”It gives me incredible joy to finally bring to the big screen, 50 years later, the work of comic book creators Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières that originally sparked my imagination and set me on this incredible journey.
Created by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, the comic series, titled Valerian and Laureline, ran for 43 years and since then has been collected into 23 full volumes.
Those wanting to check out the comics that inspired Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets will be in luck, next weekend.
I look forward to introducing a new generation of fans to the adventures of Valerian and Laureline.”