page_title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets / Cast
caption_attribution_description: English: Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan and Luc Besson at the San Diego Comic-Con 2016 presentation of Valerian and the city of a Thousand Planets (at Camp Conival)
context_page_description: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a 2017 English-language French 3D space opera film written and directed by Luc Besson, and co-produced by Besson and his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. It 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 the film. With a production budget of around $180 million, it is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made.
  Valerian was released in the United States on 21 July 2017 by STXfilms, and in France on 26 July by EuropaCorp. It received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the plot and some of the casting, but praised the visuals. It grossed $225 million worldwide, but due to its high production and advertising costs, was considered a box-office bomb following its release in the United States.
context_section_description: Dane DeHaan as Valerian, a United Human Federation soldier and Laureline's partner/love interest
  Cara Delevingne as Laureline, a United Human Federation soldier and Valerian's partner/love interest
  Clive Owen as Arün Filitt, Valerian and Laureline's commander
  Rihanna as the human form of Bubble, a shapeshifting Glamopod entertainer.
  Ethan Hawke as Jolly the Pimp, Bubble's "protector".
  Herbie Hancock as Defence Minister
  Kris Wu as Sergeant Neza
  Rutger Hauer as World State Federation President
  John Goodman as Igon Siruss (voice), a Kodar'Khan pirate captain and the galaxy's most-wanted criminal
  Elizabeth Debicki as Emperor Haban Limaï (voice)
  Sasha Luss as Princess Lihö-Minaa
  Sam Spruell as General Okto Bar
  Ola Rapace as Major Gibson
  Alain Chabat as Bob the Pirate
  Thom Findlay as The Pirates (voice)
  Mathieu Kassovitz as Camelot on Big Market
  Jonas Bloquet as K-Tron Warrior/Control Room Soldier
  Sand Van Roy as  Jessica Rabbit Creature
  Louis Leterrier as Captain Welcoming Mercurys
  Olivier Megaton as Captain Welcoming KCO2
  Gavin Drea as Sergeant Cooper
  Eric Lampaert as Guide Thaziit, a human guiding tourists in the Big Market
  Claire Tran as Control room Sergeant
caption: Delevingne, DeHaan and Besson at the San Diego Comic-Con 2016 presentation of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets at Camp Conival
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