In addition, the production went on location to Santa Pola, the Santa Barbara castle, Petrel and Terra Mitica in Benidorm for the filming that carries a budget of 78 million euros, more than thirty of which were spent in the Valencian Community.

The film, that stars Gerard Depardieu as Obelix and Alain Delon as Julius Caesar is partly produced by the Valencian company Sorolla Films and is set to be released at the end of January next year.

The production of the film that was shot 100% in Alicante has served to pinpoint the City of Light as the latest major production centre for feature films, and is currently playing host to the latest project from director Jean Jacques Annaud ‘Her Majestic Minor,’ described as a mythical comedy that takes place before the founding of ancient Greece, and following that the City of Light will play a major role in the shooting of the new film starring Johnny Depp – ‘Shantaram’ – which will see several sound stages transformed into Indian locations.