GORGEOUS FIRST IMAGES FROM PUSHKIN'S FAIRY TALE MOVIE THE TALE OF THE SLEEPING PRINCESS AND THE SEVEN KNIGHTS

 1ST EPIC MOVIE IMAGES 

FROM SLEEPING PRINCESS & SEVEN KNIGHTS

Straight from Russia we have gorgeous first images from new fairy tale big screen movie THE TALE OF THE SLEEPING PRINCESS AND THE SEVEN KNIGHTS (Сказка о спящей царевне и семи богатырях) which is now in production and will arrive into cinemas December 2027 in time of holidays. Sarik Andreasyan is directing the film based on Pushkin's tale which will star Anton Khabarov as the Tsar, Liza Moryak as Kalisa, Ilya Masalsky as Prince Elisha, Veronika Zhuravleva as the Princess, while the seven knights will be played by Stanislav Bondarenko, Alexander Metelkin, Anton Pampushny, Leo Kandelaki, Yevgeny Shirikov, Anton Momot, and Anton Zhizhin.

 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE FILM?

A young princess lives in a palace with her father and a stepmother who hides her wicked nature behind a mask of virtue. When a magic mirror declares the stepdaughter to be the fairest of them all, the envious queen decides to get rid of her rival. Left alone in a dense, dark forest, the girl finds shelter in the home of seven heroic brothers. Meanwhile, Prince Elisha sets out in search of his missing fiancée, unaware of the trials that lie ahead for them both.

GORGEOUS TRAILER FOR THE EPIC TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF PUSHKIN'S LEGENDARY NOVEL THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER IS HERE!

  THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER  

FIRST EPIC TV SERIES TRAILER IS HERE

Most of you know that I pretty much raised myself as a child reading famous classics, and Russian ones were among my favourites

The series will arrive soon to Iri and Kion

especially Pushkin! His legendary and only completed novel THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER (Капитанская дочка) is being adapted into an eight part series and today I have the first gorgeous trailer for you with English subs! The series will stream on Russian streamer Kion and will have its linear TV premiere on their national broadcaster Rossiya 1!

 

 WHAT IS THE STORY?

By the decision of his father, the sixteen-year-old nobleman Peter Grinev (Oleg Savostyuk) instead in the capital's guard goes to serve in the Belogorsk fortress. On the way during a fierce blizzard, he meets an unfamiliar Cossack - Emelian Pugachev (Evgeny Tkachuk) Not knowing who it is, Grinev, touched by pity and simplicity of the heart, shares with him his oath to elope. Arriving in the fortress, Peter falls in love with the daughter of commandant Masha (Evgenia Leonov) His feeling turns out to be mutual. However, Petya has a rival – Alexey Schwabrin (Yegor Koreshkov), a lieutenant, decorated and exiled to the Belogorsk because of a duel. From jealousy, Schwabrin tries to harm Grinev with all his might. Meanwhile, Pugachev declares himself Emperor Peter the Third, miraculously saved from death, and gathers a motley army. The Pugachev uprising is rapidly gaining strength, the rebels take one fortress after another. The capture of the Belogorsk fortress by the army of Pugachev will turn the fate of Grinev and Masha. They must chose between honor or life, bitter adulthood and sacrifice for the sake love. Our dear Sergey Bezrukov plays the role of Grinev's father. See the trailer below:

 

SEE THE REIMAGINING OF PUSHKIN'S TALE IN DUBROVSKY: RUSSIAN ZORRO PERIOD SET ADVENTURE TV SERIES

 DUBROVSKY: RUSSIAN ZORRO 

NEW TV SERIES STARTS AIRING THIS WEEK 

The series will start this week on Premier

Another new period set series coming over from Russia that I have to present to you is DUBROVSKY: RUSSIAN ZORRO which will start streaming on online cinema Premier September 30th and will air on linear TV3 sometime next winter. The eight episode series is a reimagining of the future of Vladimir Dubrovsky after the events of the novel of the same name from Alexander Pushkin and gives the hero the features of the famous avenger in the mask of Zorro. After wandering around the world for a long time, Vladimir Dubrovsky (Oleg Gaas) returns to the Russian Empire with a new name and a new face. Now he is a mysterious foreigner, Don Diego de laVega. In his native Kistenevka, the hero discovers that the landowners do what they want, and on the roads there are robbers using his name. Here he meets  his former beloved Masha again (Marina Vorozhishchev) and is drawn into a dangerous game against the family of the cruel Kirila Petrovich Troekrov (Alexander Semchev), with which Dubrovsky had old accounts to settle. Check out the teaser below and tell us what you think:

 

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM THE EPIC TV SERIES ADAPTATION OF PUSHKIN'S LEGENDARY NOVEL THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER

  THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER  

FIRST EPIC TV SERIES IMAGES ARE HERE

Most of you know that I pretty much raised myself as a child reading famous classics, and Russian ones were among my favourites, especially Pushkin! His legendary and only completed novel THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER (Капитанская дочка) is being adapted into an eight part series and today I have the first images from the sets for you! The series will stream on Russian streamer Kion and will have its linear TV premiere on their national broadcaster Rossiya 1!

 WHAT IS THE STORY?

By the decision of his father, the sixteen-year-old nobleman Peter Grinev (Oleg Savostyuk) instead in the capital's guard goes to serve in theBelogorsk fortress. On the way during a fierce blizzard, he meets an unfamiliar Cossack - Emelian Pugachev (Evgeny Tkachuk) Not knowing who it is, Grinev, touched by pity and simplicity of the heart, shares with him his oath to elope. Arriving in the fortress, Peter falls in love with the daughter of commandant Masha (Evgenia Leonov) His feeling turns out to be mutual. However, Petya has a rival – Alexey Schwabrin (Yegor Koreshkov), a lieutenant, decorated and exiled to the Belogorsk because of a duel. From jealousy, Schwabrin tries to harm Grinev with all his might. Meanwhile, Pugachev declares himself Emperor Peter the Third, miraculously saved from death, and gathers a motley army. The Pugachev uprising is rapidly gaining strength, the rebels take one fortress after another. The capture of the Belogorsk fortress by the army of Pugachev will turn the fate of Grinev and Masha. They must chose between honor or life, bitter adulthood and sacrifice for the sake love. Our dear Sergey Bezrukov plays the role of Grinev's father.

 

SEE MAGICAL NEW TRAILER FOR EPIC MOVIE RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA: MAGICAL JOURNEY BASED ON PUSHKIN'S FAIRY TALE

     RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA    

The movie will arrive spring 2027

NEW TRAILER FOR THE EPIC FAIRY TALE

Straight from matushka Russia we have a colourful new trailer for their new big screen movie on famous legend of RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA  (Руслан и Людмила. Волшебное путешествие) which  finished production last Autumn with the cast toplined by young Ruzil Minekaev and Alena Dolgolenko in the title roles! Based on Pushkin's great work it is set for release in March 2027.  Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 BRAVE YOUNG KNIGHT RUSLAN

 stands up to defend Lyudmila and spoils the plans of her father, Prince Vladimir, to marry his daughter to one of the worthy well-wishers - Ragday, Ratmir or Farlaf. Lyudmila falls in love with Ruslan, he is also charmed by her beauty, but then Lyudmila gets kidnapped by a jealous wizard Chernomor, who is eager to take revenge on the prince for his past offences. Now Ruslan and the three rival knights must overcome the difficult path to the sorcerer's castle, obtain the sword that guards the head of the wealthy Svyatogoras, and challenge the treacherous Chernomor to free beautiful Lyudmila.

 

SEE COLOURFUL FIRST TRAILER FOR EPIC MOVIE RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA: MAGICAL JOURNEY BASED ON PUSHKIN'S FAIRY TALE

    RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA    

The movie will arrive spring 2027

FIRST TRAILER FOR THE EPIC FAIRY TALE

Straight from matushka Russia we have a colourful first trailer for their new big screen movie on famous legend of RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA  (Руслан и Людмила. Волшебное путешествие) which  finished production last Autumn with the cast toplined by young Ruzil Minekaev and Alena Dolgolenko in the title roles! Based on Pushkin's great work it is set for release in March 2027.  Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

 BRAVE YOUNG KNIGHT RUSLAN

 stands up to defend Lyudmila and spoils the plans of her father, Prince Vladimir, to marry his daughter to one of the worthy well-wishers - Ragday, Ratmir or Farlaf. Lyudmila falls in love with Ruslan, he is also charmed by her beauty, but then Lyudmila gets kidnapped by a jealous wizard Chernomor, who is eager to take revenge on the prince for his past offences. Now Ruslan and the three rival knights must overcome the difficult path to the sorcerer's castle, obtain the sword that guards the head of the wealthy Svyatogoras, and challenge the treacherous Chernomor to free beautiful Lyudmila.

 

 

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SEE MAGICAL 1ST IMAGES FROM EPIC MOVIE RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA BASED ON PUSHKIN'S FAIRY TALE

  RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA  

FIRST IMAGES FROM EPIC FAIRY TALE

Straight from Russia we have first images from their new big screen movie on famous legend of RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA which has just finished production with the cast toplined by young Ruzil Minekaev and Alena Dolgolenko in the title roles! Based on Pushkin's great work it is set for release sometime in 2027.  

 BRAVE YOUNG KNIGHT RUSLAN

 stands up to defend Lyudmila and spoils the plans of her father, Prince Vladimir, to marry his daughter to one of the worthy well-wishers - Ragday, Ratmir or Farlaf. Lyudmila falls in love with Ruslan, he is also charmed by her beauty, but then Lyudmila gets kidnapped by a jealous wizard Chernomor, who is eager to take revenge on the prince for his past offences. Now Ruslan and the three rival knights must overcome the difficult path to the sorcerer's castle, obtain the sword that guards the head of the wealthy Svyatogoras, and challenge the treacherous Chernomor to free beautiful Lyudmila.

SEE SUREAL FANTASTICAL TRAILER FOR HISTORICAL MUSICAL MOVIE PROPHET: THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER PUSHKIN ON THE LIFE OF FAMOUS RUSSIAN POET

 PROPHET MOVIE MUSICAL  

THE STORY OF ALEXANDER PUSHKIN

Yura Borisov takes the lead role in the film

After visiting Italy and France earlier this week, we are heading to St. Petersburg where our today's fantastical musical was shot. Scheduled for cinematic premiere in mother Russia in February 2025 is historical musical movie PROPHET: THE STORY OF ALEXANDER PUSHKIN (Пророк. История Александра Пушкина) in which the role of the legendary poet in different years of his life is played by Yura Borisov in older age and Kai Goetz in youth. While we wait for the February 14th premiere, you can check out gorgeous new poster and also

The movie will hit Russian cinemas next February

the very atmospheric and stunningly fantastical  trailer below the post and tell us what you think, would you watch it if it arrives to cinemas near you.

 

  WHAT IS THE NEW MOVIE ABOUT?

This is the life story of the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin from his lyceum days to the fatal duel. In the film, Pushkin will appear as a modern and multifaceted hero, in whom the dark and terrible fights with the light and enlightened.

 WHO IS IN THE CAST?

The cast of the movie directed by Felix Umarov also includes French actor Florian Desbiendras as Georges Dantes, Ilya Vinogorsky as Ivan Pushchin, Anna Chipovskaya in the role of Countess Elizaveta Vorontsova, Ilya Lyubimov as Vasily Zhukovsky, Evgeny Schwartz as his imperial highness Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and Sergei Gilev as Alexander Benckendorff. The film will be titled The Poet for the international release.

 

LEAD STARS ANNOUNCED FOR EPIC MOVIE RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA BASED ON PUSHKIN'S FAIRY TALE

  RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA  

STARS ANNOUNCED FOR EPIC FAIRY TALE

Straight from Russia we have news about the actors that will lead the new big screen movie on famous legend of RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA: the names are Ruzil Minekaev and Alena Dolgolenko! Based on Pushkin's great work it is set for release in 2027. 

 BRAVE YOUNG KNIGHT RUSLAN

 stands up to defend Lyudmila and spoils the plans of her father, Prince Vladimir, to marry his daughter to one of the worthy well-wishers - Ragday, Ratmir or Farlaf. Lyudmila falls in love with Ruslan, he is also charmed by her beauty, but then Lyudmila gets kidnapped by a jealous wizard Chernomor, who is eager to take revenge on the prince for his past offences. Now Ruslan and the three rival knights must overcome the difficult path to the sorcerer's castle, obtain the sword that guards the head of the wealthy Svyatogoras, and challenge the treacherous Chernomor to free beautiful Lyudmila.