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Every once in a while, a movie is announced
that gets me very, very excited… even though I’m unfamiliar with the source
material. This year, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is that movie.
So, why am I so excited?
First, it’s based on a beloved French comic
called Valerian and Laureline written by Pierre
Christin and illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières. Secondly, Mezieres worked as
a conceptual designer on The 5th Element, which just so happened to
be directed by Luc Besson who’s also directing this film. Full disclosure, I
love The 5th Element, and not just for the deep nostalgia — it’s a
visually stunning and totally original looking sci-fi (Although, it borrows
heavily from the animated Heavy Metal film, which I also love.) And in these
first few images of Valeria, it looks as though Besson is going for a similar
vibe as 1997’s 5th Element.
You’ll notice in the photos a couple of
comic book movie aficionados. Dane DeHaan (aka Harry Osborne from The Amazing
Spider-Man 2) plays Valerian and Cara Delevingne plays Laureline and will also
be Enchantress in the upcoming Suicide Squad movie. In Valerian, the two play
spatio-temporal agents who travel through space and time to protect mankind.
Recently, Besson is best known for the
Taken films and Lucy, starring Scarlett Johansson, so not exactly a surefire
win. But the photos look promising. And, the last movie based on a French comic
was Snowpiercer, a bloody fantastic film. So, for now, I’m full of hope that
Valerian will be the comic book movie adaptation I’ve been waiting for. What do
you think?
To read more about Valerian, check out this
interview with Luc Besson from Entertainment Weekly.
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