Apparently director Luc Besson just joined Twitter, and with this, he’s announced a new sci-fi adventure to arrive in 2017 titled Valerian with a new poster logo. The film is based on the popular 1967 original French comic book, “Valerian And Laureline” which focuses its story on a spacetime-traveling agent and his female counterpart, to be played respectively by actor Dane DeHaan and actress Cara Delevingne.
I’m not too sure about what this particular property will entail as I’m not at all familiar with the source material. However, considering Besson will be on top of it as writer and director after just recently killing it at the box-office with his 2014 sci-fi actioner, Lucy, Valerian sounds like an awesome treat in store, especially for fans of Besson‘s The Fifth Element, for which ‘Valerian’ co-creator Jean-Claude Mezieres was a concept designer; Perhaps depending on whether or not you enjoyed that one will be key to how you feel about this one.
Anyway, shooting is expected to start in December months after Besson finishes producing Matthias Hoene’s Warrior’s Gate and Delevingne wraps her role in David Ayer’s Sucide Squad. Check back for further info.
H/T: The Wrap