The filming of Asterix: God save Britain 3D, a new adaptation of the famous René Goscinny script and Albert Uderzo, directed by Laurent Tirard, with, as in the previous titles, Gérard Depardieu in the role of Obelix, has commenced.

In addition, Edouard Baer plays Asterix who crosses the Channel with Obelix to save a family from the Roman yoke.

The series, based on the comic book Asterix in Britain and Asterix and the Normans, will also feature the actress Catherine Deneuve.

The shooting of the film, which has begun in Malta, will continue in Budapest from 20 July to conclude on the Irish coast in late September. This is a European co-production between institutions in France, Spain, Italy and Hungary.

In 1999, Asterix and Obelix against Caesar (directed by Claude Zidi), was the first installment in the saga of Gérard Depardieu. The French actor has also participated in the sequels Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) and Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008).