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- Movie-goers might believe the storyline was stolen from "Star Wars," but it is actually based on a 50-year-old French comic book, called "Valérian et Laureline." Actually, the right way around to state it would be that George Lucas was clearly inspired by it, too, when he directed his space saga in the 1970s.
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Apr 9, 2020 · The creature shown on the left appears in 1971's Empire of a Thousand Planets as a member of a cult-like group known as the Enlightened. Unmasked, his face is scarred and burned with few features, similarly to Darth Vader's in 1983's Return of the Jedi .
Jul 20, 2017 · In the 1971 volume Empire of a Thousand Planets, Valerian and Laureline scuttle through an ice world, a jungle world, a desert world, and the Death Star-like industrial bowels of the...
May 13, 2015 · Empire of a Thousand Planets features Valerian and Laurielle visiting a desert world, an ice world, a jungle world, and some junky markets full of ilicit goods. A lot of it looks not unlike...
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Jul 20, 2017 · Cult director Luc Besson's latest film, "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," is setting a new milestone in European cinema. Just like "Star Wars" and "Avatar" did in...
Jul 5, 2017 · Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets premieres July 21, and while this little piece of French fiction feels obscure, it's made a giant impact on science fiction for decades.
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Jul 10, 2017 · Review: ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ Is Like ‘Star Wars’ on Crystal Meth, and It’s Almost Crazy Enough to Work. Luc Besson returns with a space oddity so high on its own...
Jul 30, 2017 · The thing is that while the trailers for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets may look like a colourful Star Wars prequel rip-off, the reality is that the Valérian and Laureline comics...
