<P> Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ( French : Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes ) 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 . 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 . With a production budget of around $ 180 million , it is both the most expensive non-American and independent film ever made . </P>
<P> Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ( French : Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes ) 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 . 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 . With a production budget of around $ 180 million , it is both the most expensive non-American and independent film ever made . </P>
who directed valerian and the city of a thousand planets
who directed valerian and the city of a thousand planets
Luc Besson
Luc Besson