: The film includes a famous shot of pirates clinging to wreckage that parodies the classic 1818 painting The Raft of the Medusa .
: Featured a "dream team" of actors including Gérard Depardieu (Obelix), Monica Bellucci (Cleopatra), and Jamel Debbouze (Numérobis/Edifis). Asterix & Obelix Mission Kleopatra (2002).mp4
: 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 : The film includes a famous shot of
: At the time of its release, it was the most expensive French film ever made , with a budget of roughly $47–$50 million. Monica Bellucci (Cleopatra)
: Some of the hieroglyphics in the background translate to: "If you can read this, you are an Egyptologist" .