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       By producing adventure drama "Duelist" starts director Alexey Mizgiryov ("Convoy") and the company "Non-Stop Production".
According to the producer Rodnyansky project tells the story of a retired lieutenant who has to earn by participating in duels. It is already known that the leading female roles performed by Catherine Vilkova and Fanny Ardant.
The protagonist can play Vladimir Mashkov or Vincent Cassel.
The total budget of the tape will be about 720 million rubles.

      The new project Art Pictures Studio - action-drama "Beirut".
The film is dedicated to real events of 1985, when Soviet diplomats were taken hostage by Arab terrorists.
Working on the script Eduard Bagirov, producers - Fеdor Bondarchuk and Dmitry Rudovskiy. The project budget is 600 million rubles.
Filming is likely to be held in Morocco. Access to the rental is scheduled for October 2017.

       According to Tass, quoting the Soviet and Russian film director Stanislav Govorukhin, his work on the film, which began in the summer of 2014, finished.
In rolling the tape with Ivan Kolesnikov and Sergey Garmash scheduled to be released next fall. The role performed by Fyodor Dobronravov and Dmitry Astrakhan.
"The end of a great era" based on a collection of short stories writer Sergei Dovlatov "compromise". The plot will revolve around a journalist who is forced to move to Tallinn from Leningrad.

      According to TASS announced the start date of filming the new film fr om the director of "Kiss!" Jora gooseberry. The film, entitled "The Best Day" will begin shooting on May 18.
Comedy, wh ere they will dance numbers and songs accompanied by texts become a modern adaptation of the play by Alexander Ostrovsky's "old friend is better than two new ones."
In the center of the events of the film - DPS officer Peter Vasjutin (Dmitry Nagiyev), who is going to marry.
The project also will participate Yulia Alexandrova and Elena Yakovleva. Negotiations are underway with Mikhail Boyarsky.
The premiere is scheduled for December 24, 2015.

      Producer Timur Weinstein told about idea on internal protection projects eligible for financial support from the movie, reports Tass. According to him, in general, the adaptation will require about 500 million rubles, of which 10 creators are asking the Fund to develop.
Filming "Librarian" will begin next summer, and the premiere is scheduled for 2017. The film's director is not chosen yet.
Michael Elizarova bestseller, which tells about the books that can give power over others, was published in 2007 and was awarded "Russian Booker" for 2008.

      Screenwriter Andrew Migachev ("Star", "About Love") directing debut in fantastic action "eternal cold", filmed in St. Petersburg and Balashikha.
In the story of a young hockey team wanders into museum exhibits and rangers who are "immortal human-beings," which seems to be somehow fight.
Players play Nikita Kukushkin ("Class correction"), Arthur Sopelnik ("Fizruk"), Ivan Shakhnazarov ("Rock"). Also take part Fyodor Bondarchuk, Denis Swedes, Ravshan Kurkova, Maria Shalaev, Love Tolkalina.
Producing Fyodor Bondarchuk, Ilya Bachurin, Dmitry Nelidov and Stanislav Dovzhik ("Bitter 2!", "Outlet").
Production film company engaged in the project "Glavkino" and "Luna park."

      Directed by Nicholas Kotyash ("Lost House", "Every first") is preparing to shoot the comedy "The best employee."
In the story the heroine of the film, got a new job, trying to win the love of the team, because of what eventually goes mad.
Filming will take place in May and June on "Lenfilm". Young people working on a painting. Free of charge.

      Russian adaptation of the Israeli series "prisoner of war" only aired "Russia 1", but the authors are already thinking about the sequel. According to the producer of the television series Timur Weinstein, despite the fact that "a lot will depend on the reaction of the audience," work on the second season has already begun. Will it again to shoot Pavel Lungin - not yet known.

      Shooting another Russian New Year film take place in Simferopol. Film called "Miracle in the Crimea" tells the story of love Simferopol driver and Moscow movie star with a "cantankerous character."
The main characters played by Michael Porechenkov and Irina Grinyova ("I'm staying"). Is director Vitaly Pavlov ("Zoe", "Galina", "Masha-in-law"). Filming will be completed by the end of March.
Production of the film deals with the newly formed studio "Crimea cinema."

      On "Lenfilm" Sergei Snezhkin finished shooting historical detective "indemnities" based on the novel by Leonid hits.
The film about the events of the Civil War in the Urals played Elizabeth Boyar, Eugene Woodpeckers, Maxim Matveev, Ilya Noskov ("Azazel"), Hope Tolubeev ("Gregory R."), Yuri Itskov ("Heavenly Court"), Igor Chernevich ("Koktebel ").
Producer of the project - Eduard Pichugin and Alexander Kotelevsky.
Premiere to be held before the end of this year.

      In mid-March 2015, and the film company BAZELEVS studio "Third Rome" started to work on the cosmic drama "First Time", dedicated to the first output of man into space.
Legendary cosmonaut Alexei Leonov play Yevgeny Mironov, along with Timur Bekmambetov, he also produced the project.
  The scenario went to the circumstances of flight "Voskhod-2", which only ended with the official news Leonov in open space and safe return of the ship to Earth.
One of the authors of the script was Yuri Bykov ("Fool", "Major", "Live"), which will also take on the project director's chair.
Filming will take place in two stages: the first will start this summer in Moscow, where, under the supervision of specialists CB "Energy" will be built a replica of the spaceship "Voskhod-2".
And this winter will remove the group stage emergency landing astronauts in the Permian snowy taiga.

      Ekaterinburg production center "D'Art Production" launches the adventure drama "The Dyatlov Pass."
The picture will be another interpretation of the tragedy in the Northern Urals in February 1959, when as a result of unclear circumstances died tour group.
One of the roles in the film must fulfill Philip Jankowski.
Filming will take place in Ekaterinburg and Sverdlovsk region, and is expected to occupy the entire 2015.

      The new picture will be devoted to the siege of Smolensk Polish-Lithuanian army during the Time of Troubles.
Filming, however, will not be held in Smolensk and Pskov and the Pskov region, more suitable for historical movies.
Casting details and timing of the surveys have not been disclosed.

      Shootings "teacher" - a project Russian Film Group and Alexei A. Petrukhina, where he serves not only as a producer but also as a director.
The picture in the genre of social drama tells the story of The Thrill of It All teacher of the school, taking in hostage of his pupils. The role played by Irina Kupchenko, Andrew Merzlikin Anna Churina ("Wii"), Alexey Ogurtsov ("Dostoevsky"), Mikhail Mukhin ("Steel Butterfly") and a dozen young actors.
It is expected that the film will be released this year.

      China has started shooting the sequel "Wii." In the story already familiar to the audience the main character played by Jason Flemyng, following the orders of Peter I, sent to China, where encounters with all sorts of sorcerers, wizards and dragons.
The project works all the same team: director Oleg Stepchenko, production designer Arthur Mirzoyan, producer Alex A. Petruhin and Ruslan Ustinov.
Company Fleming this time up Rutger Hauer, Charles Dance, Yuri Kolokolnikov and the main surprise, Jackie Chan.
Production company engaged in painting Russian Film Group.
The project budget is $ 36 million. The picture was scheduled to be released in theaters in 2016.

      Produced by Alexander Kulikov ("Film Union Marins Group") and Oleg Teterin ("Teterin film") started to work together on a full-length feature films about Vladislav Listyev.
The film with the working title "Leaves: hope dies last" creators plan to release March 1, 2017, in conjunction with rental to 22-th anniversary of the death of a prominent journalist.
The director's chair of the project may take the notorious Oliver Stone.
At the moment, announced an open competition for the writing of the script for the hour and a half of full-length, which can take as consisting writers, as well as newcomers.

      In Moscow finished shooting fantasy Bazelevs company called "Dragon". Tape-based Plexus ancient, Scandinavian, Celtic, Germanic and Oriental motifs, dedicated to the history of the Slavic kidnapping Princess Dragon.
Starring debutant Matthew and Mary Poezzhaeva Lykov ("Class correction"). Together with them in the picture participated Stanislav Lyubshin, Pyotr Romanov ("Complete conversion"), Alain Chekhov ("In sports, only girls"), Vyacheslav Chepurchenko ("Legend №17»).
The script is written by Sergey and Marina Dyachenko. As a director he made his debut Indar Dzhendubaev. Producers - Timur Bekmambetov and Igor Tsai ("Zugzwang").
On the screens of movie will be released in October this year.

      Director and producer Karen Shakhnazarov plans to shoot a picture of "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy's novel.
At this time, at Mosfilm held auditions.
The tape will be solved in a classic way: "We want to show the history of such a Tolstoy wrote it, but with an unusual frame."
The script written by Alexey Buzin and Karen Shakhnazarov acted as co-author.
Timing of work on the painting yet to be determined - it will depend on how soon will be found playing the main roles.

      Company Zadorin Entertainment is working on another fantasy action "Hercules" based on ancient legends.
The picture of the scenario brothers Sveshnikov ("Firs shaggy") tells the story of Russian heroes who went to the "border areas" to fight against the "army Geeks."
Directed tape - Catherine Grokhovskaya, producer - Igor Zadorin.
On movie screens should come out in 2016.