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Asterix at the Olympic Games (French: Astérix aux Jeux olympiques) is a 2008 French fantasy comedy film co–directed by Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann, and written by Langmann, Alexandre Charlot and Frank Magnier, based on characters from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. It was filmed primarily in Spain throughout 2006.

Astérix aux Jeux olympiques
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Frédéric Forestier Thomas Langmann
Screenplay by	Alexandre Charlot Thomas Langmann Frank Magnier
Based on	Asterix at the Olympic Games by René Goscinny Albert Uderzo
Produced by	Thomas Langmann Jérôme Seydoux
Starring	Gérard Depardieu Clovis Cornillac Benoît Poelvoorde Alain Delon Vanessa Hessler Franck Dubosc José Garcia Stéphane Rousseau Jean-Pierre Cassel Élie Semoun Alexandre Astier
Cinematography	Thierry Arbogast
Edited by	Yannick Kergoat Vincent Tabaillon
Music by	Frédéric Talgorn
Production companies	La Petite Reine Pathé Renn Productions
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution (France, Switzerland and United Kingdom) Constantin Film (Germany and Austria)[1] Tripictures (Spain)[1] Warner Bros. Pictures (Italy)[1] Alternative Films (Belgium)[1]
Release dates	13 January 2008 (2008-01-13) (Paris premiere) 25 January 2008 (2008-01-25) (Poland) 30 January 2008 (2008-01-30)
Running time	117 minutes[2]
Countries	France Germany Spain Italy Belgium
Language	French
Budget	$113.5 million[3]
Box office	$133 million[3]

At the time of release, it was the most expensive French and non English-language film of all time.[4] The film was negatively received by critics, but performed well at several European box offices, topping charts in Poland, Spain and France.[5]

Plot

Astérix and Obélix must win the Olympic Games in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus uses every trick in the book to have his own team win the game and get rid of his father Julius Caesar in the process.

The film is loosely adapted from the original Asterix at the Olympic Games comic book. The love story subplot between Lovesix and Irina was not featured in the original story. Brutus, portrayed here as a comical villain with no relation to his depictions in Asterix comics, is the main antagonist, although he was not even featured as a character in the original comic book.

Cast

There is a cameo of Adriana Karembeu as Mrs Geriatrix and Jamel Debbouze reprises his role as Numerobis. Italian comedy actor Enrico Brignano appears as a reporter.

The film featured several cameos by real-life sports stars, most prominently by Michael Schumacher as Schumix, but also Jean Todt, Zinedine Zidane, Tony Parker and Amélie Mauresmo. The part of Roman athlete Claudius Cornedurus (Gluteus Maximus), played by Jérôme Le Banner, was originally to be played by Jean-Claude Van Damme.[6]

Production

Filming took place in Alicante (including the Ciudad de la Luz studio),[7] Spain and lasted six months.

Box office

The film grossed $23.4 million in France in its opening weekend, which was more than 60% of its gross in 19 territories in which the film was released. Box Office Mojo estimated $38.7 million in revenue within a week after the film was released.[8]

References

External links

• Asterix at the Olympic Games at IMDb
• Asterix at the Olympic Games at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] Asterix at the Olympic Games (film)

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[ru] Астерикс на Олимпийских играх

«Астери́кс на Олимпи́йских и́грах» (фр. Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) — комедия Тома Лангманна и Фредерика Форестье. Это третий фильм, снятый на основе комиксов об Астериксе и Обеликсе, а также продолжение фильма «Астерикс и Обеликс: Миссия «Клеопатра»». Мировая премьера фильма состоялась 30 января 2008 года.

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