Claim: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is based on a French fantasy comic.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets -LRB- Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes -RRB- is an upcoming English-language French science fiction action-adventure film co-produced , written and directed by Luc Besson . 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 . The film is scheduled for release by STX Entertainment on 21 July 2017 in the United States and on 26 July in France .