Luc Besson (born 18 March, 1959) is a French filmmaker and co-founder of Europacorp. He is best known for creating and directing such films as The Fifth Element, the Taken film series and the Arthur and the Invisibles franchise.
In 2007, his company Europacorp produced the Animated series Time Jam: Valerian and Laureline.
He is the director of the upcoming 2017 film, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.