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But here we are, six years later, still talking about it. Why? Because the was unmatched.

We only saw about a dozen planets in the first film. The title promises thousands . The third movie needs to do what Avatar does: spend 20 minutes just showing us alien ecosystems. No dialogue. Just Besson’s insane imagination.

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Let’s be honest: Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was a beautiful, chaotic mess. It had the most expensive opening 20 minutes of any film in history (the breathtaking "Space Oddity" sequence) and some of the clunkiest dialogue ever spoken by leads who had zero romantic chemistry.

The original was PG-13, which neutered the "European sci-fi edge" of the source material ( Valérian and Laureline comics are weird, philosophical, and sometimes violent). Valerian 3 should go full Dredd (2012) – a gritty, trippy, vertical siege of Alpha’s lower levels. The Fan Theory That Makes Us Want This Hardcore fans believe that "The City of a Thousand Planets" isn't just a place—it’s the villain of the third film . But here we are, six years later, still talking about it

In an era of safe Marvel quips and grey Star Wars landscapes, Valerian was a neon-drenched, weird, proud failure. A third chapter—leaner, meaner, and recast—could turn this trilogy into the ultimate cult classic of the 2020s.

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That is a killer premise. Probably not financially. But creatively? Absolutely.

Think about it: Alpha has absorbed the tech and biology of 1,000+ worlds. What if it develops a hive mind? What if it decides that humans are a virus? The third film would see Valerian and Laureline fighting the very station they swore to protect . We only saw about a dozen planets in the first film

The biggest sin of the original was casting two actors who acted like annoyed siblings rather than lovers. For Valerian 3 , you need a "Die Hard in Space" dynamic. Give us a grizzled, older Valerian (think a younger Bruce Willis) and a Laureline who isn't rolling her eyes every three seconds.

Until then, I’ll keep streaming the original just for that market scene on the hyper-dimensional beach.