Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - wikipedia Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Theatrical release poster Directed by Luc Besson Produced by Luc Besson Virginie Besson - Silla Screenplay by Luc Besson Based on Valérian and Laureline by Pierre Christin Jean - Claude Mézières Starring Dane DeHaan Cara Delevingne Clive Owen Rihanna Ethan Hawke Herbie Hancock Kris Wu Rutger Hauer Music by Alexandre Desplat Cinematography Thierry Arbogast Edited by Julien Rey Production company EuropaCorp Fundamental Films BNP Paribas Orange Studio UFA GmbH Novo Pictures River Road Entertainment Belga Films Distributed by EuropaCorp ( France ) STX Entertainment ( United States ) Lionsgate ( United Kingdom ) Release date 17 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 17 ) ( Grauman 's Chinese Theatre ) 21 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 21 ) ( United States ) 26 July 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 26 ) ( France ) Running time 137 minutes Country France Language English Budget € 197 million ( gross ) ( ~ $209 million ) $177 -- 180 million ( net ) Box office $221.5 million Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ( French : Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes ) is a 2017 English - language French 3D science fiction adventure 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 Valérian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean - Claude Mézières. 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. Besson independently crowd - sourced and personally funded Valerian and, with a production budget of around $ 180 million, it is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made. The film was released by STX Entertainment on 21 July 2017 in the United States, and in France on 26 July, by EuropaCorp. Valerian received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the plot and some of the casting, but praised the visuals, and grossed $221 million worldwide. Due to its high production and advertising costs, the film was considered a box office bomb in the US market. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Filming 4 Release 4.1 Home media 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 5.3 Possible sequel 6 References 7 External links Plot In the 28th century, the former International Space Station has become `` Alpha '', a city where millions of creatures from different planets live peacefully and exchange their knowledge and cultures. The humans form a special police division to preserve peace through the universe, including officers Valerian, a happy - go - lucky major, and his partner Laureline, a no - nonsense sergeant. En route to a mission, Valerian dreams of a planet, where a low - tech humanoid race lives peacefully. They fish for pearls containing enormous amounts of energy, and use small animals to replicate them. Wreckage begins plummeting from the sky, and as the humanoids investigate the derelicts, one enormous ship crashes into the planet, triggering an apocalypse. A female humanoid, a princess of her people, separated from her group after the door to the spaceship wreck being used as shelter breaks, manages to send a telepathic signal just as the explosion consumes her and the surface. Shaken, Valerian wakes. He learns that his mission is to retrieve a `` Mül converter '', so called for being able to replicate anything it eats, even currency. It is the last one in the entire universe, from a black market dealer, Igon Siruss. Before setting out, he asks Laureline to marry him, but she brushes him off, knowing of his many affairs with female colleagues and citing his inability to take things seriously. Travelling to a virtual market called `` Big Market '', Valerian disrupts a meeting between Igon and two hooded figures seeking the converter - two humanoids, with the `` converter '' being one of the animals he saw in his dream. He and Laureline recover the converter, and he surreptitiously steals one of the pearls that had been given as payment for the dealer, hoping to gift it to Laureline as a wedding present. They return to Alpha, where their superior, frosty Commander Filitt, informs them the center of the station has been infected by an unknown force, rendering it highly toxic, that troops sent into the area have not returned, and that the infection is spreading. Laureline and Valerian are assigned to protect the commander during an interstation summit to discuss the crisis. The commander asks for the converter, but Valerian says that Laureline should hold onto it while they are protecting him. During the summit, the humanoids suddenly attack - incapacitating everyone before kidnapping Filitt. Valerian frees himself and the others and chases the kidnappers, who head for the infected area. Valerian loses control of his vehicle, and Laureline loses contact with him. Evading arrest for insubordination, Laureline finds Valerian unconscious at the edge of the infected zone. She wakes him, but is kidnapped after by a primitive tribe that lives in the center of Alpha. Valerian infiltrates the tribe 's territory with the help of a shapeshifting dancer, Bubble. He saves Laureline and they escape, but Bubble is mortally wounded. She encourages him to keep pursuing Laureline, before dying. Valerian and Laureline venture further into the infected area, realizing that it is not radioactive. They reach a large, shielded hall where they find the humanoids with an unconscious Filitt. Their leader, Emperor Haban Limaï explains that his people ( who are known as the `` Pearls '' ) lived peacefully on the planet Mül, when a battle broke out in orbit between the human government 's fleet and another alien species. The human commander, Filitt, ordered the firing of a doomsday weapon that, despite knowledge ( or uncaring ) that Mül was populated by a civilization, annihilated both the enemy fleet and Mül, as seen in Valerian 's dream, sent to him by the princess and daughter of the Pearls ' leader, Lihö - Minaa ( which she also transfer her soul into Valerian 's body after her death ). A small group of survivors sheltered in a crashed spaceship and managed to repair it, learning much about technology and the history of other species ' in the process. They eventually came to Alpha, where they assimilated more knowledge and constructed a spaceship that could recreate their former home, their `` paradise ''. The hall they are standing in is that spaceship, and they have kidnapped Filitt in order to recover the converter and the pearl they need to launch the ship. Filitt admits to his role in the genocide, but argues that the doomsday strike was necessary to halt the war, and that the cover - up was necessary to prevent the human species from being expelled from Alpha, as well as prevent reparations that would bankrupt the human government. Valerian has the pearl he took during the black market deal, and Laureline has the converter. Valerian gives them his pearl, but is reluctant to hand over the converter, as it is government property. Laureline convinces him to return it after pointing out the injustice their government perpetrated. While the spacecraft prepares for takeoff, Filitt 's pre-programmed K - Tron robot soldiers attack both the Pearls, the government soldiers sent to assist Valerian, and their support staff, but are defeated by the support staff and Valerian 's efforts. The spacecraft departs with the duo onboard, while Filitt is arrested. In a final scene in their own spaceship, Valerian and Laureline confess their love and expect to land at their own paradise in two hours. Cast Delevingne, DeHaan and Besson at the San Diego Comic - Con 2016 presentation of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, at Camp Conival Dane DeHaan as Major Valerian, a space - and - time - traveling agent and Laureline 's partner / love interest Cara Delevingne as Sergeant Laureline, a space - and - time - traveling agent and Valerian 's partner / love interest Clive Owen as Arün Filitt, Valerian and Laureline 's commander Rihanna as Bubble, a shapeshifting alien entertainer Ethan Hawke as Jolly the Pimp Herbie Hancock as the Defence Minister Kris Wu as Sergeant Neza Rutger Hauer as the President of the World State Federation John Goodman as the voice of Igon Siruss, a Kodar'Khan pirate captain and the galaxy 's most - wanted criminal Elizabeth Debicki as the voice of Emperor Haban Limaï Sam Spruell as General Okto Bar Alain Chabat as Bob the Pirate Thom Findlay as the voice of the Pirates Mathieu Kassovitz as Camelot on Big Market Jonas Bloquet as K - Tron Warrior / Control Room Soldier Sand Van Roy as Jessica Rabbit Creature Sasha Luss as Princess Lihö - Minaa Louis Leterrier as Captain Welcoming Mercurys Olivier Megaton as Captain Welcoming KCO2 Production Development Although Luc Besson loved the Valerian comics growing up, he did not seriously consider adapting them into a movie until he was working on The Fifth Element. During development, Besson had tapped Valerian illustrator Jean - Claude Mézières to work on the film, who asked Besson, `` Why are you doing this shitty film ? Why you do n't do Valerian ? '' At the time, Besson felt that making the film was `` impossible '' given the vast monster - to - human ratio. The release of Avatar served as both a blessing and a curse for Besson ; he has said, `` technically, I could see that we can do everything now. The film proved that imagination is the only limit. '' However, he also felt that `` James Cameron pushed all the levels so high, '' which made him believe that his script was not good enough, so he rewrote it. Ultimately, the storyboarding for the film took seven months. The project was first publicly reported in 2012. The two principal stars, Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, were announced in May 2015. On 19 August 2015, Clive Owen signed on to play Commander Arün Filitt in the film. The budget, € 197 million, is by far the largest ever assembled for a French film. Previously, Asterix at the Olympic Games was the most expensive, at € 78 million, just ahead of Besson 's The Fifth Element ( € 75 million ). By the end of August 2015, Besson said in an RTL radio interview that shooting the film in France was too expensive. Because it was filmed in a foreign language ( English ), Besson was unable to benefit from tax credits, despite preferring to produce the film in France and create jobs for 1,200 crew members. The criteria to obtain these tax credits were then adapted accordingly. In May 2015, it was announced Fundamental Films would invest US $50 million in the film. Filming Principal photography on the film began on 5 January 2016 in seven sound stages dedicated to the film at the Cité du cinéma, in Saint - Denis, north of Paris. In total, there are 2,734 visual effect shots. Release Valerian was released in Israel on 20 July, 2017, on 21 July in the United States, and on 26 July in France. Lionsgate handles the film 's release in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and STX Entertainment distributes the film in the United States. The film was released on 25 August 2017 in China. The first teaser for Valerian was released on 10 November 2016. The teaser depicts Marmakas, Entertainers, Bagoulins, and Shingouz, who all appear in Ambassador of the Shadows. A special exclusive preview of Valerian was shown prior to the Fathom Events 4K restoration showing of The Fifth Element on 14 May and 17 May. Home Media Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is scheduled to be released digitally on November 7, 2017, and on Ultra HD Blu - ray, Blu - ray and DVD on November 21, 2017. Reception Box office Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets grossed $40.5 million in the United States and Canada and $181 million internationally ( including $35 million in France ), for a worldwide total of $221.5 million. With a production budget between $177 -- 180 million, the film would have needed to gross $350 -- 400 million worldwide in order to break even and justify a sequel according to Newsweek but opinions differ. In North America, Valerian opened alongside Dunkirk and Girls Trip, and was initially projected to gross $20 -- 25 million from 3,553 theaters, although some insiders believed it would open in the teens. It made $6.5 million on its first day, including $1.7 million from Thursday night previews at 2,600 theaters, lowering weekend projections to $16.5 million. The film ended up debuting to $17 million, finishing 5th at the box office, leading Deadline.com to already label the film a domestic box office bomb. and causing a 8.31 % fall of the EuropaCorp stock on the following Monday. In its second weekend, the film dropped 62 % to $6.4 million, finishing 8th at the box office. In its third and fourth weekends the film made $2.4 million and $901,323, finishing 12th and 17th and dropping another 62 % both times. Outside North America, the film opened in 16 markets alongside the US and made $6.5 million over its opening weekend, including $2.5 million in Germany. In France, the film made $3.72 million ( € 3.19 ) on its first day, the second - best opening day of 2017 there behind Despicable Me 3. In China, the film made $9.9 million on its first day from 78,000 screens, becoming the first film to displace Wolf Warriors 2 at the country 's box office. It went on to open to $29 million, topping the box office. The largest territory for the film is China, with US $58.2 million. Critical response Valerian received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its visuals while criticizing the plot and some of the casting. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 51 % based on 224 reviews, with an average rating of 5.5 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets uses sheer kinetic energy and visual thrills to overcome narrative obstacles and offer a viewing experience whose surreal pleasures often outweigh its flaws. '' On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film has a score of 51 out of 100, based on reviews from 45 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. On French entertainment information website AlloCiné, the film has an average grade of 3.1 / 5, based on 29 critics. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B -- '' on an A+ to F scale. David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a grade of B -, praising how `` unapologetically idiosyncratic '' the film is, while also saying `` the vividness of this place only underscores the lifelessness of the people leading us through it... There are 394 million stories on the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian 's might be the only one we 've seen before. Still, any excuse to visit this place is one worth taking. '' Peter Sciretta of / Film touted the first half of Valerian as `` unpredictable and bonkers insane '', while calling the second half more formulaic and `` far less exciting '', though he still encouraged seeing the film in 3D `` on the biggest screen possible ''. Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club wrote that it was `` rare (... ) to see a film this extravagant that also feels, for better or worse, like the work of a single personality. The longer action scenes may not always rank with Besson 's early ' 90s highlights (... ) or the mania of the more recent Lucy, but there is n't a moment in this ludicrous, lushly self - indulgent movie that does n't feel like its creator is having the time of his life. '' Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter gave a negative review, saying : `` The Razzies do n't need to wait until the end of the year to anoint a winner for 2017... Hollywood studio chiefs can breathe easy that, this time, at least, they 'll escape blame for making a giant summer franchise picture that nobody wants to see, since this one 's a French import. '' A.O. Scott of The New York Times was also less than happy with the film, writing the effort `` feels as if it were made up on the spot, by someone so delighted by the gaudy genre packaging at his disposal that he lost track of what was supposed to be inside. '' Possible sequel Despite the film 's being a disappointment at the box office, a sequel is still possible due to positive fan reaction. References Jump up ^ Cabin, Chris ( 20 September 2016 ). `` Alexandre Desplat Moves from ' Rogue One ' to ' Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ' ''. Collider. Jump up ^ Hopewell, John ; Keslassy, Elsa. `` Luc Besson 's EuropaCorp Posts $31 Million Loss in ' Transition Year ' ''. Yahoo !. Retrieved 14 July 2016. Jump up ^ `` Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ( 2D ) ( 12A ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ''. UniFrance. Retrieved 20 July 2017. Jump up ^ Lemercier, Fabien ( 10 April 2017 ). `` 283 feature films produced by France in 2016 ''. Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 August 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` ' Dunkirk ' and ' Valerian ' Bring Big Budgets to the Weekend, but Will They Bring Big Box Office ? ''. Box Office Mojo. 20 July 2017. 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External links Official website Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets on IMDb Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at AllMovie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at Box Office Mojo Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at Metacritic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at Rotten Tomatoes Valérian and Laureline Albums Les Mauvais Rêves The City of Shifting Waters Empire of a Thousand Planets World Without Stars Welcome to Alflolol Birds of the Master Ambassador of the Shadows Sur les Terres Truquées Heroes of the Equinox Métro Châtelet, Direction Cassiopée Brooklyn Station, Terminus Cosmos Les Spectres d'Inverloch Les Foudres d'Hypsis On the Frontiers The Living Weapons The Circles of Power Otages de l'Ultralum L'Orphelin des Astres Par des Temps Incertains Au Bord du Grand Rien L'Ordre des Pierres L'OuvreTemps Other stories Across the Pathways of Space The Asteroids of Shimballil Associated people Jean - Claude Mézières Pierre Christin Adaptations Time Jam : Valerian & Laureline ( anime TV series ) Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ( film ) Luc Besson Directed Le Dernier Combat ( 1983 ) Subway ( 1985 ) The Big Blue ( 1988 ) Nikita ( 1990 ) Atlantis ( 1991 ) Léon : The Professional ( 1994 ) The Fifth Element ( 1997 ) The Messenger : The Story of Joan of Arc ( 1999 ) Angel - 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