Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is a comic book chain.
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets ( Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes ) is an upcoming English-language French science fiction action-adventure film co-produced , written and directed by Luc Besson . It stars Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline , with Clive Owen , Rihanna , Ethan Hawke , Herbie Hancock , Kris Wu , and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles . The film is scheduled for release by STX Entertainment on 21 July 2017 in the United States and on 26 July in France .