The main question raised by Asterix and Obelix: The Big Fight (now on Netflix) is, what the hell is up with those pants Obelix wears? He’s an eternally shirtless ...

Guillaume Canet’s ambitious 64M euros ($70M) production Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom was on track to be the top opener at the French box office on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen whether ...

Studiocanal and Editions Albert René have signed an exclusive development agreement for the sixth live-action film of the adventures of beloved French comic book character Asterix. Created in 1959 by ...

Studiocanal and Editions Albert René have signed an exclusive development agreement for the fifth live action movie inspired by the adventures of French comic strip hero Asterix. The deal comes as ...

Aside from its Palme d’Or for Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” the French cinema world is also celebrating the near-complete recovery of French box office after the pandemic. Ticket sales are ...

Asterix the Gaul, the winged helmet hero of Armorica, has always lived in a time both before the modern world and in the messy middle of it. The character’s delightful new Netflix series, Asterix & ...

Opening Shot: A butterfly flutters through a peaceful yellow sky (yes, yellow) and alights on a daisy. The ground rumbles, and it flutters away. The Gist: Before we get into the why of the rumbling ...