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| Directed by | Igor Voloshin (ru) |
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| Cinematography | Mikhail Milashin |
| Music by | Nikolay Rostov |
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| Distributed by | Central Partnership |
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| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
The Wizard of the Emerald City (titled onscreen as The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part I) is an upcoming Russian live-action fantasy adventure film directed by Igor Voloshin, and production was handled 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, Denis Vlasenko, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Yevgeny Chumak, and Artur Vakha.
It is scheduled to be theatrically released on January 1, 2025.
The sequel, The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part II, is scheduled for November 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.
Cast
- Ekaterina Chervova as Ellie Smith
- Denis Vlasenko as Totoshka (voice acting)
- Yuri Kolokolnikov as Iron Lumberjack / the Tin Woodman
- Yevgeny Chumak as Bogeyman / the Scarecrow
- Artur Vakha as the Cowardly Lion (voice acting)
- Svetlana Khodchenkova as Bastinda
- Vasilina Makovtseva as Gingema
- Dmitry Chebotaryov as Urfin Jus
- Sergey Epishev as Ogre
- Yana Sekste as Ramina, Queen of the Field Mice (voice acting)
- Egor Koreshkov as John Smith, Ellie's father
- Sofia Lebedeva as Ann Smith, Ellie's mother
Production
The production of the film The Wizard of the Emerald City 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.
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, Moscow and the region of Moscow Oblast.
References
- Правнучка писателя Александра Волкова Наталья Машкова стала почетной гостьей премьеры фильма "Волшебник Изумрудного города"
- В Москве прошла премьера фильма "Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича"
- Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича
- Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из желтого кирпича
External links
- Official website (in English)
- The Wizard of the Emerald City at IMDb
- 2025 films
- 2025 fantasy films
- 2020s children's fantasy films
- 2020s children's adventure films
- 2020s fantasy adventure films
- Russian children's fantasy films
- Russian children's adventure films
- Russian fantasy adventure films
- Films based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Russian-language films
- Russian films
- Films shot in Moscow
- Films shot in Moscow Oblast
- Films shot in the North Caucasus