The Professional isn’t a movie that has action scenes every five minutes, but the scenes it does have carry the maximum impact. Léon is such a skilled killer that he doesn’t need much time to ...

In the original script, Léon accidentally walks in on Mathilda while she’s in the shower. Portman’s parents were understandably not comfortable with this scene. In Starting Young, Portman ...

Gary Oldman’s iconic “Bring Me Everyone” scene from “Léon: The Professional” was originally just an outtake the actor filmed to get a laugh out of director Luc Besson, but the filmmaker ...

This scene is telling of how Portman also had to grow up all too fast as a child actress. Luc Besson wrote and directed “Léon: The Professional” in 1994. He himself has courted controversy since 2018, ...

Natalie Portman made her big-screen debut in Léon: The Professional when she was 12 years old. She’s 41 now, and the Oscar winner has a different perspective on making the action-thriller now ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary, action classic Leon (also known as The Professional) is getting a 4K special edition Steelbook release this December. Twelve-year-old Mathilda lives within the ...