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Depardieu is Obélix again
Gérard Depardieu will be once again putting on his Obélix costume for the new movie, Astérix chez les Bretons
Gérard Depardieu will be once again putting on his Obélix costume for the new movie, Astérix chez les Bretons, which should be shooting in 2012.
The fourth part of the popular series of films based on the comic book by Goscinny and Uderzo will be directed by Laurent Tirard.
Fabrice Luchini, a French actor of Italian origins with an impressive record in theatre should be joining the cast as Jules César, in the footsteps of Alain Delon, while rumour has it Lorant Deutsch might be the new Astérix.
The first three films, Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999), Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre (2002) and Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques (2008) were huge hits, with Mission Cléopâtre selling more than three million tickets in its first week.