With the promise of more to come tomorrow, Luc Besson revealed the first official image from his passion project, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, an adaption of the classic french comic book series Valerian and Laureline, featuring the director, sporting an awesome jacket emblazoned with artwork from the original series, and the movie’s stars, Dane DeHann (Valerian) and Cara Delevingne (Laureline).
Besson’s track record with sci-fi, The Fifth Element and Lucy especially, has been pretty good so far, and the idea of him headlining an epic science fiction gas like this has my interest piqued. It may be hard to take DeHann seriously as a hero (he’s pretty much typecast as a bad guy thanks to Chronicle and The Amazing Spider-Man 2), and Delevigne is still an unknown quantity as a lead for me, but for me this is all about Besson. Check out the official synopsis below to see what is in store for us:
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. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner- blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him. 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.
Besson’s track record with sci-fi, The Fifth Element and Lucy especially, has been pretty good so far, and the idea of him headlining an epic science fiction gas like this has my interest piqued. It may be hard to take DeHann seriously as a hero (he’s pretty much typecast as a bad guy thanks to Chronicle and The Amazing Spider-Man 2), and Delevigne is still an unknown quantity as a lead for me, but for me this is all about Besson. Check out the official synopsis below to see what is in store for us:
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. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner- blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him. 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.
