Actor Petrov spoke about the peculiarities of Basilio's image in the film Pinocchio

Russian actor Alexander Petrov spoke about the peculiarities of Basilio's image in the new film "Pinocchio", which will be released on January 1, 2026.

"I get high when I can be naughty on the playground. My Basilio is not a cat, but a human being. But I tried to preserve some feline traits: in behavior, in look, and in charming selfishness. Even the calmest cat still thinks about where to steal, devour and mess up," the actor shared.

But at the same time, according to him, Basilio in the film is very loving, loves warmth and affection, although in fact he is a loner by nature.

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Izvestia's report from the set and the first trailer of the film give an idea of the characters of the fairy tale.

Earlier, the Hydrogen film company and Art Pictures Studio, the National Media Group, the distributor NMG Kinoprokat and Art Pictures Distribution, with the support of the Cinema Foundation, presented the first trailer for the fairy tale "Pinocchio".

In addition, the trailer launch was preceded by a large-scale promotional campaign on the country's largest digital screens with the support of VK Video: video posters with the main characters of the new Pinocchio performed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, Alexander Petrov appeared in Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg and Moscow. Victoria Isakova, Alexander Yatsenko, Ruzil Minekaev, Mark Eidelstein, Lev Zulkarnaev, Anastasia Talyzina and Stepan Belozerov. The fairy tale "Pinocchio" will be released in wide release on January 1, 2026.