Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a 2017 English-language French 3D science fiction action-adventure epic film, written and directed by Luc Besson, and co-produced by Besson and his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. The film is based on the French science fiction comics series Valerian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean-Claude Mezieres. It stars Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles.
