This summer, many Marvel fans are looking forward to the return of Star-Lord and all of his heroic friends inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which kicks off the summer movie season on May 5. There is another group of heroes assembling this year that may also catch fans' attention, simply calledGuardians, which is set for release in Russia on February 23. While it remains unclear if and/or when theseRussian superheroeswill get a theatrical release in the United States, a final trailer has been released, offering a new glimpse at this unique superhero team.
The trailer surfaced on the Official Russian Trailers YouTube, offering more footage from this superhero adventure. There have already been twoGuardians trailersreleased thus far, both of which have been received quite well, especially for a movie that is completely original, based on no previously-established comic book heroes, and with no built-in audience. IfGuardiansproves to be popular on the big screen, it’s possible that its success could spawn a comic book of its own, perhaps proving that successful superhero movies don’t necessarily need to be based on an iconic, established property.
During the Cold War, an organization called “Patriot” created a super-hero squad, which includes members of multiple soviet republics. After spending years hiding in the shadows during theCold War era, this group of heroes must show themselves again. These heroes include a man who can manipulate stone (Sebastien Sisak), another who is a half-man, half-bear (Anton Pampushnyy), a woman who has the ability to manipulate and turn herself into a form of water (Alina Lanina) and a teleporter who uses a pair of enormous sickle weapons (Sanzhar Madiev). These heroes all come from different Soviet republics, but they must unite to save their collective homeland.
The supporting cast includesAlina Kiziyarova,Valeriya Shkirando,Marusya Klimova,Vyacheslav Razbegaev,Stanislav Shirin,Nikolay ShestakandAleksandr Semyonov. The movie was produced with a budget of 330 million Rubles, which is the equivalent of 5 million U.S. dollars. It’s possible that, given it has a successful Russian launch, that an American distributor will come aboard and aU.S. release datewill be set. Until then, we’ll just have to keep watching these trailers and hoping that theseGuardianscan make their way across the pond.
Guardiansis directed bySarik Andreasyan, who directed last year’s indie thrillerAmerican CrimestarringHayden Christensen,Adrien BrodyandJordana Brewster, from a script byAndrey Gavrilov. Last year, the Russian box office was dominated by American films, withThe Secret Life of Pets($33.2 million),Zootopia($32.2 million),Deadpool($26.2 million) andSuicide Squad($25.6 million) taking the top 4 spots, followed by the Russian filmThe Crewwith $24.2 million. We’ll have to wait and see ifGuardianscan top the Russian box office this year. Take a look at thefinal trailerforGuardiansbelow.
