Luc Besson to direct Science Fiction comic Valerian

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

An adaptation of the French comic series Valerian and Laureline by Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières, Besson also revealed that Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne will play the iconic characters Valerian and Laureline.

Quote:

“Valerian and Laureline are exploring Syrte, capital planet of a system of 1,000 worlds. Their mission is to discover whether the Syrtians could present a danger to Earth. What they find is a decaying empire led by decadent aristocrats, a population ripe for revolution, and a mysterious caste of masked wise men who discreetly pull the strings from hidden fortresses. Swept up by the winds of history, the agents of Earth will have to choose a side.”

Going to be interesting to see how this turns out because a number of elements Valérian and Laureline have appeared in things like Star Wars over the years which may make the film feel unoriginal.