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"The Fifth Element" to Return to Theaters for 25th Anniversary


Wed 18 May 2022 | 12:10 PM
Yara Sameh

Fathom Events and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced Tuesday that the beloved sci-fi movie "The Fifth Element" will be returning to theaters this summer.

The 1997 movie will have screenings on both June 26 and 29. The event celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the release of one of Luc Besson’s most beloved movies.

The two-day event will also feature interviews with Besson along with several outtakes from the movie.

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"The Fifth Element" is set in the future and follows cab driver Korben Dallas (played by Bruce Willis) in one of his best roles, who discovers that the fate of our earth is contained within the mysterious Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), who enters into his life quite abruptly.

In order to save humanity, Korben must protect the Leeloo from the evil Zorg (Gary Oldman), who is currently in the middle of a space war between two groups known as the Mondoshawans and the Mangalores.

The movie also stars Ian Holm as Vito Cornelius, Chris Tucker as radio host Ruby Rhod, and the late Luke Perry as Billy Masterson.

Besson had originally imagined the movie when he was only 16. However, the project took him over 20 years to bring to life. The story was by Besson, who also wrote the screenplay along with Robert Mark Kamen.

The movie will play in more than 800 movie theaters across the United States.