Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Teaser

An international teaser trailer for Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, the second film in the Luc Besson-directed animated/live action adventure series, is now online. The films are based on a series of books written by Besson and the first film, Arthur and the Invisibles, opened in 2006.

In Revenge of Maltazard, Arthur (Freddie Highmore) answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard. It also stars Mia Farrow, Robert Stanton, Matthew Gonder and Penny Balfour. It opens in France next Christmas. A North American release still hasn’t been set.

Besson shot Maltazard back-to-back with Arthur and the Two Worlds War, which is expected to hit theaters in 2010.