The series is based on the 1961 comic book Asterix and the Big Fight, the seventh in the series illustrated by Albert Uderzo and written by Rene Goscinny about the pugnacious warrior Asterix and his menhir deliveryman sidekick Obelix.
After a flashback to the heroes’ childhood where viewers discover how Obelix fell into the magic potion, the action returns to 50 BC, where the last independent village in Roman-occupied Gaul finds itself under siege.
“I always liked ‘The Big Fight’ for the dynamic with the Gallo-Romans. Here, there are truly invaders, resistance fighters, and collaborators,“ said Chabat, who used his own voice to dub Asterix.
But Chabat’s 2002 Cleopatra movie remains by far the most successful adaptation of the Asterix comic books, with close to 15 million entries in France, making it the eighth most successful film in France, and the fourth for a French production.
Some 400 million copies of Asterix books have been sold in 130 languages and dialects, with Ukrainian being added to the list earlier this year, and a 41st album is due in October. – AFP
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