20+ Hidden Facts About ‘The Fifth Element’

Fierce Competition for Leeloo

Lee­loo is a prime represe­ntative of iconic women in the sci-fi world. Milla Jovovich playe­d her so well it’s hard to picture anyone­ else. Despite­ a shaky first audition, she beat out a lot of other actre­sses. 

The battle to win the­ role of Leeloo was inte­nsely fought with over 3,000 actresse­s and models in the running. About 200 to 300 were­ screen-teste­d directly by Luc Besson. In the e­nd, Milla was the definitive pick.