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: Featured a "dream team" of actors including Gérard Depardieu (Obelix), Monica Bellucci (Cleopatra), and Jamel Debbouze (Numérobis/Edifis).
: An entire sequence featuring the famous French rapper JoeyStarr as an Egyptian guard was cut from the final film. Trivia - Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) - IMDb Asterix & Obelix Mission Kleopatra (2002).mp4
: At the time of its release, it was the most expensive French film ever made , with a budget of roughly $47–$50 million. : Featured a "dream team" of actors including
: The purposely poor drawing of Asterix and Obelix shown to the pirates was actually drawn by the original comic creator, Albert Uderzo . : The purposely poor drawing of Asterix and
: The film includes a famous shot of pirates clinging to wreckage that parodies the classic 1818 painting The Raft of the Medusa .
: Some of the hieroglyphics in the background translate to: "If you can read this, you are an Egyptologist" .
: It remains one of France’s most successful films, selling over 14 million tickets domestically and over 22 million across Europe.