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Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (French: Astérix et Obélix: l'Empire du Milieu) is a coming French live action adventure family comedy film directed by Guillaume Canet, who also stars as Asterix. A sequel to Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia (2012), it is the fifth installment in the Asterix film series

The film, which co-stars Gilles Lellouche as Obelix, sees the title heroes travel to Imperial China for the first time. The original story is based on a script by Philippe Mechelen and Julien Hervé. Canet also collaborated on the script. It is the first live-action Asterix film not based on any of the Asterix comic albums or starring Gérard Depardieu as Obelix.

Shooting was originally planned to take place in 2020 in China but was delayed for a year and relocated to France due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is budgeted at $72.4 million and is being co-produced by Pathé, Les Enfants Terribles and Paris-based Tresor Films. It is scheduled for release on the 1 February 2023.

Princess Fu Yi, the only daughter of the Chinese Emperor Han Xuandi, escapes from a rogue prince, Deng Tsin Qin, and flees to Gaul, seeking help from Asterix and Obelix.