Watch Daft Punk’s trailer for ‘Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem’

Daft Punk have shared the trailer for their 2003 anime film Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar. Watch it below.

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The trailer comes ahead of the one-night-only event on December 12, which will bring the celebrated anime to the big screen at over 800 cinemas across the globe.

Per a press release, the film was remastered in 4K and includes an additional six of Daft Punk’s most iconic music videos directed by the likes of Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Seb Janiak, Roman Coppola, and Warren Fu. You can purchase tickets for the screenings here.

Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi – under the supervision of veteran manga artist Leiji Matsumoto – Interstella 5555 was produced as a visual companion to the duo’s 2001 album ‘Discovery’, with its entirety serving as the soundtrack to the film, which contains no dialogue.

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo conceptualised Interstella 5555 with regular collaborator Cédric Hervet. The film only received a limited theatrical run in 2003 after its Cannes Film Festival premiere that year. Since then, it has only been issued on home media – however, Daft Punk commemorated the third anniversary of their break-up this year by streaming the film on Twitch.

Back in October, a Daft Punk fan launched a campaign to get his LEGO recreation of the duo’s ‘Alive 2007’ concert made into a real product.

“Both huge Daft Punk fans, this build is a fusion of 2 passions,” he continues. “I spent my teenage years listening to Homework on my Walkman, while my son’s 1st favourite baby song was Get Lucky. It felt only natural to blend our love for Daft Punk’s music with our love for LEGO.”

The electronic duo also appeared (in LEGO form) in Pharrell Williams’ biopic Piece by Piece alongside his other famous past collaborators, such as Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake and more.

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