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The Wizard of the Emerald City
The Wizard of the Emerald City
Russian	Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из жёлтого кирпича
Directed by	Igor Voloshin
Screenplay by	Timofey Dekin; Roman Nepomniachtchi;
Based on	The Wizard of the Emerald City; by Alexander Volkov
Produced by	Petr Anurov; Aleksandr Gorokhov;
Starring	Ekaterina Chervova; Svetlana Khodchenkova; Yuri Kolokolnikov; Dmitry Chebotarev;
Cinematography	Mikhail Milashin
Production; companies	Central Partnership Productions; Gazprom-Media; Kinoslovo; Trite;
Distributed by	Central Partnership
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Russia
Language	Russian
Budget	approx. 1 billion ₽ ($9.5 million)[citation needed]

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Comment: I am satisfied with sources 1, 3, 5, and a cursory Google search with the Russain title that indicate this film is notable and that principal photography has been completed, meeting NFF. However, much of the content remains unsourced, and it still requires follow-up work. Please provide citations for the content that I have added a {{cn}} tag. Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 14:14, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

The Wizard of the Emerald City (Russian: Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из жёлтого кирпича, lit. 'The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road') is an upcoming 2025 Russian adventure fantasy blockbuster film directed by Igor Voloshin. It is based on the eponymous 1939 Russian book by Alexander Volkov^[a].^[1]^[2]

Plot

Swept by a hurricane into a magical and unknown world, Ellie and her new friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, set off for the Emerald City in search of the Wizard who will grant their cherished wishes.

Cast

Ekaterina Chervova as Ellie Smith, a young girl from Kansas who is brought in the Magic Land by a hurricane. Her character is based on Dorothy Gale from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with the Magic Land originally being the Land of Oz.

Denis Vlasenko as the voice of Totoshka, Ellie's dog, who talks when he arrives in the Magic Land.

Yuri Kolokolnikov as the Iron Lumberjack, a man of iron missing a heart.

Evgeniy Chumak as the Bogeyman, a living scarecrow missing a brain.

Arthur Vakha as the voice of the Cowardly Lion, a talking lion without courage.

Svetlana Khodchenkova as Bastinda, the Witch of Violet Land.

Vasilina Makovtseva as Gingema, the Witch of Blue Land.

Dmitry Chebotarev as Urfin Jus, a carpenter who uses magical means to attempt to seize power in the Magic Land.^[b]

Sergey Epishev as the Cannibal, a cannibalistic man living in a castle who kidnaps Ellie in an attempt to eat her.^[b]

Yana Sexte as the voice of Ramina, the Queen of the Field Mice.

Egor Koreshkov as Ellie's father.

Sofia Lebedeva as Ellie's mother.

Alexandra Bogdanova as Vilina, the Sorceress of Yellow Land.

Production

Plans to create a new adaptation of Alexander Volkov's The Wizard of the Emerald City emerged in April 2022, when the film project was presented to the Russian Minister of Culture. Igor Voloshin was tired as the director, and production was undertaken by Central Partnership, in collaboration with Kinoslovo, the production company of Russian producer Petr Anurov. The project received state funding.^[3]^[4]

Filming took place from June 2023 to July 2024.^[5]

The film uses a lot of expensive CGI and visual effects, which were provided by the Russian studio CGF.^{[citation needed]}

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released on December 26, 2024, but was later postponed to January 1, 2025.^[6]

It will be theatrically released in Russia by Central Partnership and later on the video on demand streaming service by Kinopoisk. It will also be released in theaters in Mexico by Corazón Films, in Brazil by Imagem Filmes, in Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, and may have a later wider release.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ The original book is a re-narration of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which is considered to be the most popular version in Russia.
^ ^a ^b This character is unique to the Alexander Volkov version and has no equivalent in the original L. Frank Baum novel.

References

^ Алина Репина. "Много спецэффектов и компьютерной графики: на Северном Кавказе снимают «Волшебника Изумрудного города»" [Lots of special effects and CGI: "The Wizard of the Emerald City" is being filmed in the North Caucasus.] (in Russian). NTV. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
^ "The Wizard of the Emerald City". Mubi.
^ "В 2024 году выйдет фильм по «Волшебнику Изумрудного города»" [In 2024, a film based on The Wizard of the Emerald City will be released.] (in Russian). Mir Fantastiki. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "Юра Борисов станет Пушкиным! А что еще представили Фонду кино и какие проекты получили финансирование?" [What else did they present to the Film Fund, and which projects received funding?] (in Russian). Kinopoisk. August 11, 2022. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
^ "Фото: стартовали съемки «Волшебника Изумрудного города» с Колокольниковым и Ходченковой" [Photo: Filming of The Wizard of the Emerald City has started with Kolokoltsev and Khodchenkova.] (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. June 23, 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ ""The Wizard of the Emerald City. Part 1": Trailer Released". Kinoslovo. October 30, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

External links

[1] The original book is a re-narration of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which is considered to be the most popular version in Russia.

[noequivalent-4] This character is unique to the Alexander Volkov version and has no equivalent in the original L. Frank Baum novel.

[2] Алина Репина. "Много спецэффектов и компьютерной графики: на Северном Кавказе снимают «Волшебника Изумрудного города»" [Lots of special effects and CGI: "The Wizard of the Emerald City" is being filmed in the North Caucasus.] (in Russian). NTV. Archived from the original on January 24, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2023.

[3] "The Wizard of the Emerald City". Mubi.

[5] "В 2024 году выйдет фильм по «Волшебнику Изумрудного города»" [In 2024, a film based on The Wizard of the Emerald City will be released.] (in Russian). Mir Fantastiki. April 5, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[6] "Юра Борисов станет Пушкиным! А что еще представили Фонду кино и какие проекты получили финансирование?" [What else did they present to the Film Fund, and which projects received funding?] (in Russian). Kinopoisk. August 11, 2022. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.

[7] "Фото: стартовали съемки «Волшебника Изумрудного города» с Колокольниковым и Ходченковой" [Photo: Filming of The Wizard of the Emerald City has started with Kolokoltsev and Khodchenkova.] (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta. June 23, 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[8] ""The Wizard of the Emerald City. Part 1": Trailer Released". Kinoslovo. October 30, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

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