In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Visual Effects
The marketplace sequence alone took 70 years of collective animator tears.
Costume
Rihanna's burlesque alien stripper looks? Academy Award robbery.
Production
Alpha city design makes Coruscant look like a strip mall.
Director
Luc Besson
Dane DeHaan
Valerian
Cara Delevingne
Laureline
Clive Owen
Commander Arün Filitt
Rihanna
Bubble
Ethan Hawke
Jolly the Pimp
Herbie Hancock
Defence Minister
Kris Wu
Sergeant Neza
Rutger Hauer
President of the World State Federation
John Goodman
Igon Siruss (voice)
Elizabeth Debicki
Emperor Haban-Limaï (voice)
Sam Spruell
General Okto Bar
Ola Rapace
Major Gibson
Alain Chabat
Bob the Pirate
Mathieu Kassovitz
Hawker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the most expensive French film ever made at $180 million—Besson personally invested his own money when studios balked, then watched it flop spectacularly in the US while finding its cult audience overseas.
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