The Godfathers: Coppola builds the city of the future, Stallone goes hunting
Francis Ford Coppola's dystopia "Megalopolis" will be released in Russian cinemas in the first working week of 2025. The company in the domestic distribution of the film will make the action film "Alarum" with Sylvester Stallone, the French comedy "Pretend to be my fiancée", thriller with Gerard Butler "Thief Hunt 2: Panther" and melodrama "Day of the week - any" with Mikhail Troynik about the test of relationships disease. "Izvestia" - about the novelties of the weekend in the movie.
"Megalopolis" 18+
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Lawrence Fishburne, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Kathryn Hunter.
"Megalopolis" can be called one of the main premieres of the year for several reasons. First, the director was the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, who shot "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now". Secondly, the release of the picture had to wait for more than a decade. Her idea appeared in the 1980s, but shooting several times delayed and disrupted for various reasons. The premiere took place at the last film festival in Cannes, but the "Palm" tape lost to the sensational "Anora" with Mark Eidelstein and Yura Borisov in the lead roles, which recently shone at the Golden Globes and which are now projected nominations at the upcoming Oscars. "Megalopolis" received mixed reviews from critics and with a budget of $120 million earned only about $14 million.
The plot of the dystopia is based on the work of Roman historian Gaius Sallustius Crispus "On the Conspiracy of Catiline". Genius architect Caesar Catilina designs a megalopolis of the future, which was destroyed as a result of a catastrophe. In his hands - a unique material megalon. The grandiose plans are opposed by Mayor Cicero, whose daughter, on the contrary, is fascinated by both the architect's ideas and himself.
"Pretend to be My Bride" 18+
Directed by Frank Belloc. Starring : Camille Lelouch, Lionel Erdogan, Michel Larocque, Gérard Darmon, Cloé Astor, Frank Belloc, Brahim Bihi, Myriam Bourguignon, Clemence Breteche, Jean-Michel Correia.
A light French comedy in the spirit of "Pretend to be my wife" with Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler, "Pretend to be my boyfriend" with Pierre Ninet and Virginie Efira and other romcoms "Pretend...", of which there are many. The plot promises no surprises, and the ending may be predictable, but there is enough humor in the film to make for a good hour and a half.
Benoit is a young major and is so spoiled that he bored even his parents. One day they decide to deprive him of his money. Then the enterprising guy comes up with a way to convince them to sponsor him again - he lies that he is going to get married, and to play along he asks a random cab driver who turns the family's usual life upside down (or vice versa) with her wild antics.
"Alarum" 18+
Directed by Michael Polish. Starring Scott Eastwood, Willa Fitzgerald, Sylvester Stallone, Mike Colter, D.W. Moffett, Isis Valverde, Anton Narinsky, Bailey Edwards, La Monde Byrd
"Alarum" - a classic crime action movie with all the components: spy intrigue, chases, shootouts and Sylvester Stallone as a powerful guy (cold-blooded agent Chester) in his almost 80 years. The company on the set of the star of "Rocky", "Cobra" and "Rambo" was made by Scott Eastwood ("The Long Road") and Willa Fitzgerald ("Little Women").
Joe and Lara are on a romantic vacation on an island. True, just enjoy each other away from everyone, as ordinary people do, and stay out of trouble - not in their style. The lovers, former secret agents of the CIA, witness an airplane crash, find a carrier with secret information among the wreckage and decide to take it away. Now instead of lounging in each other's arms, not knowing troubles, they are forced to hide.
"Hunt for Thieves 2: Panther" 16+.
Directed by Christian Gudgest. Starring: Gerard Butler, O'Shea Jackson - Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Orly Shuka, Stephanie Coulon, Kritian Solimeno, Nasmiye Oral, Marc Grosi.
"Panther" is the sequel to the 2018 film. Gerard Butler, who played the chief of an elite unit of the LAPD nicknamed Big Nick, and O'Shea Jackson - Jr. as robber Donnie Wilson returned to the project.
The new movie is set right after the events of the first installment. Sheriff Nick is on the trail of Donnie Wilson, who is now hiding in Europe. There, together with the mafia group "Panther" gangster plans to rob a large diamond exchange.
"Any Day of the Week" 18+
Directed by: Alyona Zvantsova. Starring: Evgenia Kregzhdeh, Michael Troynik, Daria Kvasova, Ambartsum Kabanyan, Alexei Chernyshev, Yanina Melekhova, Sergei Kaplunov, Maxim Solopov, Lyudmila Troshina, Shandor Berkeshi
Director Alyona Zvantsova once again turns to the theme of family relations. Her previous work "Cell of Society" with Anastasia Krasovskaya and Kuzma Kotrelev in the main roles was dedicated to a young couple with a small child, which faces its first crisis. This time in the center of the plot are spouses who have tested the relationship with time, and now they will have to test it with an illness.
Alexei (Mikhail Troynik) finds himself faced with a difficult choice. On the one hand - seriously ill wife Tusya (Evgenia Kregzhdeh), to whom he promises to be together until the end. On the other is a young girl Luiza (Daria Kvasova), whose unexpected acquaintance with him arouses more and more passions.
