BY KEVIN CARR

Kevin Carr interviews Luc Besson, director of “Arthur and the Invisibles,” the new film which mixes live action with cutting-edge computer animation. While Besson is best known as the director of gritty action flicks like “La Femme Nikita” and “The Professional,” he takes a diversion from his usual fare to put together a children’s movie.

Excepts from the interview follow. Hear the entire interview here…

7M: WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO ADAPT A BOOK THAT YOU WROTE?
Only a few people know that I started with the script and wrote the book a year later. That was a funny process to me. I started with the script which I do usually. About a year later, lots of people are asking me, “What are you doing?” And I figure it’s maybe a good idea to write the book so people could be more familiar with the world. When you see “Narnia” or “Lord of the Rings” or “Harry Potter,” the book doesn’t disturb the film. I think it’s the opposite. I think it helps the film because people can get involved. When the film arrives, people can confront their own imagination with mine.

7M: HAS IT COME FULL CIRCLE, THEN?
The process was so long that I can’t even remember exactly how we start. When we started, I had two kids, and now I have five.
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