Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Movie Details:
| Original title | Astérix et Obélix: l’Empire du Milieu |
| Based on | Asterix by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Live Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Release Date | February 1, 2023 (France) May 19, 2023 (Netflix USA) |
| OTT Release date | May 19, 2023 |
| Running Time | 1hr 51min |
| Certificate | TV-PG |
| Cast | Guillaume Canet Gilles Lellouche Vincent Cassel Jonathan Cohen Marion Cotillard |
| Directed by | Guillaume Canet |
| Written by | Guillaume Canet Philippe Mechelen Julien Hervé |
| Produced by | Alain Attal Yohan Baiada |
| Cinematography by | André Chemetoff |
| Edited by | Simon Jacquet |
| Music by | Matthieu Chedid |
| Production Company | Pathé Films TF1 Films Production Les Editions Albert Réné Les Enfants Terribles Les Productions des Trésor |
| Distributor | Pathé Distribution |
| Budget | $72.4 million |
| Box Office Collection | $46.5 million |
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Movie Cast & Characters:
- Guillaume Canet as Astérix
- Gilles Lellouche as Obélix
- Vincent Cassel as Julius Caesar
- Marion Cotillard as Cleopatra
- Julie Chen as Princess Sa See (Princesse Fu Yi)
- Leanna Chea as Ka Ra Tay (Tat Han)
- José Garcia as Biopix
- Manu Payet as Scar Dee Kat (Ri Qi Qi)
- Ramzy Bedia as Épidemaïs
- Bun Hay Mean as Deng Tsin Qin
- Linh-Dan Pham as the Empress of China[10]
- Tran Vu Tran as Prince Du Deng
- Jason Chicandier as Unhygienix (Ordralfabétix)
- Jonathan Cohen as Grandemaïs
- Philippe Katerine as Cacofonix (Assurancetourix le barde)
- Jérôme Commandeur as Vitalstatistix (Abraracourcix le chef)
- Audrey Lamy as Bonemine
- Franck Gastambide as Redbeard (Barbe Rouge)
- Vincent Desagnat as Perfidus
- Pierre Richard as Getafix (Panoramix)
- Zlatan Ibrahimović as Caius Antivirus
- Gérard Darmon as the narrator
- Angèle as Panacea (Falbala)
- Matthieu Chedid as Remix
- Florent Manaudou as Tabascos
English voice cast
- Adam Rhys Dee as Asterix
- Cristian Solimeno as Obelix
- Nicholas Boulton as Julius Caesar
- Joe Da Costa as Bankruptis
- Jessica Carroll as Cleopatra
- Elizabeth Chan as Ka Ra Tay
- Luis Soto as Biopix
- James Goode as Scar Dee Kat
- Peter Polycarpou as Ekonomikrisis
- Wayne Forrester as Deng Tsin Quin
- Linh-Dan Pham as the Empress
Storyline:
The only daughter of the Chinese emperor Han Xuandi, escapes from a strict prince and seeks help from the Gauls and the two brave warriors Asterix and Obelix.
About Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom Movie:
- In March 2021, French media reported shooting would take place in the Guéry plateau area of Puy-de-Dôme.
- The film’s original working title in English was Asterix and Obelix: The Silk Road.
- The director of this film Guillaume Canet also collaborated on the script.
- It is the first live-action Astérix film to be a fully original story not based on any of the Asterix comic books.
- The film is budgeted at $72.4 million and is being co-produced by Pathé, Les Enfants Terribles, and Paris-based Tresor Films.
- The first live-action Astérix film not to star Gérard Depardieu as Obélix.
- Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director, Donnie Yen was offered a role in the film.
- Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom was theatrically released in France on February 1, 2023, and on Netflix in select regions on May 19, 2023.
- The film received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed $46 million worldwide against a budget of $72 million, making it a box-office bomb.
