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      On 24 of July group companies Yellow, Black and White started filming the second season of "Brothers in exchange" for the channel Russia-1. The show is about two twin brothers who met after years of separation and by coincidence had to swap. Both main roles are played by Fedor Dobronravov ("Matchmakers"), and the director of the project is Alexander Zhigalkin ("Father's Daughters", "Voroniny").

      Production company "Mars Media" has finished shooting the debut film by Sergei Puskepalis "Clinch", starring Alexei Serebryakov, Agrippina Steklova, Asya Domskaya and Vyacheslav Evlantev. Last day was spent in chroma key pavilion where they filmed one of the key parts - protagonists flighting to the stars. In total, the shooting lasted just over a month and were held in Moscow and the Moscow region. It is planned that the movie will be released in theaters in 2015.

      Earlier this week in Bali started shooting the film "Duhless 2." Scriptwriters of the sequel are Michail Idov, Fuad Ibrahimbekov and Andrew Rivkin with the participation of the writer Sergei Minayev, whose book "Duhless. Tale of an unreal man "was the basis of the first part.
   Director is the same - Roman Jumpers. Actors Danila Kozlovsky and Maria Andreeva also are remaining in the project, they were joined by Frenchman Dominique Pinon ("Amelie"). Distributor of the movie will be Universal Pictures International Russia again.
   The creators promise that in "Duhless 2" will be the same character, but the subject of the film will change. Plot details are not specified. The film will be released in cinemas in Russia March 5, 2015.

Producer center of Sergei Zhigunova started filming new sixteen-episode project "The Runaways," which will premiere on NTV. The plot base- adventure story about two brothers who fearing revenge of Tambov criminals fled to Lithuania. Arriving in the small seaside town, they decide to stay and fall in love with the local beauties that make them stand on the path to reform. Starring in the series will Maxim Averin, Alexei Vorobyov, Xenia Kutepov and Ivar Kalninsh. Director of the project will be Andrei Shcherbinin ("Surprise me").

      In Gelendzhik finished shooting the adventure comedy "Kiss! 2 ".
Like last year, shooting planned to take 23 shifts, but the production schedule was strongly adjusted by the storm. In the story the hero Alexander Robuck comes to say goodbye to a friend, colleague (Jan Tsapnik) and decides to spend it with this landing scale - on top of the mountain. Shooting was decided to take place at the highest point of Gelendzhik - 700-meter Mount Shahan. In addition to the Cossacks, the audience will also see other colorful characters, among them - spectacular Cuban girl in carnival costume.
   "Kiss! 2 "will be released on October 23, exactly one year after the first part.

In St. Petersburg, began shooting the film "Track" scripted by Sergey Snezhkin ("Stalingrad", "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard"). The main character - cycling coach, who on the twentieth year of marriage got in a serious conflict with his wife. Starring is Andrew Smolyakov, Anna Mikhalkova and Natalia Surkova ("12", "Master and Margarita"). Movie is directed by Ilya Severs, the graduate of Konstantin Lopushansky workshop.

     In St. Petersburg, began shooting a new film scripted by Belarusian playwright Andrew Kureichik. In the romantic comedy "Horoscope for good luck" will take part famous Russian actors, among them - Gosha Kutsenko, Svetlana Hodchenkova Dmitry Nagiyev.
  Filming began on the scene, in which played Dmitry Nagiyev. In his film career this is the most unusual role - he will have to play a dwarf astrologer, for which the actor is forced to act in chroma key suit.
  While shooting is held in St. Petersburg, in Moscow for the movie are being set decorations and pavilions: offices, apartments and even a huge yacht. Filming "Horoscope for good luck" will end in August.
Budget will be more than three million dollars.

     Recently began filming the 12-episode show called "Juna". Telefilm tells the biography of Soviet and Russian healer Yevgenia Davitashvili. The director is Vadim Ostrovsky ("Lethal force-6") and screenwriter - Alexander Borodyansky ("White Tiger").
  Major role in the series will play Laura Keosayan ("Sklifosovskiy", "Chagall - Malevich") and Cyril Kyaro ("Beezer"). Filming should end in spring 2015.

     Massandra Palace of Emperor Alexander III is located on the southern coast of Crimea. Production company "Russian World Studios" engaged in the creation of the show. Director Yevgeny Zvezdakov tool over the shooting. In the creative process also involved a famous Russian film and theater actor Andrew Merzlikin and actress Joanna Moro.
  The basis of the storyline of the new film is a love story of Italian girls and Soviet pilot during the Great Patriotic War, and the name of the movie, she said, nationality represents the main character and the view of the Italian musical instrument - accordion-talyanka.

     In St. Petersburg, began shooting 8-war drama serial "Satellites" on the novel by Vera Panova. Events occur during the World War II and talk about the relationship of four members of the hospital train, forced to spend all the time together. Director of the film is Ivan Shurhovetsky ("Fog", "Bounty Hunters") and starring in it is Sergei Ugriumov ("Liquidation"), Nelly Uvarova ("Not Born Beautiful"), Alexander Sirin ("Brest Fortress") and Daria Melnikova ("Father's Daughter").
  "Satellites" is one of the most truthful books about the war and military doctors. Novel has already been filmed twice: in 1975 by Peter Fomenko (mini-series "for life"), and in 1964 Iskander Khamrayev (film "Mercy Train").

     In Moscow, began filming the comedy "I remember - I do not remember" of company "Kinofirma". In the story the main character of the movie, modest girl librarian, bumps on the street in a gorgeous blonde, then loses consciousness. Waking up in the hospital, she realizes that changed with the blondie bodies, and wants to return to her life. Director and producer of the film is Vasily Rivne ("Habit to leave") and starring in it is Natalia Medvedeva ("What men are doing!"), Polina Maximova ("Girrls") and Konstantin Kryukov ("Company 9").
  Authors of the movie claim that it will be a lot of tricks, chases and fights, so they plan to release the picture in 2D and 3D.

     Production company "Central Partnership" is begining to shoot the film "Those eyes" the dramatic fate of Obodzinskij Valery, one of the most talented artists of the Soviet music of the 1970s.
  Work will begin in August and end in December. Main role is performed by Alexei Barabash, known for the films Stalingrad, We are from the Future 2 and Peter FM.
  Action will cover almost 50 years from the 1950s to the 1990s. In total creators have chosen about 15 songs. Original recordings are very poor quality for the movie, so creative project team decided to rewrite the songs. To do this, invited several artists whose voices are close to tenor of Obodzinskij.

     Earlier in Nizhny already passed the selection of actors for the filming of a new show of TV channel "Russia 1". The shooting is being supported by the film company "Condor" and will end in November 2014. The actors of various ages with professional education auditioned. By the way, creators are recruit people who will participate in the crowd.
  Serial movie tells about the work of "homicide" and is similar to the well-known film "Kamensky." In the story, the heroine learns about several high-profile crimes in Nizhniy Novgorod and comes to us for their disclosure, settling in a local homicide.

     Production company "Mars Media" has launched the TV show, tentatively titled "The Life and temptations of Mikhail Bulgakov."
On the scenario of a 10-episode project are already working Maria and Sergey Dyachenko, who previously wrote the script for the show "The White Guard" by Bulgakov based on a similar composition, as well as to the novels "Inhabited Island" by Fyodor Bondarchuk.
  The new project will tell about the life of the writer from his youth until his last days. Who will perform the main role in the show and when it will be released is still unknown.

     Star Media has acquired the rights from the BBC production for the Russian version of "Mistresses» - the famous British TV show, released in theaters in 2008. The working title is saved, the second name - "Women in Love."
It's the story of the fate of the four friends. The heroines experience ups and downs, suffer and loneliness, joy, happiness, but always support each other.
  For the role of the main characters were invited some of the most beautiful Russian actresses: Ekaterina Volkova, Daria Ekamasova, Yekaterina Klimova, Ravshana Kurkova. However, the male cast of the show is also impressive: Kirill Safonov Maxim Drozd, Anton Habarov, Denis Rozhkov, etc.
Release of the remake is scheduled for 2015.

     The net has got photos from the set of the romantic comedy "8 new dates." Vladimir Zelensky, Oksana Akinshina, Michael Galustjan and Polina Maximova are starring in the movie. Also Victor Vasiliev, Anastasia Zadorozhnaja and Sergey Shnurov are in the movie.
  The new film action of the director Marius Weisberg takes place after the events narrated in the previous film - "8 First Dates."
Release of the film "8 new dates" scheduled for January 1, 2015.

     The creators of "Viy", as expected, decided to make a sequel to the supernatural thriller, which will be called "Viy 2. Travel to China", it was learned from a report on the official website of the film on facebook. Plot details of the upcoming project were not disclosed. But we know that onwards the Chinese character will appear.
In addition, the filmmakers say they are sure in the scenario,have developed images and characters, and so from July 1, go to the preparatory period.

     The preparations for the shooting of the movie "Tilly and Tolly" about the life of two fictional Caucasian villages has begun. The script was written, as though it may sound strange, after the August 2008 events in South Ossetia.
Filming will begin in August. In the movie will tell about the life of the fictional villages - Georgian Tilly and Ossetian Toley which are separatedby the river Aragavka.
  The main roles are played by Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Kakha Kavsadze (Abdullah of "White Sun of the Desert") and minor artists will be determined through an open casting, which will be held in August in North Ossetia. The film is due out in rent in 2015.

     The studio "STV" is making a new space project, which may become a proper response to sensational "Gravity."
In the center of the story is a real situation, which occurred in 1985. The film was called "Salyut-7" after the space station, problems with which started right in the outer space. Communication with the Mission Control Center was terminated and it was decided to send the ship "Soyuz TM-13" for salvation. Astronauts must dock and fix the problem right in the open space.
  The director of the project is Bacourt Bakuradze and is supposed to work by the script of Merkurova Natalia and Alexei Chupov ("Intimate places"). The tape budget is an amount of 320 million rubles. The main roles of the movie are given to Vladimir Mashkov and Pavel Derevianko.

     The preparation for the shooting of a new film based on the novel by Boris Vasiliev, tentatively called "Fight of the local importance", has begun. The background of the plot and the orignal story is the strife between a small female division and a German troops detachment.
  The main roles are played by Pyotr Fyodorov, Andrew Merzlikin and Anna Chipovskaya. The shooting will take place in Karelia from July till September.
  The movie will be timed to coincide with the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe and will be released on May 9, 2015.