NETFLIX TO TURN POPULAR ANIMAL WARRIORS ADVENTURE FANTASY BOOKS REDWALL INTO AN ANIMATED FILM AND TV SERIES! UPON THE MAGIC ROADS 2ND TRAILER FOR LITTLE HUMPBACKED HORSE FAIRY TALE ADVENTURE

 BRIAN JACQUES' REDWALL

TO BE ADAPTED BY NETFLIX

Such a delight indeed, as Deadline reports, Netflix is planning to turn Brian Jacques' popular children's animal warriors adventure books REDWALL, sold in more than 30 million copies around the world, into an animated feature film and also a TV series. Patrick McHale has been set to write the movie which will chronicle the adventures of the heroic animals that

The character of Martin the Warrior will get his own series too

inhabit the forest haven of Redwall Abbey. Meanwhile, the character of Martin the Warrior, a wise and ferocious mouse who co-founded Redwall Abbey along with Abbess Germaine, will get his own animated series at the streamer.

 UPON THE MAGIC ROADS 

SECOND TRAILER IS HERE!

Konyek Gorbunok is out February 18th

Speaking of magical animals, check out the gorgeous second trailer for Russian fairy tale adventure UPON THE MAGIC ROADS (Конек горбунок) which is out in cinemas February 18th following legendary Little Humpbacked Horse. Based on the Slavic folk tales and directed by Oleg Pogodin, the film tells the story about a fool named Ivan (Anton Shagin), who has an intelligent and brave friend the Little Humpbacked Horse, with whom it seems that nothing is impossible, but nevertheless, they will face difficult trials when the tzar (Mikhail Yefremov)

Anton Shagin takes the role of tzar's stableboy Ivan the Fool

sends them on numerous impossible adventures in which they will meet the legendary Fire Bird and the icy Snow Queen.

 

 THE LITTLE HUMPBACKED HORSE

Ivan is not a tsarevich, not a hero, not a handsome man, and even his older brothers consider him a fool. But everything changes when Ivan finds a friend

The film was pushed from Autumn to February due to covid

and faithful assistant - the Little Humpbacked Horse. He may be small, but he is also smart and courageous. With such a friend, no enemy is terrible. Well,

The film had a big budget of almost $20 million

almost none. With such an assistant, nothing is impossible. Well, almost nothing. Ivan and the Horse will have to test the strength of their friendship,

The movie was directed by Oleg Pogodin

face an insidious adversary, overcome incredible trials and meet such love, for which it is worth risking everything. Well, almost everything.

WILDLY ADORABLE TEASER FOR RUSSIAN LAVISH FAIRY TALE THE LITTLE HUMPBACKED HORSE IS HERE IN ALL ITS CHARM! WHEEL OF TIME EPIC TV SERIES ADS NEW ACTORS

     'THE WHEEL OF TIME'

ADS NEW STARS AT AMAZON

Vikings' Peter Franzen has joined the cast

I'm not sure how deep it is into production, but Amazon's epic TV series adaptation of Robert Jordan's saga THE WHEEL OF TIME has just added new names to the cast: Peter Franzen will be Stepin, Sophie Okonedo will be legendary Amyrlin Seat Siuan Sanche, Kae Alexander will be fan favorite Min Farshaw, Kate Fleetwood will be Liandrin Guirale, Clare Perkins will be Kerene Nagashi. Set in a sprawling, epic world where magic exists and only certain women are allowed to access it, the story follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the incredibly powerful all-female organization called the Aes Sedai, as she arrives in the small town of Two Rivers. There, she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women, one of whom is prophesied to be the Dragon Reborn, who will either save or destroy humanity.

     'THE HUMPBACKED HORSE'

RELEASES 1ST MAGICAL TEASER

The film is out in Russia October 22nd

Speaking of epic, a wildly cute and beautiful teaser for Russian fairy tale extravaganza THE HUMPBACK HORSE (aka Upon The Magic Roads), which is out in cinemas October 22nd, has been released. 

  

Once upon a time there lived Ivan (Anton Shagin), a little slob, but not a fool at all, though the youngest of three brothers. He once rescued a magic mare and received as a reward a friend and a faithful companion - the Little Humpbacked Horse. Not simple, but also magical - small and almost fearless. And now Ivan, having such a horse, has all the luck of the world in his

Anton Shagin takes the lead role in the fairy tale adaptation

hands. But the tzar, who has Ivan in his service, sees his fortune as a bone in his own throat. Therefore, he gives Ivan impossible tasks - either to catch the Firebird, then to release the wondrous Fish-Whale from captivity, then to

The movie could be a major saviour of cinemas in Europe after the covid

marry the beautiful tzarina who lives on the edge of the earth in ice palaces. But having met the overseas beauty, Vanya will not remain the same. He fell in love with the beauty, although he knows that this love could get his head off his shoulders. Read more about the movie here.

SPOTLIGHT ON 2020 RUSSIAN FILMS: WILDLY OPULENT FAIRY TALE UPON THE MAGIC ROADS AND INSANELY GORGEOUS EPIC PERIOD SET LOVE STORY SILVER SKATES

   'UPON THE MAGIC ROADS'

TALE OF A HUMPBACKED HORSE

Throughout this week your trusted spy has been introducing you to what is left of Russian cinematic releases for the rest of 2020 and we are

The film was supposed to open this October

crowning the spotlight today with two of our most anticipated movies from their production, if not from the whole worldwide offer this year. This winter was generally planned as the most massive cinematic holiday season ever in Russia with the releases of the long awaited expensive blockbusters The Goalkeeper of Galaxy (come back tomorrow), Project Gemini, The Silver Skates (see below) and Last Knight: The Root of Evil, but I'm not sure if they are still sticking to the plan due to corona. A film that could join them as it will probably get pushed to winter or maybe even to the next year UPON THE MAGIC ROADS was originally supposed to rob their box offices this Autumn. The wildly opulent big screen adaptation

Anton Shagin plays the hero Ivan the Fool

of Russia's most famous traditional fairy tale Конёк горбунок aka The Humpbacked Horse still does not have a trailer nor a poster, but your spy

As you can see the film will be filled with wildly rich costumes

has managed to find mind blowing first photos from it for you and they promise a feast for the eyes in the vein of Disney's Nutcracker and Mirror

You can also expect rich fairy tale sets, cities, palaces, villages

Mirror. Directed by Oleg Pogodin it will have Anton Shagin (as Ivan The Fool), Pavel Derevyanko (as the voice of Konyek Gorbunok), Paulina

The film was shot in summer 2018 and is in postproduction

Andreeva (as the princess), Mikhail Yefremov (as the Tzar), Yan Tsapnik, Oleg Taktarov, Lyasan Utiasheva (as the voice of the legendary Firebird),

The costumes are inspired by Russia's extremely rich folklore

Aleksandr Semchev in the cast. If you are familiar with one of the most beloved fairy tales of the whole Slavic world, you know that it follows the

The movie still does not have a new release date

adventures of legendary Ivan the Fool and his noble assistant - Humpbacked Horse. The shooting of the film finished in 2018 and since then the movie has been in complex postproduction.

Ivan The Fool And His Horse  
Once upon a time there lived Ivan, a little slob, but not a fool at all, though the youngest of three brothers. He once rescued a magic mare and received as a reward a friend and a faithful companion - the Little Humpbacked Horse.

The production included an insane number of extras and actors

Not simple, but also magical - small and almost fearless. And now Ivan, having such a horse, has all the luck of the world in his hands. But the tzar, who has Ivan in his service, sees his fortune as a bone in his own throat. Therefore, he

At one point Ivan will visit the ice palace of the far way tzarina

gives Ivan impossible tasks - either to catch the Firebird, then to release the  wondrous Fish-Whale from captivity, then to marry the beautiful tzarina who

The far away kingdom in which Ivan ends in his adventures

lives on the edge of the earth in ice mansions. But having met the overseas beauty, Vanya will not remain the same. He fell in love with the beauty, although he knows that this love could get his head off his shoulders...

   'SILVER SKATES'

RUSSIA'S MOST ANTICIPATED EPIC BIG SCREEN ROMANCE

Silver Skates should arrive this December

Another lavish spectacle that has been planned for a December release has also been in works for a very long time, but having in mind its insane opulence, rich fairy tale sets, enchantingly gorgeous costumes and beautiful songs written especially for the film, I think it will be worth all the wait: SILVER SKATES also known as  Serebryanye konki will mesmerise you as soon as you check out the first trailer below. Directed by Michael Lockshin it stars our gorgeous favourite Kirill Zaytsev alongside Sonia Priss, Fedor Fedotov and Yuri Kolokolnikov

Matvey and Alice fall unexpectedly in love while skating

as the Great Prince. Check out the enchanting trailer below and tell us what you think.

  The Winter Of Love & Drama
The 20th century is just around the corner. In winter, St. Petersburg transforms into a fairytale-like wonderland where frozen rivers and canals

Our gorgeous Kirill Zaytsev also stars in the movie

bustle with festivity. The city is home to 18-year-old Matvey who works as a delivery boy at a famous local bakery. The son of a poor lamplighter, his only

You can expect lavish costumes in the movie

treasure is a pair of silver-plated skates he inherited from his father. Meanwhile, a high-ranking official's daughter Alisa is feeling like a prisoner in

The film will have tons of winter wonderland scene settings

her father's mansion after being offered to become the wife of the Grand Prince. One day their paths cross. Each has its own difficult story, but once faced, they rush to a dream together.