Besson made special note of the way that Leterrier shifted his weight while walking — accentuating the species’ non-human physiology — and expressed real pride in the beautiful orange and blue coloration.
But if you think that’s the extent of the information that I learned about the Kortan Dahuk, you couldn’t possibly be more wrong.
I had the pleasure of learning all about the Kortan Dahuk and Louis Leterrier’s part when I had the amazing opportunity recently to visit the edit bay for Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets and sit down one-on-one with Luc Besson to talk about his newest film.
After screening an early look at the debut trailer that will be dropping this Thursday (it will totally blow your mind), I was taken to a small workstation where I got to see a breakdown of how the director and his team have brought his aliens to life — from Leterrier’s performance on set to the finished version you see above.