Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023)

Original title

Astérix & Obélix : L'Empire du Milieu

Directed by

Guillaume Canet

Genre

comedy film, adventure film, family film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 1,187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Asterix and Obelix travel to Han-era China for the first time. The two Gauls get involved in a local adventure full of jokes and physical comedy.

lightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedgoofyadventurousfamily-friendlycomedicbroadslapstick

What happens

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (French: Astérix et Obélix : L'Empire du Milieu) is a 2023 French live-action adventure comedy film directed and co-written by Guillaume Canet, who also stars as Asterix. It is the fifth installment in the Asterix live-action film series. The film, which co-stars Gilles Lellouche as Obelix, sees the title heroes travel to Han-era China for the first time. The original story is based on a script by Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé. Canet also collaborated on the script. It is the first live-action Asterix film not based on any of the comic albums or starring Gérard Depardieu as Obelix. Shooting was originally planned to take place in 2020 in China but was delayed for a year and relocated to France due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Budgeted at $72.4 million, the film is co-produced by Pathé, Les Enfants Terribles and Paris-based Tresor Films. It was theatrically released in France on 1 February 2023, and on Netflix in select regions on 19 May 2023. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $46 million worldwide against a budget of $72 million, making it a box-office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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