Zombieland: Control Shot (Zombieland: Double Tap)
Ten years ago, the comedy horror "Welcome to Zombieland" was released, shot for $ 23.6 million and earned at the box office $ 102.4 million. Then Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin performed the roles of the lucky survivors of the invasion of living the dead.
In fact, right after the extremely successful release, screenwriters Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese said they were interested in developing the sequel. The script of the tape “Zombieland: A Control Shot” was completed by 2017, and in 2018 Sony Pictures gave the project a green light.
This time, along with the quartet already familiar to the audience, the zombies will be opposed by Zoe Deutsch, Luke Wilson and Rosario Dawson.
In the story, Little Rock (Breslin) leaves the team and is nailed to a group of pacifists who, in the conditions of the zombie invasion, refused weapons. Columbus, Tallahassee and Wichita intend to return Little Rock, as it has become even more difficult to fight the evolved zombies.
Watchman
In the deserted building of the sanatorium, the watchman Vlad lives and works. Once an unknown man and woman come to him. Spouses ask the watchman to allow them to live in a sanatorium for some time: they need to "lay low" for a short time. So three people find themselves together in a confined space.
In the new film, Yuri Bykov departs from the usual socio-political topics and focuses on the psychology of human relationships. The role of the watchman was originally supposed to be performed by Kirill Pirogov, however, due to creative differences and inconsistencies in the schedules, he dropped out of the project. Then the guard played Bykov himself (already dissatisfied with his work).
“There was simply no time to replace him. I believe that this is not the smartest act, I had no desire to do it myself, but in three days I would not find an actor who would be immersed in the material, ”the director noted in an interview with the movie distributor’s newsletter.
Text
“Text” is the first film adaptation of one of the books of the Russian writer, author of the post-apocalyptic novel “Metro 2033” by Dmitry Glukhovsky.
The film tells about the student Ilya Goryunov (Alexander Petrov), who, on fabricated charges, was sent to prison for seven years. Once free, Goryunov gets access to the smartphone of the young man who substituted him (Ivan Yankovsky). On behalf of the enemy, Goryunov interacts with his environment for several days, including a pregnant girl (Kristina Asmus).
The film by Klim Shipenko will be released in a wide release in a stripped-down format. The version without cash can be viewed on the Internet. Read more about what will be shown in the directorial version of the film - in the material RT.
Peanut Falcon (The Peanut Butter Falcon)
About eight years ago, during a visit to the camp for actors with disabilities, filmmakers Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz met with an artist named Zach Gottzagen. The three of them decided to make an inclusive movie.
In the story, a young man with Down Syndrome escapes from a nursing home to meet his dream - Zak dreams of becoming a wrestler. Along the way, he meets a fisherman named Tyler (Shia Labab), and they continue the journey together. Destination - The world famous wrestling academy in Georgia.
Foreign critics describe The Peanut Falcon as a modern reading of Mark Twain’s textbook novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Cocaine Baron (Running with the Devil)
The theme of drug trafficking and illicit drug trafficking, following the White Guy Rick and Drug Courier films released in Russia this year, was continued by director Jason Cabell. The picture "Cocaine Baron" (translated from English - "Race with the Devil") tells about the route of drug delivery from Mexico through the United States to Canada.
One day, one of the parties does not reach the consumer, and the cartel leader gives the merchants - Cook (Nicolas Cage) and Muzhik (Lawrence Fishburn) - the task of finding out where the supply chain failed.
Trinity
Margot (Jan Ge) decides to confess to her husband George (Andrei Kurganov) that she cheated on him with one of her students (George Blikshtein). Together with her husband, they visit a psychologist (Odin Land Byron), who advises the heroine to live 21 days according to four rules: do what you want and do not do what you do not want, answer directly and start phrases with the pronoun "I".
For the screenplay of her second feature film, the director and screenwriter Yang Ge took the real story of her friend and made her look like a parable.
“At first she (a friend. - RT ) did not think that this was some kind of serious film, but after the story ended, and her torment also ended,” Yang Ge explained in an interview with RT.
It is noteworthy that the film was shot in English, and only then dubbed into Russian.
“People ask me:“ Why, Yang Ge, did you shoot in English, do you want your movie to be shown more abroad? ” No, I didn’t think about it. Simply, this story should not sound in Russian and should not sound in Chinese. I did not choose English. I just could not find an excuse why I should shoot it in Russian or in Chinese. So I shot in English. And how he will be, and where he will be - he will live his life, ”the director said.
- Yang Ge spoke about the movie "Trinity"
Oorfene Deuce Returns
The fairy tale story of Alexander Volkov “The Wizard of the Emerald City” was filmed repeatedly. In 2016, the full-length adaptation of the book continuation of the series “The Magic Land” “Oorfene Deuce and His Wooden Soldiers” was released.
In the new part, Jus will again try to conquer the Emerald City - this time, the former assistant to the sorceress Gingema will use her magic book, which is able to fulfill any desire of the owner. To help the inhabitants of the Emerald City, the girl Ellie is called.
Actor Konstantin Khabensky again gave his voice to the villain Urfin Juce. One of the directors of the first part, Fedor Dmitriev, returned to the director's chair.
Wild league
Burlak Varlam (Vladimir Yaglych), having proved himself well in battle, wall to wall, receives an invitation from the owner of the football club to join the team of English football players. However, they are not very happy with the recruit. Varlam finds support in the person of the gambling merchant Balashov (Dmitry Nazarov). Together they create the first national foot ball team.
The film was filmed by the directorial duet of Andrei Bogatyrev and American director Art Camacho. Other foreign filmmakers are involved in the project - Eric Brenner and Ken Blakey, as well as the “highlander” Adrian Paul.
Ivan Okhlobystin and Olesya Sudzilovskaya, as well as the stars of the national football team Artyom Dzyuba, Roman Zobnin and Alexey Miranchuk took part in the filming of the tape.
I'll be back
The festival drama "I Will Return", filmed in a co-production of Russia with Armenia, tells about the inhabitants of a mountain village who are trying to establish a life after the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Six-year-old Saro and his mother are waiting for his father, Vacho, to return to the village.
Once the boy’s wish comes true - Vacho returns home unscathed. However, communication between father and son, who has been managing the farm independently since childhood, is not immediately established.
“I'll be back” is the first production project of Benik Arakelyan, known for his role in the film “Brest Fortress”. He is the author of the idea: the story of Saro is consonant with his own story.