It's a brilliant epic, combining elements of literary fiction and horror.
Information about his plans for Paradise Lost is also pretty scarce, but there are suggestions that he may deliver a version which focuses on the epic fantasy elements of Milton's poem rather than delving too far into the murky territory that lies beneath its surface.
The epic fantasy elements make for gorgeous tableaux, but these characters also struggle with with emotions and dilemmas that are familiar to all of us.
Haydn's Die Schöpfung (1798; The Creation) shows the impact of Handel's oratorios and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's operas, fusing these epic and dramatic elements with Haydn's own mature mastery of symphonic style to make the work a masterpiece.
By repurposing a village used in Ridley Scott's 2014 biblical epic, Exodus, with elements taken from Benin's architecture, the production design team was able to create a setting completely foreign to both Western and Westerosi visual sensibilities.
Valerian's budget of €197m (£171makeskes it the most expensive French film ever produced, far ahead of Asterix at the Olympic Games (€78m) and Besson's 1997 space epic The Fifth Element (€75m).
Beineix made five grandiose, increasingly silly features before packing in fiction for documentary, while Besson is much detested for driving French cinema into competition with Hollywood, on Hollywood's terms - witness his Bruce Willis space epic The Fifth Element, which had jaws dropping in Cannes two years ago.
Among science fiction films, Luc Besson's 1997 epic The Fifth Element enjoys special status as a classic that's unique among others in the category, with an indulgent, artistic flair and beautiful set pieces that differ dramatically from the more drab and worn environs of movies like Star Wars and Blade Runner.
Several notable literary works, including the Homeric epics, Euclid's Elements and the New Testament, were originally written in Greek.
Watching the storms roll in while she sips coffee or wine by the fire is an epic feeling: an element so outside of human scale, bellowing right outside her window.
