Mediocre film despite all the money and imagination that went into it.
Dane Dehaan is the weakest link in an already weak chain.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
A universe without boundaries needs heroes without limits.
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Release Date
7/19/2017Runtime
137 minsOverview
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$177,200,000Revenue
$225,973,340Homepage
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A visually dazzling space opera that crashes between wonder and peril, inviting you to get swept up in its maximal sci-fi spectacle and political intrigue set across a universe of aliens and infinite possibility.
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Dane DeHaan
Valerian

Cara Delevingne
Laureline

Clive Owen
Commander Arün Filitt

Rihanna
Bubble

Ethan Hawke
Jolly the Pimp

Herbie Hancock
Defence Minister

Kris Wu
Sergeant Neza

Rutger Hauer
President of the World State Federation

John Goodman
Igon Siruss (voice)

Elizabeth Debicki
Emperor Haban-Limaï (voice)

Sam Spruell
General Okto Bar

Ola Rapace
Major Gibson
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