Asterix + Alexandre Astier = success
Asterix: the secret of the magic potion is a French animated film released in 2018, directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy. This film is the second in the series directed by this duo, after Asterix: the domain of the gods released in 2014. This is a original creationwhich is not based on any specific album of the famous comic created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo.
In this new film, the druid Panoramix, after falling while collecting mistletoe, decides that the time has come to guarantee the future of the Gallic village by passing on the secret of his magic potion. He then undertakes, with Asterix and Obelix, amission across Gaul to find a talented young druid to whom he will be able to teach the recipe for the magic potion, thus guaranteeing the future protection of their village against the Romans.
The film combines the characteristic humor of Asterix’s adventures (coupled with that of Alexandre Astier) with modern and dynamic animation. The secret of the magic potion it was well received by both the public and critics, who particularly appreciated it quality animation and creative plotenriching the Asterix universe while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original works.
In theaters, the animated film was a big success, for a total of almost four million entries. This is one million more than the previous part.
A big change for Asterix
If you’ve seen the movie Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion, you may have noticed a big difference in the intrepid little Gaul. His voice, in fact, is different from the one he had in the previous animated films of the saga.
And for good reason. For the first time since 1967, the famous voice actor Roger Carel (who passed away in 2020) did not lend him his voice. She decided to retire afterwards The dominion of the godswhich therefore marks his last film as a voice actor.
To replace him, Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy asked Christian Clavier, who played Asterix in the three live action films released in theaters, to return to play him. As they had confided to our colleagues at BFMTVthey wanted an actor, and the choice of Clavier was obvious, since he already knew the character very well.
Source: Cine Serie
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