Science fiction and fantasy – The films of February 2023

We find ourselves with the releases to come over the next few weeks, always through the prism of science fiction and fantasy films!

Maurice, the Fabulous Cat – 1^er February 2023.

By Toby Genkel, Florian Westermann.
With Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, Himesh Patel.

Maurice the fabulous cat arrives in a new city, with his friends the rats. One goal: to rip everyone off, then purr over a cozy pile of gold coins. But when they arrive, mysterious and magical events disturb their plan. Nothing goes as planned and they decide to investigate. So begins a great adventure for this hairy little band!

Asterix and Obelix: Middle Empire – 1^er February 2023.

From Guillaume Canet, by Albert Uderzo, Philippe Mechelen.
With Guillaume Canet, Gilles Lellouche and Vincent Cassel.

We are in 50 BC The Empress of China is imprisoned following a coup fomented by Deng Tsin Quin, a traitor prince. Helped by Graindemaïs, the Phoenician merchant, and by his faithful warrior Tat Han, Princess Fu Yi, only daughter of the Empress, 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 over the leadership of the Middle Empire…

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo – February 1, 2023.

By Marya Zarif and André Kadi.

Dounia is 6 years old, she leaves Aleppo with a few nigella seeds in the palm of her hand and with the help of the Princess of Aleppo, Dounia makes the trip to a new world…

Louise and the legend of the Feathered Serpent – February 8, 2023.

From Hefang Wei, by Patricia Mortagne.
With Rose De Gouvello Grach, Cathy Cerda, Satya Dusaugey.

Louise, a 9-year-old French girl, has just moved with her family to Mexico City, but she is struggling to get used to it and finds life-saving comfort with her beloved lizard, Keza. When he escapes, he takes Louise on incredible adventures to discover Mexico and its inhabitants. Over the course of the meetings, and especially that of her new friend Arturo, Louise realizes that Keza is perhaps the reincarnation of the god Quetzalcoatl.

Sacred Mummies – February 8

By Juan Jesús García Galocha, by Jordi Gasull and Javier López Barreira.
With Ana Esther Alborg, Roser Aldabó Arnau and Oscar Barberán.

Have you ever wondered what the world of mummies was like? Beneath the pyramids of Egypt lies a fabulous kingdom, where mummies drive chariots, dream of becoming pop stars and live apart from human civilization. But when an unscrupulous archaeologist plunders one of their treasures, Thut and Princess Nefer, engaged in spite of themselves, are forced to team up and go to the world of the living. Accompanied by Thut’s brother and his pet crocodile, they will live an extraordinary adventure in London and form an unexpected friendship.

The Tower – February 8, 2023

By and by Guillaume Nicloux.
With Angèle Mac, Hatik and Ahmed Abdel Laoui.

In the heart of a city, the inhabitants of a tower wake up one morning to find that their building is shrouded in an opaque fog, obstructing doors and windows – a strange dark matter that devours anything that tries to pass through it. Trapped, the residents try to organize themselves, but to ensure their survival they gradually succumb to their most primitive instincts, until they sink into horror…

Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania – February 15, 2023

By Peyton Reed, by Jeff Lovenes, with Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas

Superheroes and partners Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne – aka Ant-Man and the Wasp – will experience new adventures. Together with Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne – Hope’s parents – the duo will explore the subatomic dimension, interact with strange new creatures and embark on an odyssey that will push them beyond the limits of what they thought be possible.