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'''''The Wizard of the Emerald City''''' (titled onscreen as '''''The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part I ''''') is an upcoming Russian ] directed by Igor Voloshin,<ref></ref><ref></ref> a screen adaptation of the fairy tale ] by Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (writer), based on the reworking of Frank Baum's fairy tale '']''. '''''The Wizard of the Emerald City''''' ({{langx|ru|Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из жёлтого кирпича|lit=''The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road''}}; titled onscreen as '''''The Wizard of the Emerald City. Part I''''') is a 2024 Russian ] fairy tale ] directed by Igor Voloshin, produced by ] in partnership with Petr Anurov's Kinoslovo company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rg.ru/2024/12/19/v-moskve-proshla-premera-pervogo-fentezi-iz-serii-volshebnik-izumrudnogo-goroda.html?ysclid=m50vuq494881853970 |title=Правнучка писателя Александра Волкова Наталья Машкова стала почетной гостьей премьеры фильма "Волшебник Изумрудного города" |language=Russian |trans-title=The great-granddaughter of writer Alexander Volkov, Natalya Mashkova, became an honorary guest at the premiere of the film ''The Wizard of the Emerald City'' |last=Alperina |first=Susanna |date=December 19, 2024 |work=] |accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref>
It stars Ekaterina Chervova, Denis Vlasenko, ], Yevgeny Chumak, and Artur Vakha.


The film is a screen adaptation of the 1939 children's ] by the ] writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov, based on a reworking of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel '']''. It stars Ekaterina Chervova in her first film role as Ellie Smith, along with her dog Totoshka. The cast was later joined by ] as the Tin Woodman, Yevgeny Chumak will turn into the Scarecrow, ] who voiced the Cowardly Lion, who was completely computer-generated, and ] has been announced as the evil sorceress Bastinda.
It is scheduled to be theatrically released on January 1, 2025.<ref></ref>


''The Wizard of the Emerald City'' premiered at the ] at ] in ] on December 18, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/kultura/22710359?ysclid=m50vwvq5p8103861173 |title=В Москве прошла премьера фильма "Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича" |language=Russian |trans-title=The premiere of the film ''The Wizard of the Emerald City'' took place in Moscow |last=Panicheva |first=Anna |date=December 18, 2024 |work=] |accessdate=December 23, 2024}}</ref> and is scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia on January 1, 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.afisha.ru/movie/volshebnik-izumrudnogo-goroda-doroga-iz-zheltogo-kirpicha-294568/?ysclid=m50w82pt25644914317 |title=''Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича'' / ''The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road'', 2025 |website=www.afisha.ru |language=Russian}}</ref>
⚫ The sequel, ''The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part II'', is scheduled for November 2026.


⚫ The sequel, ''The Wizard of the Emerald City. Part II'', is scheduled for 2026.
⚫ == Plot ==

⚫ The film tells the story of a girl named Ellie, who lives in a distant city. Suddenly, an evil witch named Gingema conjured a hurricane that carried the girl and her dog to the land of Munchkins, where she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, with whom she must go to the Emerald City to find the Wizard who can fulfill their dreams.<ref></ref>
⚫ == Premise ==
⚫ The film tells the story of a girl named Ellie Smith, who lives in a distant city. Suddenly, an evil witch named Gingema conjured a hurricane that carried the girl and her dog to the land of Munchkins, where she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, with whom she must go to the Emerald City to find the Wizard who can fulfill their dreams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kinoafisha.info/movies/8368619/ |title=''Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича'' / ''The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road'', 2025 |website=www.kinoafisha.info |language=Russian}}</ref>


== Cast == == Cast ==
* Ekaterina Chervova as Ellie Smith * Ekaterina Chervova as Ellie Smith
* Denis Vlasenko as ]shka (voice acting) * Udzher the Dog as ]shka
* ] as Iron Lumberjack * ] as Iron Lumberjack / the ]
* Yevgeny Chumak as Bogeyman * Yevgeny Chumak as Bogeyman / the ]
⚫ * ] as Bastinda (inspired by the ])
⚫ * Artur Vakha as the ] (voice acting)
⚫ * ] as Gingema (inspired by the ])
⚫ * ] as Bastinda
* Aleksandra Bogdanova as Villina (inspired by the ])
⚫ * ] as Gingema
* ] as Urfin Juice * Dmitry Chebotaryov as Urfin Jus
* ] as Cannibal * ] as Ogre
* ] as John Smith, Ellie's father
⚫ * Yana Sekste as Ramina, ] (voice acting)
* ] as John Smith * ] as Anna Smith, Ellie's mother

* ] as Anna Smith
===Voice cast===
* Denis Vlasenko as Totoshka (voice acting)
⚫ * ] as the ]
⚫ * ] as Ramina, ]

==Production==
The production of the film began back in April 2022, when the project was presented to senior officials at the ], with the aim of getting them interested in financing the film, and the project received government funding.

The film ''The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road'' is being carried out by four major Russian film companies: ]'s Studio TriTe, Kinoslovo, CGF (a visual effects studio) and ] (part of ]). The project is being implemented with the support of the ].

=== Casting ===
]
The director was also pleased with the choice of actors for the main roles. Young Ekaterina "Katya" Chervova, who portrayed Ellie Smith, in his opinion, did a great job. But, most importantly, she did not complain about the difficult filming, went through fire and water, but showed herself to be a talented and resilient actress.

The ] named Udzher easily found a common language with the girl. But his voice was "given" to him by Denis Vlasenko (the film '']'').

One of the most difficult was the casting for the role of the Tin Woodman, but in the end the team decided to settle on the candidacy of Yuri Kolokolnikov. There were also difficulties with the Lion, but already of a technical nature: this character was created entirely with the help of computer technology. However, Artur Vakha conveyed his facial expressions, character and movements.

===Filming===
] started in June 2023 and ended in mid-July. The film crew carried out the shooting process in the ], on the road from ] to ], ] and the region of ].

In Buynaksk, on the green plains of the ], Ellie and her friends were filming their way through a ].

==Release==
The premiere was scheduled for December 26, 2024, but was later postponed to January 1, 2025.

===Theatrical===
''The Wizard of the Emerald City'' had its world premiere at the Karo 11 October in Moscow on December 18, 2024, and was theatrically released by ] in the Russian Federation on January 1, 2025.


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2024 Russian film
The Wizard of the Emerald City
Directed byIgor Voloshin (ru)
Written by
  • Timofei Dekin
  • Roman Nepomnyashchiy
  • Alexander Volkov (writer)
Based on
Produced by
  • Petr Anurov (ru)
  • Vadim Vereshchagin
  • Aleksandr Gorokhov
  • Leonid Vereshchagin (ru)
  • Nikita Mikhalkov
  • Grigory Stoyalov
  • Aleksandr Zharov
  • Darya Fardzinova
  • Marina Gurtovaya
Starring
CinematographyMikhail Milashin
Music byNikolay Rostov
Production
companies
Distributed byCentral Partnership
Release dates
  • December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18) (Moscow)
  • January 1, 2025 (2025-01-01) (Russia)
Running time103 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Box office₽424 million

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'; titled onscreen as The Wizard of the Emerald City. Part I) is a 2024 Russian live-action fairy tale fantasy film directed by Igor Voloshin, produced by Central Partnership in partnership with Petr Anurov's Kinoslovo company.

The film is a screen adaptation of the 1939 children's novel of the same name by the Soviet writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov, based on a reworking of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It stars Ekaterina Chervova in her first film role as Ellie Smith, along with her dog Totoshka. The cast was later joined by Yuri Kolokolnikov as the Tin Woodman, Yevgeny Chumak will turn into the Scarecrow, Artur Vakha who voiced the Cowardly Lion, who was completely computer-generated, and Svetlana Khodchenkova has been announced as the evil sorceress Bastinda.

The Wizard of the Emerald City premiered at the Karo 11 October at Arbat Square in Moscow on December 18, 2024, and is scheduled to be theatrically released in Russia on January 1, 2025.

The sequel, The Wizard of the Emerald City. Part II, is scheduled for 2026.

Premise

The film tells the story of a girl named Ellie Smith, who lives in a distant city. Suddenly, an evil witch named Gingema conjured a hurricane that carried the girl and her dog to the land of Munchkins, where she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion, with whom she must go to the Emerald City to find the Wizard who can fulfill their dreams.

Cast

Voice cast

Production

The production of the film began back in April 2022, when the project was presented to senior officials at the Russian Minister of Culture, with the aim of getting them interested in financing the film, and the project received government funding.

The film The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road is being carried out by four major Russian film companies: Nikita Mikhalkov's Studio TriTe, Kinoslovo, CGF (a visual effects studio) and Central Partnership Productions (part of Gazprom-Media). The project is being implemented with the support of the Russian Cinema Fund.

Casting

Ekaterina Chervova at the 25th anniversary of the St. Petersburg International Content Forum 2024.

The director was also pleased with the choice of actors for the main roles. Young Ekaterina "Katya" Chervova, who portrayed Ellie Smith, in his opinion, did a great job. But, most importantly, she did not complain about the difficult filming, went through fire and water, but showed herself to be a talented and resilient actress.

The Jack Russell Terrier named Udzher easily found a common language with the girl. But his voice was "given" to him by Denis Vlasenko (the film Matthew Passion).

One of the most difficult was the casting for the role of the Tin Woodman, but in the end the team decided to settle on the candidacy of Yuri Kolokolnikov. There were also difficulties with the Lion, but already of a technical nature: this character was created entirely with the help of computer technology. However, Artur Vakha conveyed his facial expressions, character and movements.

Filming

Principal photography started in June 2023 and ended in mid-July. The film crew carried out the shooting process in the Republic of Dagestan, on the road from Makhachkala to Buynaksk, Moscow and the region of Moscow Oblast.

In Buynaksk, on the green plains of the Buynaksky District, Ellie and her friends were filming their way through a poppy field.

Release

The premiere was scheduled for December 26, 2024, but was later postponed to January 1, 2025.

Theatrical

The Wizard of the Emerald City had its world premiere at the Karo 11 October in Moscow on December 18, 2024, and was theatrically released by Central Partnership in the Russian Federation on January 1, 2025.

References

  1. Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA). Accessed January 1, 2025.
  2. Alperina, Susanna (December 19, 2024). "Правнучка писателя Александра Волкова Наталья Машкова стала почетной гостьей премьеры фильма "Волшебник Изумрудного города"" [The great-granddaughter of writer Alexander Volkov, Natalya Mashkova, became an honorary guest at the premiere of the film The Wizard of the Emerald City]. Russian Gazette (in Russian). Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  3. Panicheva, Anna (December 18, 2024). "В Москве прошла премьера фильма "Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича"" [The premiere of the film The Wizard of the Emerald City took place in Moscow]. TASS (in Russian). Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  4. "Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича / The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road, 2025". www.afisha.ru (in Russian).
  5. "Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича / The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road, 2025". www.kinoafisha.info (in Russian).

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