Zlatan Ibrahimović will soon be on the big screen

He will play Antivirus in 'Asterix and Obelix'. He published a poster with his character

Jan 6, 2023 - 14:00
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Zlatan Ibrahimović will soon be on the big screen

The primary characters in the first two episodes of the franchise about the adventures of Asterix and Obelix were played by actors Christian Clavier and Gerard Depardieu.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden's best striker, will soon appear on the big screen. He will make his cinematic debut in the action comedy "Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom," as he enthusiastically announced on Twitter.

The main characters in the first two installments of the franchise about the adventures of Asterix and Obelix were played by actors Christian Clavier and Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac stepped into Asterix's shoes in the third film, and Edouard Baer in the fourth, while upcoming fifth installment features entirely new faces led by director Guillaume Canet.

Cleopatra reappears in the new film, and the famous French actress Marion Cotillard replaces Monica Bellucci in the role. 

Ibrahimovic will play Antivirus opposite famous French actors Guillaume Canet (Asterix), Gilles Lellouche (Obelix), Vincent Cassel (Caesar), and Marion Cotillard (Cleopatra), and he also showed on Twitter what the poster with his movie looks like.

When a Chinese princess requests the famed Gauls for assistance, new adventures take the inseparable comrades on a spectacular journey to distant China. And we'll find out what China has in store for the distinctive combo when the film hits theaters in early February.

The franchise regularly hosts non-actor celebrities in small roles. Thus, in the movie "Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra", the former best soccer player in the world, Zinedine Zidan, appeared, while in the film adventure of an inseparable tandem dedicated to the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher appeared in 2008. It was before the skiing accident, his health was impeccable, and he played the driver of a sports four-wheel drive, Schumix.

Post by Bryan C.