Luc Besson Ramps Up Exotic Aesthetic in Final 'Valerian & City of 1000 Planets' Trailer

A scene from the 2017 science fiction film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets."
A scene from the 2017 science fiction film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets." (Image credit: EuropaCorp)

The 'final' trailer for Luc Besson's "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" has emerged. Based on the French comic book title "Valérian and Laureline"by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières, the live-action films stars Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne.

Take a look:

"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" opens in North American theaters July 21.

Originally published on Newsarama, a sister site to Space.com.

Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com.

Chris Arrant
Newsarama Senior Editor

Newsarama Senior Editor Chris Arrant has covered comic book news for Space.com sister site Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News and CBR. He is the author of the book "Modern Masters: Cliff Chiang," co-authored "Art of Spider-Man Classic," and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology "Pros and (Comic) Cons." He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)