The famous Gauls return to the big screen in this new opus, shot by Guillaume Canet on a whopping budget of €65 million.
The Irreducible Gals are returning to the big screen. More than ten years after their last adventure, Asterix and Obelix. In His Majesty’s serviceBoth characters created by Goschini and Uderzo return Asterix and Obelix. Middle Kingdom. Guillaume Canet’s new blockbuster with a pharaonic budget of €65 million has just released its first trailer.
These first images say a little more about the plot and stakes of the feature film, which will therefore take place in the heart of ancient China. Asterix (Guillaume Canet) and Obelix (Gilles Lelouch) are on a mission to rescue the empress’s only daughter, Princess Fu Yi (Julie Chen), who has been imprisoned by a coup d’état ordered by the prince. Named Deng Qing Qin (Bun Hai Mei). ). In this adventure, the two believers are aided by Grandemais (Jonathan Cohen), a Phoenician merchant who introduces himself as Gala, and his loyal warrior Tat Han (Liana Chea), with whom Obelix falls in love. But Julius Caesar (Vincent Cassel) may well disrupt their plans as he tries to become the new emperor of China.
Marion Cotillard is Cleopatra
Therefore, this long-awaited new installment of the franchise is directed by Guillaume Canet, who succeeds Laurent Tirard, who directed the 2012 film.Asterix and Obelix. In His Majesty’s service, which, unfortunately, did not convince the critics. Pictures of this trailer, which was released on Thursday, January 5th, showcases a lot of special effects and attention to detail. The implementation seems to pay homage to the Chinese genre film, with an important place attributed to martial arts battles. It should be noted that Obelix is portrayed on the screen for the first time by an actor other than Gerard Depardieu. Gilles Lelouch looks quite comfortable in this new outfit.
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The cast also includes Marion Cotillard as Cleopatra, Ramsey Bedia as Epidema, Belgian singer Angel (Falbala), Pierre Richard (Panoramix), Philippe Caterin (Assurancetourix), Jerome Commander (Abraracourcix) (Bonemine), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Antivirus). , Orelsan (sailor Titanics), Bigflo and Oli (Gauls Abelmalix and Tufix) or even McFly and Carlito duo (Romans Radius and Cubitus).
Written by Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé, the creators Touchesthis new movie is not a comic book adaptation, which is the first.
Asterix and Obelix. Middle Kingdom will be released on February 1.
Source: Le Figaro
