In the run up to the release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, filmmaker Luc Besson revealed that he was already working on the script for a THIRD instalment. However, with the sci-fi epic failing to set the box office alight, and Besson’s EuropaCorp posting record losses of $135 million over the […]
Luc Besson is tired of superhero movies, calls Captain America “propaganda”
Fresh from the box office failure of his own comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, French filmmaker Luc Besson has been sharing his thoughts on the superhero genre, revealing that he’s become bored of the films, and feels that the Captain America franchise in particular is little more than “propaganda”. […]
The Most Disappointing: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Anghus Houvouras on Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets… TL;DR: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a terrible movie & super disappointing because of how much I love Luc Besson’s earlier films. The long version: I love Luc Besson. One of his films, Leon: The Professional, I list in my […]
Exclusive Interview – Luc Besson talks Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Ahead of this Wednesday’s UK release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris caught up with filmmaker Luc Besson to discuss his long-gestating sci-fi epic; check out the exclusive interview here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★ review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets here In the […]
The 4 Totally Bonkers Space Operas That Deserve More Love
To celebrate the release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Ben Robins looks at four totally bonkers space operas that deserve more love… It’s easy to jump straight to the tried-and-tested regulars as far as space operas are concerned. Between the countless alien species, planets and barely pronounceable intergalactic languages, too many […]
Movie Review – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 2017 Written and Directed by Luc Besson Starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, Rutger Hauer, Sam Spruell, Alain Chabat, Elizabeth Debicki, and John Goodman SYNOPSIS: A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a […]
Luc Besson is already working on a script for a third Valerian movie
We’re now less than a week away from the release of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Luc Besson’s adaptation of the French sci-fi comic series Valerian and Laureline, but it seems the filmmaker is already looking to the future – well into the future in fact, as he’s already completed a screenplay […]
Exclusive new images from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
With tickets for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets set to go on sale this Friday July 7th, we’ve got an exclusive batch of images from the hotly-anticipated sci-fi epic featuring Dane DeHaan (Valerian), Cara Delevingne (Laureline), Clive Owen (Arun Filitt), Kris Wu (Captain Neza) and Sam Spruell (General Okto Bar). […]
Watch four new clips from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Earlier this week we brought you the first clip from Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets [check it out here], and now STX Entertainment has released another four sneak peek from director Luc Besson’s hotly-anticipated sci-fi epic which you can watch below… SEE ALSO: Luc Besson says there’s no financial risk with Valerian and […]
Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne featured in new Valerian clip, opening sequence attached to Spider-Man: Homecoming
With just three weeks to go until Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets arrives in cinemas, a new clip has been released from Luc Besson’s hotly-anticipated sci-fi epic which sees Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) arrive at Alpha – the titular ‘City of a Thousand Planets’. Meanwhile, it has also been announced that […]