While a copy of the cult film has been restored Asterix and Obelix: Cleopatra’s Quest It will be released in cinemas on July 5, and Alain Chabat recently made an important announcement regarding his new project about the famous Gaul. Here’s what we know about his animated series which will arrive “soon,” as they say, on Netflix.
Fans of what remains the best film adaptation of the works of Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo can only wait a few days: on July 5, exactly one week from now, Alain Chabat’s film Asterix and Obelix: Cleopatra’s Quest He will return to the big screen in a restored and even unreleased version, more than 21 years after the success of Darkrooms. For the occasion, the actor, director, humorist and animator appeared on set popcorn, a popular YouTube talk show hosted by DJ Domingo. In addition to talking about reissueAsterix and Obelix: Cleopatra’s Questfrom the par game show Burger contest or even the sound late showAlain Chabat made some of the most interesting revelations about his next serial project for the N rouge platform.
Certainly, the classic work of Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, which has become a veritable franchise of cinema, still has a bright future ahead of it. after Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, The Guillaume Canet movie adaptation hits theaters February 2023, so fans of the irreducible Gauls will be able to (re)watch Asterix and Obelix’s adventures in Egypt on July 5th. But that’s not all: an animated series about popular comic book heroes is in the works, this time for Netflix.
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As we know, Alain Chabat has a privileged relationship with the saga. after the cartoonAsterix and Obelix: Cleopatra’s Questwith nearly 22 million admissions in Europe, the comedian lent his voice to play Senator Prospectus Asterix: Domain of the Godsthe animated film directed by Alexander Astaire that was released in 2014. This time it is an animated series waiting for us, based on the album Boss battleundoubtedly one of the most famous in which the priest Panoramix forgot the recipe for the famous magic potion, while Abraracourcix was challenged by a Gallo-Roman chief Aplusbégalix …
In response to a columnist’s question popcornAlain Chabat said that he has already started working on this new animated series Asterix. He even ventures a release window on Netflix:
“We started in January 2020, and it will be pre-released at the end of 2024.”
We still have to be patient before we can find out, especially since the platform has not yet communicated a release date. During the 2022 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, fans of the Franco-Belgian comic book have already been talking about this ambitious project that would please their fans.Asterix and Obelix :
“It is exciting, because it allows me to really immerse myself in the world of animation and to collaborate again in particular with Benoît Oullion, with whom I wrote the sketches for Burger Quiz, and Piano (Pierre-Alain Bloch), with whom I created the miniseries Have You Seen before …? “
It remains to be seen if this animated series will exactly take on a storyline Boss battle, or if Chabat and his band are creating fan delight. For now, it’s still too early to tell. See you by the end of 2024 – hopefully not later – on the platform that makes TUDUM.
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