As the press-service of "Mosfilm" studio voice sound kinokontserna Sergei Zhigunov, known and loved by the audience actor and producer, working on his debut project as a director and screenwriter - "The Three Musketeers", which will be released simultaneously in two formats: the series and feature films for wide release.
Idea to put "their" "Three Musketeers" came from Sergei Zhigunova in the late nineties, when he as a producer to film the novel Dumas' Queen Margot "and" Countess de Monsoreau. " But then Michael Boyarsky said, "Serge, do not. Let me finish before the end of it all. I want to Marshal of France with a rod in his hand in the costume of D'Artagnan die on screen. " According to Sergei Zhigunova, he "realized that it is very serious. And I love it (Misha). I slowed down. " When a few years later they met again, Zhigunov said: "Misha, you finish the?" He replied: "Yes." He added: "The good book. What did not shoot her? " In late May, Sergei Zhigunov held at "Mosfilm" audition. As a result, the main roles have been selected well-known actors: Yury Chursin, Maria Mironova, Vladimir Etush Paul Barshak, Philip Jankowski, Catherine Vilkova, Anna Starshenbaum and Konstantin Lavronenko. "I tried to collect an ensemble of high-level performers - known but which are old-old in the audience" - said of the actors director Sergei Zhigunov. Work on the film will last until the end of March: by then will be ready all 10 episodes of the "Three Musketeers." A premiere of the full-length film (and a half thousand copies) to be held November 1, 2013.