Luc Besson’s Leon Getting A ‘Definitive Edition’ 4K Release

Luc Besson‘s Leon beloved action thriller classic needs no introduction and this December, Studiocanal will release the perfect Christmas present. Leon: The Definitive Edition collectable 4K 3-disc SteelBook, featuring two cuts of this remarkable film.

Studiocanal and Gaumont releasing the definitive 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!”),  cinematography by Thierry Arbogast (The Fifth Element), quotable dialogue, and a moody score by Besson regular Eric Serra.

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.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Both director’s cut and theatrical version of the movie

• 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

Leon: The Definitive Edition will available to buy on 4K from 2nd December  and available to pre-order.