Given Luc Besson’s stellar reputation as an action filmmaker, and the fact that there’s a definite amount of enthusiasm present in every shot of this film, our hope remains high that Valerian can lead to a brand new science fiction franchise that will stick around for years to come.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has become one of the most exciting upcoming films to keep a close eye on.
As an apparent passion project for Luc Besson, the visionary director has paid very close attention to detail in order to make sure that he accurately captures the spirit of the original graphic novel.
Having said that, Valerian is not a property that most members of the mainstream moviegoing populace are already familiar with, and science fiction is an inherently hard sell when it comes to blockbusters — at least without a big name like Star Wars or Star Trek attached to it.