The 1994 film, helmed by Luc Besson, stars Portman as a young orphan who was mentored by a professional hitman (Jean Reno) after her family is murdered. Portman was 11 years old when she was cast in ...

Natalie Portman is looking back on her debut film, “Léon: The Professional,” with a raised eyebrow. The actor admitted to having mixed feelings about the 1994 action-thriller, which features an ...

Before she was Padmé, Natalie Portman got her start acting in a rather controversial role in the 1994 action-drama Léon: The Professional. Portman, who was just 12 years old at the time, starred ...

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 than she ...

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...

Portman made a huge impression on the film industry after starring in Besson’s The Professional. She was just 11-years-old when she nabbed the R-rated feature. Because of the film’s mature content, ...

Natalie Portman is looking back on her first-ever film role in Léon: The Professional with a fresh perspective. While speaking with The Hollywood Reporter about her new movie May December for an ...

Luc Besson’s 1994 thriller The Professional starring a young Natalie Portman, Jean Reno and Gary Oldman is coming to Blu-ray Disc on November 17. What is unclear at the moment is whether this cut will ...

Thirty years ago this week, Léon: The Professional made its American debut with a modest $5.3 million opening weekend toward a $19 million run in North America. But internationally, The Professional ...

Natalie Portman is one of the most well-known and celebrated names in the film industry, with her versatility, intelligence, and range being some of the traits that make her stand out among the bunch.