14/11/2002

Asterix and Obelix will be returning to cinemas with a third episode. The announcement was made last week by producer Claude Berri during a television program on M6. Following Claude Zidi’s Asterix and Obelix vs. Cesare and Alain Chabat’s, Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra, the third episode of the saga will be directed by Gérard Jugnot<, whose latest film, Monsieur Batignole, counted more than 1.7 million viewers in France this year. As far as the cast is concerned, the irreplaceable Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier will once again play the leading roles in this super-production. The first two episodes enriched the French film industry by 9 million viewers and a 42 million-euro budget and 14 million viewers and a 50 million-euro budget respectively in France alone.
There are already great expectations for the popular heroes’ third adventure, which will once again be produced by Renn Production, Katharina and TF1 Films Productions.

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(Translated from French)