Luc Besson Dogman Lands US theatrical release date – The Hollywood Reporter

“Dogman”

Shana Beeson

Writer and director Luc Besson Dogman Briarcliff Entertainment announced Tuesday that the film will hit U.S. theaters this spring.

The dark thriller, starring Caleb Landry Jones, will open in select theaters on March 15, then expand on March 25.

Dogman It is the embattled director’s first film to hit theaters after a French court acquitted him of rape charges last summer, weeks before Besson’s new film premiered at the Venice Film Festival. It is also his first directorial effort since 2019 I.

Briarcliff, an independent distribution company, acquired the US rights to the film after it premiered in Venice, where it was a major curiosity. The drama stars Jones as a tormented young man who finds redemption through the love of his dogs.

Besson criticized the idea that the film was his comeback. “It’s really hard when you get to 60, because you never know your juice is running out,” Besson told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview. “A sportsman knows he has a timer. But with an artist, you never know.

He added, “I never want to do one movie too much and have people say, ‘Oh, that was great before.’ So you try to see if you still have things to say, and at the moment, I’m fine. So maybe I have one.” Or two more.

The French director’s array of credits includes a cult favorite The fifth element And most recently, the epic, big-budget flop Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.