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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) is a French 3D space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson. Based on the influential French comic book series Valérian and Laureline by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, the film was a massive undertaking, serving as the most expensive European and independent film ever made with a production budget of approximately $180–$200 million.

: The film features over 2,700 visual effects shots, compared to just 188 in The Fifth Element . Cast and Characters Valerian.and.the.City.of.a.Thousand.Planets.201...

: Director Luc Besson personally funded and crowd-sourced the production, waiting decades for CGI technology to advance enough to match his vision. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets