And while we’ve been waiting months for the first images of the feature film, a first teaser has just been released. Here is the official synopsis, and the first trailer: “We are in 50 BC. The Empress of China is imprisoned following a coup fomented by Deng Tsin Qin, a traitor prince. Helped by Graindemaïs, the Phoenician merchant, and by his faithful warrior Tat Han, Princess Fu-Yi, the Empress’s only daughter, fled to Gaul to ask for help from the two valiant warriors Asterix and Obelix, endowed with superhuman strength thanks to their magic potion. Our two inseparable Gauls of course agree to help the Princess to save her mother and liberate her country. And here they are all on their way for a great adventure to China. But Caesar and his powerful army, always thirsty for conquest, have also taken the direction of the Middle Empire…”Thus, we will have a 12-star cast in the Michelin guide with Vincent Cassel as Caesar, Jonathan Cohen as Graindemaïs, Marion Cotillard as Cléopâtre, José Garcia as Biopix, Manu Payet as Ri Qi Qi, Zlatan Ibrahimović as Antivirus, Pierre Richard as Panoramix, Jérôme Commandeur as Abraracourcix, Audrey Lamy as Bonemine, Philippe Katerine as Assurancetourix, Franck Gastambide as Barbe Rouge, Orelsan as Titanix , Laura Felpin as Carioca, Thomas VDB as Sinus, Marc Fraize as Plexus, as well as McFly and Carlito, Bigflo and Oli, Angèle, M, Chicandier, and finally, Gérard Darmon as Narrator.Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire is an unprecedented adventure, understanding that it is therefore the first film in the series not to adapt one of the famous comic strips by Uderzo and Goscinny, with the script Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé, the scriptwriters of the films Les Tuche.Astérix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom hits theaters on February 1, 2023.
