version. Jean Betote Njamba as the chief of the Matassalai. The character is voiced by rapper Doudou Masta in the French version. Voice cast Madonna as Princess Selenia, the daughter of Emperor Sifrat. The character is voiced by singer Mylène Farmer in the French version. Douglas Rand (Original version)/Jimmy Fallon (The Weinstein Company version) as Prince Simono Matradoy de Betameche, or simply Betameche "Beta", Selenia's younger brother. The character is voiced by radio host Cartman in the French version. Robert De Niro as Emperor Sifrat XVI, Betameche and Selenia's father. Snoop Dogg as Max, the leader of the Koolamassai, a race of beings similar to the Minimoys. The character is voiced by rapper Rohff in the French version. Allen Hoist (Original version)/Anthony Anderson (The Weinstein Company version) as DJ Easy Low, a Koolamassai. The character is voiced by DJ Cut Killer in the French version. Christian Erickson (Original version)/Jason Bateman (The Weinstein Company version) as Prince Darkos, Maltazard's vicious but dim-witted son. The character is voiced by actor Marc Lavoine in the French version. David Bowie as Emperor Maltazard (also known as the Evil M, Maltazard the Evil, or Malthazar the Cursed). The character is voiced by singer Alain Bashung in the French version. Douglas Rand (Original version)/Harvey Keitel (The Weinstein Company version) as Miro, the royal advisor. Barbara Weber Scaff (Original version)/Erik Per Sullivan (The Weinstein Company version) as Mino, Miro's long lost son. Tonio Descanvelle (Original version)/Emilio Estevez (The Weinstein Company version) as the Ferryman. The character is voiced by singer Dick Rivers in the French version. Chazz Palminteri as the Travel Agent Rob Corddry and Nate Corddry (The Weinstein Company version) as Seldes Erik Per Sullivan (The Weinsten Company version) as the baby bug David Suchet (The Weinstein Company version) as the narrator Production The animation was produced by the French company BUF Compagnie, which hired approximately 100 animators, most of them from French animation schools and without any previous experience. Besson wanted a photorealistic environment, and BUF initially used microlenses to film physical environments, but eventually instead used photogrammetry, where a digitized photograph of a real object is manipulated with a computer. Sets were built to 1:3 scale, which allowed the animators to use natural elements, such as plants and grass. While the film did not use motion capture, real actors were used as reference, and recorded with 13 to 14 video cameras, but without the