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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (French: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes) is a 2017 space opera film [10] written and directed by Luc Besson, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla.
Oct 10, 2016 · The first teaser for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is expected to be released Nov. 10, with another teaser in January and then a full trailer in March. I couldn’t help but notice...
Jul 20, 2017 · The French filmmaker behind movies like The Professional and The Fifth Element is explaining the creative process behind his new film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. It’s a visually...
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- Two Hundred Alien Species
- The Story Behind The Beatles Song
- The Fifth Element Easter Eggs
- James Cameron Gave Besson Inspiration and Inferiority
- Making The Film in English Was An Expensive Move
- Rutger Hauer Received Top Billing For A One-Minute Cameo
- Dane DeHaan’s Sword Fighting Knowledge Came to Use
- A Taken Reference
- The Reason For Laureline’S Hair Change
- An Orchestral Rendition of Gangsta’s Paradise
The world of Valerianfeatures about two hundred different alien species, most of which were devised by writer-director Luc Besson himself. In fact, he wrote a page describing in detail the quirks and physical appearances of all these species. The gargantuan book of six hundred pages was given to leading cast members before production commenced so t...
The first two trailers for Valerian featured "Because," a single by The Beatles, as its background score. The permission to use the songwas granted by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sir Paul McCartney. RELATED: Best Beatles Movies, Ranked (According To IMDb) This marks the first time that a film director could obtain the rights for using a Beat...
Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element’s vibrant futuristic suburban look was also inspired by the Valerian and Laureline graphic novels. So, it would come as no surprise that he added deliberate Fifth Elementreferences in his take on Valerian too. RELATED: The Fifth Element: 5 Reasons It Was One Of The Greatest Sci-Fi Movies To Be Released (& 5 It Wasn't)...
A big fan of the original graphic novel series, Luc Besson wished to have made Valerian long back but refrained from doing so. The Herculean task he faced was to create a film that has such a high alien-to-human ratio. When James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar released and revolutionized VFX and motion-capture animation, Besson felt inspired to start...
The principal shooting of Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planetscommenced in France but this proved to be a costly affair. Even though Besson’s film had created jobs for 1,200 crew members, he was unable to benefit from tax credits. Ordinarily, he would have been offered the benefits if he shot the film in French, rather than English. There we...
Dutch actor Rutger Hauer appears in the film as World State Federation President, a role that features his presence for just a minute. And yet Luc Besson was pretty excited to have him on board, as Hauer is beloved in the sci-fi community for his antagonistic role in the cyberpunk classic Blade Runner. He played the android Roy Batty and is known f...
For the action sequences in the film, Dane DeHaan, who plays the titular hero, had to master certain fighting styles and martial arts, sword fighting being one of them. He was expected to physically train for about two months for this. The actor confidently asserted that he didn’t need the training after showing his basic sword fighting skills in t...
Taken, the 2008 action thriller starring Liam Neeson, was produced and written by Luc Besson. Besson’s screenplay for Valerian also references a famous exchange of dialogues from Taken. RELATED: A Very Particular Set Of Skills: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Taken In one specific scene, the alien character Igon Siruss (voiced by Laurent Ferraro) ...
In the comics, Sergeant Laureline’s hair often sports a reddish hue. However, in the film, Besson decided that actress Cara Delevingne should retain her natural blonde hair. The reason for this was to avoid any comparisons with Milla Jovovich’s role in The Fifth Element. The model-actress played the orange/red-haired Leeloo in the 1997 film. Besson...
One of the trailers for Valerian featured an orchestral rendition of "Gangsta’s Paradise," the cult hip-hop song by Coolio and LV. This cover was composed by Germany-based music duo 2WEI. The original song in itself was produced for the soundtrack of the 1995 film Dangerous Minds. 2WEI are some of the leading composers for trailer music, earning ro...
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Jul 14, 2017 · Entertainment. 'Valerian' is a gorgeous sci-fi film spawned by an iconic comic. Here's everything you need to know about "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," including the extraordinary...
Apr 12, 2017 · Valérian is a straight-laced hero who always follows order dutifully, while Laureline is a free spirit who questions everything. The two eventually break from the order they serve and become...
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Jul 24, 2017 · On the 20th anniversary of space opera "The Fifth Element," it's clear how much it shares with Besson's latest passion project, "Valerian."
