Directed by Luc Besson, The Fifth Element is a French science-fiction film that was released in 1997. The film was set in 2023 and told the story of a cab driver and former special forces major who is burdened with saving the world due to an unexpected twist of events. With the help of a girl he happens to find in his taxi-cab one day, he must find four stones mystical in nature that will prove essential against the cosmic malevolent forces that are trying to harm planet earth. Despite Besson’s hard work, as he had been writing the story since he was sixteen, the film was unable to do very well, and this is why we never got to see a sequel to it.
What co-writer Kamen had to say about this
In conversation with Uproxx, The Fifth Element’s co-writer, Robert Kamen stated that the original film’s script, which was a hundred and eighty pages long, was added more material to Besson they planned on using as material for a sequel. This, combined with the film’s reception not being at par with what the makers expected, all led to their plans for a sequel being shelved. The original film was shot in London as their budget did not allow them to do it in France. Mostly sitting with positive reviews, the film did face some not-so-great feedback from polarised critics.
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A star-studded cast
The Fifth Element was distributed by production house Gaumont Buena Vista International and starred Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), Gary Oldman (Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Ian Holm (Chariots of Fire) as well as Chris Tucker (Rush Hour).
