Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets The Art of the Film

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, directed by Luc Besson and starring Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan, Clive Owen, Rutger Hauer, John Goodman, Ethan Hawke and Rihanna, will premiere on 21 July 2017 in the US. The movie is based on the acclaimed and groundbreaking Valerian and Laureline comics series created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mezieres published between 1967 and 2010. A fan of the comics since he was 10, Luc Besson hired Mezieres as a concept artist on his Bruce Willis, Mila Jovovich and Gary Oldman starring space opera The Fifth Element, which made $264 million at the box office in 1997. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets continues Luc Besson's sci-fi movies series, following the $463 million box office success of his 2014 Scarlett Johansson starring Lucy.

Visionary writer/director Luc Besson's contemporary, unique and epic sci-fi saga follows special operatives for the government of the human territories Valerian (DeHaan) and Laureline (Delevingne) as they embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha.Rooted in the classic graphic novel series, Valerian and Laureline- visionary writer/director Luc Besson advances this iconic source material into a contemporary, unique and epic science fiction saga. Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Under directive from their Commander (Clive Owen), Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha's seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time- uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.