Choi min sik to start filming Luc Besson's new film "Lucy"

On the first day of November, Choi min sik went on a plane to France to start filming Luc Besson's new film "Lucy"

Choi has been receiving offers from around the world since the huge success in 2003 of "Old Boy", directed by Park Chan-wook.

Filming on "Lucy" has been already started in Taiwan and France and choi min sik joined the cast along with stars such as Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman.

Director Luc Besson visited Korea on june, this year to have private meeting with choi min sik for casting.

Luc praised about choi min sik's abilty to immerse himself in the character of the movie and stated that he has been always wondering what actual choi min sik's personality is like.

Luc Besson's latest film "Lucy" is story about young woman who is forced to become a drug mule and inadvertently acquires superhuman powers

Besson said it was incorrect to say that drug smuggling was the focus of the film, saying it comprised only a very small part.

"The film is about pure intelligence," he said, declining to elaborate. "We're basically using 10 percent of our brain. What happens when we use more?"

Besson also said work on the film would take another year, and that it was still too early to talk about a release date.