If you’re thinking back to The Fifth Element, then you’re absolutely correct, as Luc Besson took a lot of inspiration from Valerian’s comic book source material to make that 1997 classic.
This new look at Valerian and The City of a Thousand Planets sounds very familiar for two important reasons.
Just don’t expect this film to be a complete retread of that ground, as there’s already some key differences that separate Besson’s works.