Besson casts Debicki

AUSTRALIAN actor Elizabeth Debicki has caught the eye of acclaimed director Luc Besson and could follow in the footsteps of Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman as a lead in one of his future projects.

The French director behind cult favourites such as The Fifth Element and Leon cast Debicki as an alien in his upcoming film Valerian and the City of

Planets.

Top billing in the film goes to modelturned-actor Cara Delevingne and actor Dane DeHaan, but after seeing what Debicki can do, Besson hinted that she could play a lead in one of his future projects. “I met Elizabeth who I love and I think I will shoot with her something for sure,” Besson said. A Thousand