Having been replaced on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by Michael Giacchino due to scheduling conflicts, Alexandre Desplat has now lined up his next project, with Luc Besson taking to Twitter to reveal that Desplat will be scoring his upcoming sci-fi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets…
Alexandre Desplat had to leave the "Black Star" but has a new home in "the city of a thousand planets".
Welcome aboard #Valerian maestro! 🎼😊 pic.twitter.com/tZfKcXB7Gs— Luc Besson (@lucbesson) September 20, 2016
Desplat is an Oscar-winning composer, having won the Academy Award for The Grand Budapest Hotel. His other scores including the likes of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, The King’s Speech, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and Godzilla. He was forced into leaving Rogue One earlier this month, due to the film’s reshoots pushing back the schedule.
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.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is set for release on July 21st, 2017 and features a cast that includes Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, John Goodman, Herbie Hancock and Kris Wu.
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Originally published September 21, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
