an undeniably strong performaning 28 is Vicki Christina Barcelona she starred alongside Penelope Cruz wounded up receiving an Oscar for her role however Johansson's performance was just as strong Johansson plays Christen AO finds herself at odds with crocher actor after they sleep with the same in her performance is believable as a Carefree character and she performs it without surrendering to cliche as Scarlet Johanson joined the maku as Black Widow back in 2010 in Iron Man 2 cian the character has appeared in several more editions to the McHugh Universe most recently in her only solo film Black Widow this movie picks up after thev an of Captain America Civil War and CES Natasha Romanov reunited with her sister yolana Florence Pug as they set out on a journey of reconnecting with the family they once knew Black Widow was well received by critics and finally gave more depth to the character off Natasha Romanov Joe Hansson confirmed this would likely be her last time playing the role and black widow is certainly a strong sendoff after years offens waiting to see her finally get a film of her own it was worth the way destroyed City focuses on the story of a family who recently lost one of their most important members the grief after the passing of their mother and wife sits deep but during a trip to a stargazing event in Asteroid City they learn how to deal with their emotions considering that asteroid ctis producer is Wes Anderson viewers arene for an extraordinary cinematic experienced diving into stunning visual s magnificent characters while Jason schwarzman steps into the role off fador Ai steenbeck and Tom Hanks portray his father-in-law Stan lasac Scarlet Johansson can be seen as smidge Campbell who was a dedicated Moor famous actress and eyes later love interest Joe Hansen used Stars fromal Hollywood as an inspiration to form her character and she clearly succeeded in movie hail Caesar Scarlet johen Sanchos herself from a different side yet again revealing her inspiring versatility she takes on the role of absolute swimming sensation andal other stars works together closely with Studio fixer Eddie Ms while her on screen image is that of a squeaky cingo zero ug Nur oy screen Antics have film's funniest subplots the movie which falls into the genres of Comedy drama and mystery is set in Hollywood in the one 950s allowing for overly sparkling and extravagant visuals hence it is no surprise hat do Hans and long repress and Ting the of the previously mentioned time and gracefully delivers extraordinary performances while being underwater or in the dry even though Terry's wig off's comig host world was released over 20 years SEO it still holds a special place regarding johanson's career while she had already gained experience in field of acting as a young girl her brether K World it myr r201 with her role as Rebecca and ghost tells the story of two best friends Rebecca and anth Thora Burch ha finally leave school and have the goal of mogen on the uni side of things they back each other up in any scenario however when two friends cross paths with an older man called see more there friendship is put to the test this move alansan is thriven when put in front of a camera and that is exactly where she belongs to this day it is needless to say that Joan delivered an incredible performance in any of her movies in the Marvel franchise but Marvel's The Avengers are Captain America the Winter Soldier among Man author successful superhero adventure asalo her to show off her astounding Talent protected skills and utter dedication to her role Avengers and game is her crowning achievement in the franchise of movie which was released back in 2019 has a lot in store even though it starts off with a better part of th Universe wiped out but johanson's contribution ensures that and lots of Tears will be spilled a heartbreaking final sacrifice to save the universe is shows how far this character had come she went from an assassin with red on her ledger to a hero who gave her life to save the entire universe surely her it'll be missed however it is allwaves a delight to look back on her appearances as Black Widow especially in Avengers and game Sophie ca's Lost in Translation was released EO did was a huge critical success ning best original screenplay and being nominated for best picture at theoscars Johansson was only 19 at the point of the movie's release and she delivers a performance far beyond her years Johansson plays Charlotte and Bill Murray is Bob Harris the pair is in Tokyo and find an escape from their foreign surrounding ings in an unlikely relationship with each other Lost in Translation remains an excellent film that stance the test of time 2019 was a strong year tour Johansson as sa actress and best supporting actress categories in the same year her best supporting actress nomination came for her work and takeaway T's JoJo rabbit Roman Griffin Davis portrays the titular character and Joe Hansson plays his his mother who is hiding a Jewish girl during World War ll in Germany the film is satirical and daring presenting Johansson in a different comedic light even though she can't be physically seen in the science fiction drama her Scarlet Johansson leaves an impact on the movie it is her voice which has the ability to not only enchant the main character Theodore but also the entire bessen stated that he intended for the first part of Lucy to be like Leon the Prof profal which he also wrote and directed the second part to be like Inception and the third part to be like 2001 A Space Odyssey 16 he was intrigued by the brain capacity of Lucy a female ostr Opus ensis stating that her brain weight was only 400 G and modern human brains weigh in around 1.4 kg I was very interested with all the science he said when I learned one cell can send 1,000 messages per cell per second and we have 100 billion cells in our body for me it's gigantic he did not want to make a documentary about the brain and so he focused on making an entertaining film with scientific and ethical aspects which he cited as quite rare today he said that was my goal an action film with a purpose when I was younger the purpose I had was smaller basically this is about us our Legacy and what we learn 17 an animated version of ostr Opus being in the film modeled on the dawn of man sequence from 2001 A Space Odyssey is one of several of Lucy's homages 10 I live in a country of food and you can't have a third star in a restaurant the top Mitchell and rating without risk invention or creativity Besson said I'd rather take some risks and maybe some people will say what the [ __ ] [ __ ] is this film but some others will embrace it I totally understand that we can't take this kind of risk on every movie but at the same time you can't progress if there is not risk and Novelty he added I guess the film has the possibility to be a hit with the American audience of course I would rather that it perform and the people are happy with it 10 budget and filming with an estimated budget of €48 million l was the second largest French film production in 2013 18 and the biggest ever for Europe aorp the company founded by bessen in 2000 1920 principal photography started in September 2013 at the SAT du CA a then new Mega Studio on the outskirts of Paris 21 on the 5th of September scenes were shot at the Cliffs of a tread out in northern France 2211 days of filming began in Taipei Taiwan on the 20 2st of October 23 24 locations included taipe 101 one of the world's tallest skyscrapers 25 and 26 some footage was filmed with IMAX cameras 27 on the 23rd of October The Hollywood Reporter said Besson had become enraged by all the media attention the shoot was getting that day 25 meeting reporters in taipe a day after he finished shooting the Taiwan part of the film he said we don't want want pictures with new dresses of scarlet sometimes sick I lost a bit of my concentration because I'm bothered by that adding that Paparazzi intrusions meant shooting at nighttime was a nightmare Besson said two unnamed agencies from Hong Kong were especially disruptive 28 visual effects Lucy has the most visual effects in a film directed by Besson 20 with over 1,000 effect shots under senior visual effects supervisor Nicholas Brooks nine most visual effects were done by industrial Light and Magic ilm 29 with a team headed by supervisor Richard Bluff Bluff described Lucy as really fun because it wasn't a thousand shots of robots or things we typically do instead relying on short sequences that required a lot of new ways to problem solve and to visualize them ilm began work on the project in July 2013 based on concept art provided by bessin europacorp such as Lucy disintegrating and sprouting black tendrils 29 among the material ilms studied as reference for the effects were chemical reactions laser lighting displays seen at Raves and the work of artist Perry Hall who had worked with Brooks in What Dreams May Come 31 Rodeo FX handled the Paris chase scene taipe matte paintings and the visual representation of cell phones radio waves seen by Lucy's enhanced vision 2932 music and soundtrack Lucy soundtrack from the motion picture soundtrack album by Eric Sarah various artists released the 22nd of July 2014 genre film soundtrack film score label back lot music erck Sarah chronology the lady 2011 Lucy soundtrack from the motion picture 2014 the film score was composed by Eric Sarah who has scored all of besson's films except Angel a and the family British musician Damon albar contributed the song sister rust 33 the soundtrack was released on the 22nd of July 2014 by Backlot music 34 marketing distributor Universal Pictures issued several print and digital posters for Lucy the theatrical release poster had this tagline the average person uses 10% of their brain capacity imagine what she could do with 100% 35 on the 15th of August 2014 Universal Pictures released two Advanced posters for the upcoming comedy film Dumb and Dumber To That spoofed the theatrical release poster for Lucy 36 on the 2nd of April 2014 the first trailer for Lucy was released 37 it was described as having hit the internet with the force of a Punch To The Head 38 with reviewers wrote that it promised a wild ride with Johansson rendering people unconscious with a flick of her wrist 39 awesome as the girl who was once exploited becomes very very dangerous 40 and wonderfully insane as Johansson goes from a drug mule at the mercy of her captors to a superhuman with remarkable control over her body and a diminishing capacity for mercy 41 James luxford of the Guardian said the trailer fit a theme evident in Johansson's past three films characters who evolve mutate or vanish altogether 42 after the film premiered critics said the trailers portrayed the film as more action-packed than it actually was 43 a behindth scenes preview of the film was released on July 10th 44 in his 2014 book great myths of the brain Christian Jarrett dismisses the film's portrayal of the potential for mastering all knowledge and hurling cars with her mind as being fully speculative fiction Lucy grossed $16.7 million in North America and $ 3367 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $63.43 million five on July 25th l opened at 3172 theaters in the United States 46 it opened with 17 m88 down $110 placing it in the top spot for the box office opening weekend ahead of the competing film Hercules which debuted in the number two spot with 11, 58,4 54 47 Lucy described as bringing a needed boost to the aing summer box office 47 did Financial better than expected 47 as early box office estimates for the film placed it on track for $14 million to $15 million on Friday including $2.7 million from t386 late Thursday screenings 48 it earned 43 m899 in $340 at the domestic box office for the opening weekend with Hercules remaining at second place with $29 million globally Lucy debuted at the number one box office spot in all markets it was released in outside of US and Canada as of August 8th 50 in Taipei the film's performance has been credited to roughly half of the film having been shot there and it having boosted taiwan's popularity amid the country's efforts to bring itself to the world Stage 5 of1 152 it opened at 22 Taipei theaters grossing and T14 3,4 78,000 from 57900 Admissions and after two days there made n25 6,854 th000 s Dollar in the capital later earning over NT 38,1 for United International pictures uip and the best August opening day of all time 52 Lucy is also the second most successful debut for a French action film 50 the audience for Lucy was split evenly between men and women with 65% being overage 25 53 Nikki Roco president for domestic distribution at Universal Studio said to have a female lead in an original property absolutely absolutely made a difference Scarlet is a star and her presence in the film made it a lot more appealing for women 54 Michael bod of the Australian commented that women having comprised half the audience is a seemingly new precedent for an action film and that because of its box office performance Lucy is the film out of all of besson's film work likely to have the greatest cultural impact 17 the wire.com quotes David Sims sted that Johansson's success with Lucy at the box office would be no mean feat given that it's a European R-rated action movie opening against a PG-13 epic with a more proven action star in Dwayne Johnson The Rock she's obviously had supporting roles in Marvel Blockbusters but Johansson has never opened a blockbuster as an above the title star he stated adding that the island was her first real attempt at doing so but was a flop and that if tracking holds Lucy will solidify this new phase in Johansson's career as a marquee name 55 in US and Canada Lucy earned $61 million in ticket sales in 3173 theaters and attracted 7.6 million viewers in its opening week 50 Roco said that widespread interest from ticket buyers indicated that Lucy brought a different side to an action film and that Universal Studios had maintained AED high hopes for the R-rated original concept female driven action movie 49 leading in the weekend's ticket sales on online ticket service Fandango Lucy outsold action thrillers Oblivion alysium and Edge of Tomorrow at the same point in the sales cycle 48 it Additionally outsold the Borne Legacy $ 38.1 million and salt 36 million compared to their opening weekend spots but failed to surpass the opening weekend grosses for wanted 50.9 million and taken $49.5 million 53 Ray subers of Box Office Mojo stated the fact that it even came close though is a fairly remarkable feat for this moderately budgeted original action movie 53 subers said that there are a few contributing factors to Lucy's success commenting first the movie had an intriguing premise what if we could use more than 10% of of our brains that was front and center in action-packed visually stunning advertisements he said that this helped johanson's lead role of Lucy appear to be a natural extension of the butt-kicking brand she's built as Black Widow in the Avengers and Captain America the Winter Soldier and that recognizing that audiences were connecting with the material Universal made The Savvy decision to move Lucy up from mid August where it instead would have been competing with guardians of the Galaxy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Expendables 3 a contrast to this less competitive Late July date 53 Oliver GLE of Los Angeles Times commented similarly citing five reasons for the film's successful opening weekend a catchy sci-fi hook the 10% of brain myth Johansson as an action star bessen as a crowd pleaser known for films that please audiences especially ones that craft strong Fe male characters a summer of strong women previous successful female driven films in the year being Maleficent and the Fault in Our Stars and a slick marketing campaign the trailers for the film emphasizing a high concept narrative action and Mayhem while deemphasizing philosophical and metaphysical pontificating six critical response early reviews for the film were positive and mixed 7,555 657 and later generally positive 58 Lucy was categorized as entertaining and silly but also polarizing by Critics 6,555 e960 on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes it holds an approval rating of 67% based on 240 reviews with an average rating of six Zid the site's critical consensus reads enthusiastic and silly Lucy Powers through the movies logic gaps with cheesy Thrills plus Scarlet Johansson's charm and mostly succeeds at it 61 on review aggregator Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100 based on 456 reviews indicating generally favorable reviews 62 audiences pulled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of C+ on a plus to f scale 47 based on 14 press reviews fren website Alison a gave the film an average rating of 2.6 out of five 63 the film received a score of 84% on French website ciner 64 in France the film received 14 press reviews regarding the positive reception Danielle atali wrote in the journal du deman that Luke besson's Thriller shows a successful talent to entertain and keep in suspense 65 in vasai the reviewer also appreciated the work of Besson stating that he returns to action films with this wacky cross between a superhero film and film about Asian gangsters amped up by the always sexy Scarlet Johansson 65 in La Parisian Mall Groot stated some have called this a feminist film and though we will not go that far it would be wrong to deny that a woman is portrayed as the source of solutions intended to save the world 65 Liberation wrote beyond the success or embellishment which adorns each new scene with a spectacular Swagger of violence and improbable turns there is a strong feeling that Luke Besson now makes films from a position Beyond merely marketing considerations 65 lenuel observator wrote it was unclear how such a contrived portrayal can delude audiences once the novelty becomes dissipated 65 Lucy 2 is an upcoming English language French science fiction action film will be written and directed by Luke Besson for his company Europe Packer and produced by hi's wife virgin best andilla it will be an English language film scheduled to shot in Taj paparis in New York City at duville Star Scarlet Joe Hansen Morgan Freeman Choy men sick and amwe Joe Hansen will portrays the titular aror director Luke Besson has addressed the news of a sequel to his 2014 side action movie Lucy revealing that he has not been included in the development of such a project speaking with the playlist Besson said that while has heard about Lucy 2 he is not involved dot dot dot despite what some report may have claimed written and directed by Luke Bess and Lucy is led by Scarlet Johansson as the titular Luci Miller when her boyfriend tricks her in tow delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact the anic Carefree student is a abducted by Thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule she is surgically implanted with a package containing a powerful chemical but it leaks into her system giving her superhuman abilities including telekinesis and telepathy written and directed by by Luke Besson and starring Morgan Freeman Choy man sick Ander wet alongside Joe Hansen Lucy was met with a somewhat divisive response from critics but saw huge success at the box office grossing over $463 million against a budget of just $40 milono it's no wonder the studio has been treeing to develop a follow-up project since as far back as 2015 the lcai scho now in the works will take fiction from the big screen to the small with a spinoff sceneries in development the project will reportedly follow Oscar winning actor and Hollywood icon Morgan freman as Professor Samuel Norman an expert neurologist whom Lucy seeks out as she slowly discovers what she is no capable of details beyond that era currently unknown but with Freeman's character expected to return the series is likely tof the kindly professor as he helps others achieve their potential Ango Beyond using just 10% of their brains Luke Bess and will next give audiences Avery different dog loving Avenger in thefrench Thriller Dogman written and directed by Besson and starring Cal lundry Jones JoJo T Gibbs Christopher denim John Charles Ager and Grace Palmer Dogman was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at last years 8 off Venice International Film Festival and was released in Select theaters on Mark 29th 2024 before receiving a wider release on April April 5th 2024 when Scarlet Johansson's hit movie Lucy first came out back in 2014 the star was already Riding High at top the success of the first Avengers movie fans of Jo Hansson had been treated to herbit kicking turns as the black woso she was well established as a likable action star by then and had already developed her Critical bonafides with films like Lost in Translation and Ghost World when the first trailers for Lucy hit seeing her in the role of another face to powerful butt kicker and in intelligent sci-fi 5 film stirred up much excitement among her many fans that excitement seemed to have filtered in Toth success of the movie and it was a big commercial hit however on closer inspection the movie did also face some scathing assessments by critics and scientists over many glaring plot holes that led to it Fading Into Obscurity alal ever since for such a successful movie it's strange that Lucy has mostly been forgotten until now with news of Aspen off as an action movie Luke had Al the elements necessary to do well some anic figed scenes and the inv ventive waves the main character often mercilessly took out bad guys itly made for a very entertaining watch however Lucy wasn't just build as an action movie since the main plot delved into her being dosed with a highly experimental drug that caer to unlock the full capacity of her brain and boo her with a host of powers these elements put the film within the purview of a science fiction flick as well unfortunately that's where things start to get a little problematic and where opinions generally diverge early on Lucy debuted to generally good review sand ratings however when the science behind the movie was evaluated more critically it soon be e apparent that it paid no heed roundly criticis way and was this one the worst indictments of Lucy's lack off logic Christopher or wrote a piece for the Atlantic titled the dumbest movie ever made about brain capacity and had this to say about the movie and its director Luke Besson wants or goes on to elucidate some of the powers Johansson's character acquires in the movie the full extent of Lucy's Syler aspects become painfully clear despite many similar dis purging reviews and the film's plot even being subjected to reviews by neurologist Lucy was still a box off a success making nearly 12 times its budget 9 years ago $460 million off1 40 million it was France's biggest export hit in two decades at the time and having a main English language as rainly helped rumors of a soul did the rounds very early on Bess and himself didn't help matters by first publicly stating th had no plans to write a sequel speaking to The Hollywood Reporter later on he did an about turn and confirmed that the script for Lucy 2 was competed later at again emerged that Lucy 2 was not happening amid all this flux uiting news it must be said that a lot of the hype around the franchise has since fizzled out despite Scarlet Joan song completing more mchu movies in this time the movie remains a popular one and certain only was a corer show whoever a lot of that may be down too poyan of the mosty of Johanson and her star popular Avengers with so many conflicting orts over the future of the franchise many feain are when the future holds for it by naamat 202 to reports began emerging faty was set for a spinoff show what added to the hyp here was news th aruman would renise his rooll in it details have been sketchy since but with Morgan Freeman the screen rise loving his role from the original movie people are again renewing their excitement about Lucy it's not entirely clear whether the show will become a hit and reach the same levels of success as the movie did given the up and down matri off the franchise since its Inception it remains to be seen if it will emulate the original success or just be ignored both off which seem to paradoxically become the fate of Lucy ISF film Scarlet Johansson is one of the most successful actors today and she has played a part in some of the most successful films and franchises of recent memory after beginning her career as a child actress Joe Hansen found critical Acclaim in films such as the horse whisper and Sophia Copus interspective Lost in Translation from there her career continued to soore and she continued her success from childhood into adulthood Joe Hansen initially made a name for herself as a new in several Woody Allen films like vica Christina Barcelona and match point before making a foray into the mainstream with her roles as Black Widow in the Miku franchise though her time is Black Widow has come to an in Johansson is still very much part of the Marvel family alongside her maku success Johansson has garnered a claim for her more serious work work and in 2019 sedo Academy Award nominations Forest actress and best supporting actress foret Flick's marriage story and JoJo rabbit respectively along with starring and Avengers in game one of the highest grossing films of alltime Peter weers adaptation of Tracy chevalier's novel which was itself inspired by the johans varer painting of the same title Girl With a Pearl Earring was released in 23 and was the second of two breakout roles for Johansson alongside Loston translation Johansson plays gret ass servant at the home of Johan's verol and F who is the subject of the famous painting it's a strong breakout role for Johansson and although her dialogue limited she is very expressive in hair acting showcasing her strong Talent at he beginning of her career Scarlet Johansson has made a name for herself be starring in several High budget action films in 2014's Lucy was no except the story follows Lucy a Woman Who develops the ability to use all parts off her brain at maximum capacity after a drug is absorbed into her bloodstream after obtaining these superhuman Powers she becomes somewhat of a superhero and fights against the scientists that eror responsible for her condition Lucy was extremely successful at the box office and as a a great example of Joe hansa's Strong lead in an action-packed film and pro she could carry an action film without the Marvel branding Scarlet Johansson starred alongside natal Ortman in 2008's the other Bull and girl directed by Justin Chadwick Portman plays Anne Bolan and Johansson is her sister Mary the film depicts their competing affections for King Henry Roman 8 Eric Bana and has bin critiqued for its historical inaccuracy veress Portman and Joe hansong give compelling performances and exude strong chemistry with each other Joe Hansen gave an undeniably strong performaning 28 is Vicki Christina Barcelona she starred alongside Penelope Cruz wounded up receiving an Oscar for her role however Johansson's performance was just as strong Johansson plays Christen AO finds herself at odds with crusher actor after they sleep with the same in her performance is believable as a Carefree character and she performs it without surrendering to cliche as Scarlet Johanson joined the maku as Black Widow back in 2010 in Iron Man 2 cian the character has appeared in several more additions to the mq universe most recently in her only solo film Black Widow this movie picks up after thev an of Captain America Civil War and sees Natasha Romanov reunited with her sister yolana Florence pug as they set out on a journey of reconnecting with the family they once knew Black Widow was well received by critics and finally gave more depth to the character off Natasha Romanov Joe Hanson confirmed this would likely be her last time playing the role and black widow is rainly a strong sendoff after years offens waiting to see her finally get a film of her own it was worth the way destroyed City focuses on the story of a family who recently lost one of their most important members the grief after the passing of their mother and wife sits deep but during a trip to a stargazing event in Asteroid City they learn how to deal with their emotions considering that asteroid citis producer is Wes Anderson viewers aren for an extraordinary cinematic experience diving into stunning visuals and magnificent characters while Jason schwarzman steps into the role off wador AI Steam and Tom Hanks portray his father-in-law Stan laac Scarlet Johansson can be seen as smidge Campbell who is a dedicaded mo famous actress and eyes later love interest Joe Hanson used Stars fral Hollywood as an inspiration to form her character and she clearly succeeded in movie hail Caesar Scarlet johen Sanchos herself from a different side yet again revealing her inspiring versatility she takes on the role of Absol swimming sensation animal other stars works together closely with Studio fixer Eddie Ms while her on screen image is that of a squeaky cingo zero ug Nur oy screen Antics have film's funniest subplots the movie which falls into the genres of Comedy drama and mystery is set in Hollywood in the one 950s allowing for overly sparkling and extravagant visuals hence it is no surprise hat do Hansen long repres anding the of the previously mentioned time and gracefully delivers extraordinary performances while being underwater or in the dry even though Terry's wig off's ComEd host world was released over 20 years SEO it still holds a special place regarding johanson's career while she had already gained experience in field of acting as a young girl her brether K world it my r201 with her role as Rebecca and ghost tells the story of two best friends Rebecca and anth Thora Burch ha finally leave school and have the goal of mogen on the uni side of things they back each other up in any scenario however when two friends cross paths with an older man called SE more there friendship is put to the test this movea lansan is thriven when put in front of a camera and that is exactly where she belongs to this day it is needless to say that Joe Hansen delivered an incredible performance in any of her movies in the Marvel franchise but Marvel's The Avengers are Captain America the Winter Soldier among man author's successful superhero adventure asalo her to show off her astounding Talent protected skills and utter dedication to her role Avengers and game is her crowning a achievement in the franchise of movie which was released back in 2019 has a lot in store even though it starts off with a better part of the universe wiped out but johanson's contribution ensures that and lots of Tears will be spilled a heartbreaking final sacrifice to save the universe is shows how far this