Hi, I’m Luc Besson, filmmaker behind THE FIFTH ELEMENT and the upcoming sci-fi epic VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS… AMA!

Hi Reddit, we just launched the new trailer for VALERIAN AND CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS today. I was 10 years old when I first discovered the comic Valerian and Laureline and making this adaptation has been a passion project throughout my career. It has greatly influenced me as a filmmaker (the comic’s co-creator Jean-Claude Mézieres also worked on THE FIFTH ELEMENT, which is celebrating its 20-year anniversary this May) and I can’t wait to share the final film with you this July. Brief synopsis for VALERIAN below as well.

Let’s chat about VALERIAN, epic science fiction, and anything you want! I'll be back at 11:15am ET to answer questions!

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZsG7WJVZv8

Proof: https://twitter.com/ValerianMovie/status/846901072027271168

In the 28th century, Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of Alpha—an ever-expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence and cultures with each other. There is a mystery at the center of Alpha, a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Submitted March 29, 2017 at 08:57PM by Valerian_Movie http://ift.tt/2nA8OQ6