Herbie Hancock is the latest to join the cast of Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets

Herbie Hancock has joined the cast of Luc Besson’s sci-fier “Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets”, with Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke and Rihanna.

In the story, Valerian (DeHaan) and Laureline (Delevingne) are exploring Syrte, capital planet of a system of 1,000 worlds. Their mission is to discover whether the Syrtians could present a danger to Earth. What they find is a decaying empire led by decadent aristocrats, a population ripe for revolution, and a mysterious caste of masked wise men who discreetly pull the strings from hidden fortresses. Swept up by the winds of history, the agents of Earth will have to choose a side.

Based on the 1967 French comic series “Valerian and Laureline” by Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières, Besson directs from his own adapted script.

“Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets” will likely release in the summer of 2017.

Herbie Hancock is a legend. His music was my only friend at 14… I learn so much listening this genius… I’m proud to have him for a role in #Valerian .

A photo posted by @lucbesson on Dec 12, 2015 at 9:32am PST