(Paris) Of all the stars whose names appear in the credits ofAsterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdomone of them really made a great impression during the Parisian preview.
All eyes were indeed on Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the famous Swedish soccer player who, in Guillaume Canet’s film, plays Antivirus, the leader of Julius Caesar’s troops.
During a press meeting held on Tuesday as part of Unifrance’s Rendez-vous du cinéma français, the director, who also plays Asterix himself (flanked by Gilles Lellouche in the role of Obélix) told how he went about convincing the football superstar to join the adventure for a participation.
“I told him he would play Caesar’s right arm and he said, ‘But how can Caesar play Caesar’s right arm?’ Then he asked me how it paid. And I told him that for that, he was going to have to arrange with the producers. He said, “OK, but you won’t get me by giving me a pass to Parc Astérix!” » Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom will be released on 1er February in Quebec.