Mars Express Is The Sci-Fi Visual Extravaganza Secret Gem Of The Year, See The Stunning Evidence
Gkids Films has officially released a trailer for the upcoming French film Mars Express. The New York-based animated film distributor previously purchased the North American rights to the film in October 2023, shortly before its November release across Europe.
While the new trailer offers no exact release date for American audiences, the stunning animation and expertly crafted world already has many fans in a frenzy.
The latest trailer for Mars Express was released on Gkids Films’ official YouTube channel to a wide array of positive responses. The production studio, which previously distributed several popular Studio Ghibli movies across North America, has a massive audience of 178,000 YouTube subscribers.
The film is expected to release some time in 2024, to theaters across the country, allowing fans of the film’s cyberpunk aesthetic to catch the adventure on the big screen. Check it out for yourself with the trailer for Mars Express.
Mars Express is French filmmaker Jérémie Périn’s feature film debut. Périn previously produced and directed several highly successful animated series, including Lastman, Crisis Jung, and Like, Share, Die.
His latest outing appears to be a Blade Runner-inspired sci-fi noir, which takes place on the eponymous red planet and centers on a private detective and her robotic companion.
Mars Express follows detective Aline Ruby as she uncovers a dark thread of corruption and conspiracy in the criminal underworld of a fully colonized Mars. The film takes place in the year 2200 after human beings have developed multiple settlements on the foreign celestial orb. The visual flare and cyber-futurist setting appear to be reminiscent of another recent animated outing, titled Fired on Mars.
Mars Express follows detective Aline Ruby as she uncovers a dark thread of corruption and conspiracy in the criminal underworld of a fully colonized Mars.
Before being widely released to American audiences, Mars Express was selected as an official entry in the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the highly prestigious Cannes Film Festival, airing in the Cinéma de la Plage section.
Other films which aired alongside Mars Express at Cannes include 1983’s Carmen, One Deadly Summer, and 1991’s Thelma & Louise. Based on the audience response the animated film has gotten from the international community, Mars Express may soon be viewed as a modern classic around the world.
The voice cast of Mars Express includes several French-language actors who likely aren’t household names for many American viewers.
The voice cast of Mars Express includes several French-language actors who likely aren’t household names for many American viewers. The film touts leading vocal performances from Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Njo Lobé, Marie Bouvet, Sébastien Chassagne, and others. The film is on pace to premiere in both subtitled and English-dubbed editions across theaters in the US.
For now, very little is known about the forthcoming premiere of Mars Express, though it seems clear that many American moviegoers are excited to catch the innovative new film in theaters upon its release.
This is a massive win for animation, as animated films rarely see wide theatrical releases within the United States. If Mars Express is a success at the box office, we may soon see a flurry of new foreign animated films come to market.
