In pictures: The faces of the characters of Asterix and Obelix in films at the cinema

The fifth opus of the adventures of Asterix and Obelix at the cinema,

, directed by Guillaume Canet, will be released in cinemas this Wednesday, February 1.

In the film, Gilles Lellouche and Guillaume Canet play the roles of Obélix and Asterix.

But do you remember what were the faces of our irreducible Gauls in the cinema in the past?

And which actors brought Julius Caesar to the screen?

Cleopatra?

Here is a little reminder, in pictures.

Directed by:

• The first in the series of "Asterix and Obelix" films, adapted from the comic strip created by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo is

  Asterix and Obelix against Caesar

  , directed by Claude Zidi.

  It was released in theaters in 1999.

• It is Gérard Depardieu who plays the role of Obélix.

• His friend Asterix is ​​played by Christian Clavier.

• Lætitia Casta plays the character of Falbala, with whom Obélix is ​​obviously in love...

• Sim and Arielle Dombasle are Mr. and Mrs. Agecanonix.

• Among the Gauls, the village chief Abraracourcix is ​​brought to the screen by Michel Galabru.

• And among the Romans, the Italian star Roberto Benigni embodies Lucius Detritus.

  The film attracts 9 million moviegoers.

• In 2002, Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier are back in the second opus of the adventures of Asterix and Obelix in cinema.

• Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra

  is directed by Alain Chabat, who also plays the role of Julius Caesar in the film.

• The Italian Monica Bellucci brings the character of Cleopatra to the screen.

• And Jamel Debbouze embodies the Egyptian Numérobis!

  The film is a great success and made 14 million admissions to the cinema.

  This is the record for a film in the series to date.

• Frédéric Forestier and Thomas Langmann direct

  Asterix at the Olympic Games

  , the third installment in the series.

  The film was released in cinemas in 2008. Clovis Cornillac replaced Christian Clavier in the role of Asterix and it was still Gérard Depardieu who played the character of Obélix.

• Alain Delon returns to the cinema to play Julius Caesar.

• Still with the Romans, the Belgian actor Benoît Poelvoorde is Brutus.

• Among the Gauls, Franck Duboscq embodies the bard Assurancetourix.

  The film managed to attract 7 million spectators in theaters.

• In 2012,

  Asterix and Obelix: In Her Majesty's Service

  , directed by Laurent Tirard, was released in cinemas.

  It is Edouard Bert who slips into the clothes of Asterix while Gérard Depardieu is unstoppable in the skin of Obélix!

• The two accomplices go "to the Bretons" to lend a hand to a village in resistance against the Roman occupier.

• Guillaume Gallienne plays the role of Jolitorax, the Breton first cousin of Asterix, and Vincent Lacoste is Goudurix, the young nephew of chef Abraracourcix.

• Among the Romans, Julius Caesar takes on the features of Fabrice Luchini.

  The film achieves "only" that 4 million entries in theaters.

• A decade later, the faces of Obélix and Asterix have changed since it is Gilles Lellouche and Guillaume Canet who play the two Gallic characters.

  The latter is also the director of the film

  Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire,

  released in theaters this Wednesday, February 1, with a staggering budget of 65 million euros.

• The Panoramix druid is brought to the screen by actor Pierre Richard.

• While it is the Belgian singer Angèle who interprets the character of Falbala.

• Marion Cotillard slips, meanwhile, into the clothes of Cleopatra.

• Vincent Cassel is Jules César and José Garcia, Biopix.

• Jonathan Cohen plays Graindemaïs, a Phoenician merchant who accompanies Asterix and Obelix on their journey to China.

• The film is full of "guest stars" in small roles, such as the presence of footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the character of Antivirus.

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