Asterix and Obelix still take relief – Press Centre

The two most famous Gaul in the world return to the cinema in “The Mansions of the Gods”, a 3D film that gives a new dimension to their adventures.

J e am amazed before such work. The tribute is signed Albert Uderzo, micro Europe 1. The French cartoonist, creator of the comic book series Asterix with René Goscinny , was full of praise about the latest in the world of the famous Gauls, A Sterix: The Mansions of the Gods , film adaptation of the eponymous album released there forty -Three years.

A report innovator, a conserved mind

Released Wednesday in theaters, the animated film made face a daunting challenge: to forget the twelve adaptations already completed. To do this, the two directors, Louis Clichy, an animator who passed by Pixar has worked on Up There or Ratatouille and Alexandre Astier, creator of the humorous medieval series “Kaamelott” were inspired by an album never adapted.
For Alexandre Astier, this opus “ lent itself very well to cinema,” saying in the press release of the film, have want a ” real villain – in this case Caesar. – whose strategy is totally Machiavellian “
Rather than use force to overcome this village of indomitable Gauls, Emperor of the tent integrating the Roman world by building near a luxurious residential area reserved for Roman owners.
“I found that with the Asterix license, which is very strong, there remained something innovative to do” says Louis Clichy. After a series of films in which they were played by actors in the flesh, Asterix and Obelix return and form of synthetic images in 3D for the first time since their creation.
“The most interesting is when the relief is used to immerse ourselves a little more in the cartoon” says Alexandre Astier, not be disappointed with the final result: “It is in a cartoon world, but with a high level of detail in textures, grain and patina on clothing. “

” I do not see how we can make stronger “

If the accommodation has an aesthetic resolutely contemporary, it retains the spirit and humor of the Asterix universe, multiple readings. “I have understood you” of the head and Abraracourcix longer speak to adults and children as new facets of the characters, encamped among other players such as Roger Carel (Asterix), Guillaume Briat ( Obelix) Lorànt Deutsch (Anglaigus, the Roman architect) or Alain Chabat (Senator Prospectus) were used.
“We wanted to make a little defeatist Asterix, and that was all the more Interestingly it’s hard to play with this iconic character, “ says including Louis Clichy.
It remains to convince rooms. Albert Uderzo, he is convinced that “I do not see at all how we can be stronger than the film …” What is a good start

benchmarks

& gt; “The Mansions of the Gods” is inspired by the 17th album of the adventures of Asterix (1971), shot to 1.1 million copies. For comparison, the debut album “The Adventures of Asterix the Gaul” was sold 6,000 copies decade earlier
& gt.; To date, the comic series has 35 albums translated into 111 languages ​​and dialects and passed 355 million copies worldwide. Making it the best selling and most translated in the world
& gt.; Since 1967, eight animated films and four films “live”, besides “The Domain of the Gods”, have inspired the adventures of the most famous of Gauls and attracted 48 million French viewers. “Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra” directed by Alain Chabat (2002) is the most seen movie with 14,560,000 entries

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