: Besson delayed the project for years, believing that technology wasn't advanced enough to depict the vast alien species required. He cited James Cameron’s Avatar as the breakthrough that proved "imagination is the only limit".
: The movie features 2,355 VFX shots —over 600 more than Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . The workload was split between major studios like Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Weta Digital. Key Plot & Setting Valerian e la citta dei mille pianeti [HD] (201...
The film was a lifelong passion project for Besson, who grew up reading the original comics. : Besson delayed the project for years, believing