At the 2013 Cannes Film Festival , a new trilogy was announced with EuropaCorp and China 's Fundamental Films co-producing and distributing the titles . The films will likely be budgeted between € 25 million and € 30 million each and at least one will be shot in China . Luc Besson will co-finance , distribute , produce and write all the films . The franchise was rebooted after negotiations with Jason Statham fell through
2013 Cannes Film Festival
2013 Cannes Film Festival
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