Asterix and Obelix is a French live-action film franchise, based on thecomic book series of the same name by French comic book artistsAlbert Uderzo andRene Goscinny. The series includes five theatrically released films. Just like the comic books, the films focus on the adventures ofAsterix andObelix, two Gauls in Roman-occupied Europe. With the help of a magic potion which causes superhuman strength, the Gaul's tiny village manages to resist Rome.

In the first two installments in the franchise, protagonists Asterix and Obelix are played by actorsChristian Clavier andGérard Depardieu. Depardieu is the only actor to appear in four of the films, being replaced byGilles Lellouche for the fifth film. Except for the first two films the character of Asterix has been portrayed by a different actor each time:Clovis Cornillac for the third film,Edouard Baer for the fourth, andGuillaume Canet for the fifth. Apart from Depardieu and Clavier, the only other actors to appear in more than one film areSim, who plays the village's oldest resident, Geriatrix, in the first and third film, andJamel Debbouze, who plays Egyptian architect Edifis in the second and third films. All other roles who reappear during the series are played by a different actor in each film.

The fourth film,Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia, was released in 2012. A fifth film,Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom, was released in 2023.

Asterix and Obelix vs Caesar is the first live action Asterix film and it describes the adventure of theGauls against theRoman Empire. The plot is a combination based on several of the Asterix albums byRené Goscinny andAlbert Uderzo (see the above article about the film). The cast includes several famous actors and many well known French ones. The main stars areChristian Clavier,Gérard Depardieu,Roberto Benigni,Michel Galabru,Claude Piéplu. The film was directed byClaude Zidi, and it was very successful in France and other European countries.

InAsterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, Asterix and Obelix travel to Egypt to help architect numerobis to build a palace for queen Cleopatra in 90 days because of a bet she made with Julius Caesar.

For this film the plot is based primarily on the sixth Asterix comic book,Asterix and Cleopatra written byRené Goscinny and illustrated byAlbert Uderzo. The same comic book was the basis of a1968 animated film. In this version there are many references to other popular movies likeThe Matrix, and contemporary jokes which give a different perspective from the previous stories. Clavier and Depardieu reprised their roles as Asterix and Obelix but there were various other changes in the cast and crew of this film, such asClaude Piéplu andGottfried John who playedGetafix andCaesar in the first film being replaced byClaude Rich andAlain Chabat. The film was again a huge success but it was considered to be one of the most expensive films in the history of Europe (more than 50 million dollars). It was directed byAlain Chabat.

This movie is the only Asterix live action movie in which the plot closely follows the plot of the original comic book,Asterix and Cleopatra, without incorporating elements from other stories.

Astérix at the Olympic Games is the third live action Asterix film, released in 2008, and based onthe comic book of the same name.Clovis Cornillac replacedChristian Clavier in the role of Asterix. Aside from Gérard Depardieu as Obelix and brief cameos bySim asGeriatrix andJamel Debbouze as Edifis none of the cast members from the previous two films returned. The film does have several celebrity cameo appearances by people such asTony Parker,Zinedine Zidane andMichael Schumacher.

Filming began in June 2006 and the movie was planned to be released close to the date of theBeijingOlympic Games. The budget of the film was estimated to be even higher than the previous Asterix film (possibly almost twice as expensive). It was directed byFrédéric Forestier andThomas Langmann.

Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia is the fourth live action Asterix film, and was released in October 2012. It is based on the comic bookAsterix in Britain.Edouard Baer replacedClovis Cornillac (who had replacedChristian Clavier) in the role of Asterix.

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom is the fifth live action Asterix film, and was released in February 2023. Production was originally planned to take place partly in China in 2020, but was postponed to 2021 and relocated to France and Morocco.^[1] The film is directed byGuillaume Canet, who also stars as Asterix, whileGilles Lellouche plays Obelix.^[2]

• Astérix et Obélix contre César atIMDb
• Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre atIMDb
• Astérix aux jeux olympiques atIMDb

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