The business relationship between French outfit EuropaCorp and Chinese firm Fundamental Films is growing stronger. Having already been associates since 2012 via an exclusive co-production and distribution agreement for EuropaCorp’s films in China (which was extended for five years in 2015 and has covered titles such as Lucy [+lee también:
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Furthermore, we should also mention that EuropaCorp has just announced a new project, with a fifth cinematic instalment of the Taxi franchise. This will be a complete reboot, as duo Franck Gastambide and Malik Bentalha (Pattaya [+lee también:
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