Studiocanal has announced plans to release one of the 90’s most iconic thrillers on 4K. Experience the heart-stopping thrills of Luc Besson’s beloved action-classic Leon, with a brand new collectible 3-disc SteelBook edition, featuring two cuts of the remarkable film.
The studio teams with Gaumont to announce the definitely and strictly limited edition release of the highly influential, seminal ‘90s action thriller directed by Luc Besson (The Big Blue, Nikita, The Fifth Element), starring Jean Reno(Mission:Impossible, Ronin, The Crimson Rivers), Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour, Sid and Nancy, Romeo is Bleeding) and Natalie Portman (Black Swan, Closer, V for Vendetta) in her film debut.
The beautifully designed collectable SteelBook also includes the theatrical and director’s cut of the film together for the first time in 4K, and comes with two Blu-ray discs, and a host of brand new extras.
Besson’s hit hitman film, described by Roger Ebert as a “slick urban thriller”, is currently #41 on IMDb’s Top 100 films. It features extraordinary, much-imitated action set pieces (most notably the storming of Leon’s apartment by “EVERYONE!”), stunning cinematography by Thierry Arbogast (The Fifth Element), quotable dialogue, and a moody score by Besson regular Eric Serra.
Special features on the new release include several new featurettes:
- New Andre Labbouze, technical director – 10 min
- New Thierry Arbogast, cinematographer – 20 min
- New Sylvie Landra, film editor – 30 min
- New Alain Kruger, journalist – 15 min
Twelve-year-old Mathilda lives within the desperate confines of a squalid New York apartment block. On returning from a shopping trip Mathilda finds that her abusive, dysfunctional family (and her beloved younger brother) have been slaughtered by a psychotic, drug dealing police officer. In fear for her life she takes refuge with her reluctant, mysterious and solitary neighbour. His name is Leon and he’s one of the world’s deadliest assassins. And while Mathilda begins to teach him how to live, Leon begins to teach her how to kill.
LEON is available to buy on 4K from 2nd December 2024 and available to pre-order HERE.
