Set on a planet with an infinite amount of locals and possibilities, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets picks up with Valerian and Laureline when they are hired to investigate a galactic empire.
After creating a long list of successful, and surprisingly varied films for multiple decades now, his newest film, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, feels like a bit of a homecoming for writer and director Luc Besson.
With its cosmic setting, in addition to the similar look and tones between the two films, fans of Besson have been quick to compare Valerian with one of his more beloved and successful outings, 1997’s The Fifth Element.
But to his credit, Valerian already looks much bigger, fully-realized and ambitious than The Fifth Element even was, which is saying a lot considering just how much work Besson put into creating his world with that beloved, campy ’90s sci-fi hit.