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The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness (Russian: Последний богатырь: Посланник тьмы, lit. 'The Last Bogatyr: A Messenger of Darkness'; also known as The Last Warrior 3) is a 2021 Russian fantasy comedy film, a sequel to The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2021) and is the third and final installment in The Last Warrior series.[2]
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| Directed by | Dmitry Dyachenko |
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| Based on | Russian: Bogatyr English: Hero or Warrior |
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| Cinematography | Pavel Kapinos |
| Music by | George Kallis |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | ₽454 million |
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The film is directed by Dmitry Dyachenko[3][4] and stars Viktor Khorinyak, Mila Sivatskaya, Ekaterina Vilkova, Elena Yakovleva, Konstantin Lavronenko, Sergey Burunov and Philipp Kirkorov.
It was theatrically released in Russian by Walt Disney Studios on 23 December 2021. The film was also shown in IMAX cinemas[5]
As of 9 January 2022 the film became the 9th highest-grossing local-language release of all time in Russia, surpassing The Last Warrior with 1.88 billion rubles ($25.5 million). In Russia, the film holds the 9th place biggest box-office audiences. This was Disney Russia's fourth and last film produced specifically for the Russian market, with the previous being The Book of Masters (2009), The Last Warrior (2017), and The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (2021). It also was the last Disney film released in Russia before Disney paused all business in Russia caused by 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Plot
The Firebird is forced to leave Belogorie because of the cruel Koschei and go to modern Moscow in the form of a man.
Cast
- Viktor Khorinyak as Ivan Ilyich Muromets / Ivan Ilyich Naydenov, said Moscow
- Mila Sivatskaya as Vasilisa the Wise
- Elena Yakovleva as Baba Yaga
- Konstantin Lavronenko as Koschei
- Sergey Burunov as Vodyanoy, a merman
- Elena Valyushkina as Galina, Ivan Ilyich Muromets's mother
- Garik Kharlamov as Kolobok (voice)
- Timofey Tribuntsev as the white mage Svetozar
- Philipp Kirkorov as The Firebird (in human form)
- Anna Gulyarenko as Kikimora
- Anna Yakunina as Kikimora
- Yuriy Tsurilo as Ilya Muromets, the bogatyr and Ivan Ilyich Muromets's father
- Yevgeny Dyatlov as Dobrynya Nikitich, the bogatyr
- Wolfgang Cerny as Alyosha Popovich, the bogatyr
- Vladislav Vetrov as Belogor / Rogoleb (voice)
- Ekaterina Vilkova as Princess Varvara
- Kirill Zaytsev as Finist the Falcon, the bogatyr
Production
Filming
Principal photography took place simultaneously with the filming of the previous part, entitled The Last Warrior: Root of Evil. The work was carried out in the city of Sochi, in the Republic of Karelia, and in the Perm Krai, as well as in Moscow and the Moscow Oblast, where a whole small town was rebuilt especially for filming - with a palace, trading rows and log cabins.
Reception
Box office
Having been released at the same time as the film Spider-Man: No Way Home, and A Messenger of Darkness collected 498 million rubles at the box office in eight days. By 3 January 2022 the film's box office receipts reached one billion rubles.
References
- Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
- Khoroshilova, Tatiana (August 7, 2020). "Завершается работа над фильмом-сказкой "Последний богатырь-3"" [The work on the fairy-tale film The Last Warrior 3 is coming to an end]. Union State (in Russian). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- "Минкульт разрешил прокат одного из главных новогодних блокбастеров" [The Ministry of Culture allowed the rental of one of the main New Year's blockbusters]. RBK Group (in Russian). December 15, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- Glyba, Konstantin (December 15, 2021). "В новой драме "Бешенство" Алексей Серебряков сыграет отца, спасающего сына от наркомании в тайге" [In the new drama "Rabies", Aleksei Serebryakov will play the father saving his son from drug addiction in the taiga]. Komsomol Truth (in Russian). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ""Последний богатырь 3": что известно о новом фильме" [The Last Warrior 3: what is known about the new film]. Vesti.ru (in Russian). January 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
External links
На других языках
- [en] The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness
[ru] Последний богатырь: Посланник тьмы
«После́дний богаты́рь: Посла́нник тьмы» — российский комедийный приключенческий фильм компании «Уолт Дисней Компани СНГ» и киностудии «Yellow, Black and White». Режиссёром этого фильма является Дмитрий Дьяченко, заключительная часть трилогии «Последний богатырь».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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