Guillaume Canet presented the first teaser for “Asterix and Obelix: Middle Empire”. In the show: Gauls, Romans, Chinese, Phoenicians and pirates for a cocktail of humor and action, due in cinemas on February 1.
“I will become the new emperor of China!” Julius Caesar, aka Vincent Cassel, declares his intentions of conquest in the first pictures of Asterix and Obelix: Middle Empire, with the mocking eye of Marion Cotillard / Cleopatra and our two irreducible Gauls, now camped by Guillaume Canet (also director) and Gilles Lelouch.
Among the guest stars in this new adventure, newcomers Jonathan Cohen (Grindemice) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Antivirus) stand out in this first teaser, which mixes gore, humor and spectacular fights.
with Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, this is the first time outside of animation that an Asterix movie is based on an entirely new story. The story was imagined by Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé, both screenwriters of Lips, also with Guillaume Canes. The original idea came from the producer Johann Bayada, who interested Editions Albert René (owners of the works of Uderzo and Goscinny).
Here’s the official synopsis: We B.C. year The year is 50. The Empress of China is in prison after a coup by the traitorous prince Deng Qin Qin. With the help of the Phoenician merchant Grindemais and his loyal warrior Tat Han, Princess Fu-yi, the only daughter of the empress, escapes to Gaul to seek help from two brave warriors, Asterix and Obelix, who are gifted with superhuman strength thanks to their magic. medicine. Our two inseparable cages, of course, agree to help the princess save her mother and liberate the country. And here they are all off to China for a great adventure. But Caesar and his mighty army, ever thirsty for conquest, also took over the leadership of the Middle Empire…
While Guillaume Canet has already shared many shots from the making of the film, we still do not know the full and official synopsis of the film, nor the tone of this adventure. Now that’s done with these first pictures.
During an interview with Le JDD a year ago, the director gave some hints about the visual ambitions he had for this very big budget film: “I know we can do something crazy and we don’t see much in France: a really great adventure film, epic, with lavish sets and costumes..”
“The idea is to make both kids and parents laugh, throw back some quirky Chabat style humor with a very strong, magical visual ambition like Braveheart meets Tiger and Dragon! I’m a big fan of Chinese cinema and its crazy fights with heroes flying around. We’ll be up against the kung fu and brute force of our Gallic heroes.”
The cast brings together a family of comedians, including several actors who will make their first foray into the saga, from Pierre Richard to Frank Gastambide.
Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom It will be released on February 1, 2023.
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