Major Grom: Plague Doctor

Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021)

Майор Гром: Чумной Доктор

Who is your hero?

In present day St. Petersburg, police major Igor Grom, an honest and skilled cop with unconventional methods, pursues a vigilante murderer in the mask of a plague doctor.

Date of release
2021-04-01
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (676)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Action, Adventure
Director
Oleg Trofim
Collection
Major Grom Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: RUB 317M
  • Budget: RUB 640M
  • Earned 0.5× its budget
  • Based on: Major Grom

Major Grom: Plague Doctor is a 2021 Russian superhero film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the comic book series of the same name by the Russian publisher Bubble Comics, created by Artyom Gabrelyanov. It is the second film adapted from Bubble Comics, as well as the first feature-length film based on a Russian comic. Prior to that, the studio had released the short film Major Grom. It stars Tikhon Zhiznevsky in the lead role, alongside Lyubov Aksyonova, Aleksei Maklakov, Aleksandr Seteykin, Sergei Goroshko, and Dmitry Chebotaryov.

Production

Representatives of Bubble Studios repeatedly stated that the short film Major Grom would be a test project before filming a full-length movie, which, if successful, would be followed by adaptations of other Bubble comics. It was also stated that Bubble Studios plans to attract American actors to the project, film it in English, and launch it internationally, with a focus on Western markets.

The filmmakers also said that the look of Saint Petersburg in the film would differ from the real one, and, in addition, the geography of the city would undergo changes. Bubble Studios director and Major Grom screenwriter, Artyom Gabrelyanov, commented, "There are certain things that make the character look organic. If you take a camera and just shoot what is outside the window, then any superhero in a Russian context will look funny".

A teaser for the film was first shown on 30 September 2017 at IgroMir / Comic-Con Russia 2017. The clip shows a young restless skateboarder, played by Oleg Chugunov, who watches a video of the Plague Doctor and begins to believe in his ideas, before joining a flash mob in which everyone who wants to protest against government corruption must release a paper airplane from a window.

Responses to the teaser included accusations by Alexander Strepetilov, editor of Mir Fantastiki magazine, that the Plague Doctor was a satire on popular Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny (while in the comics he was an allusion to Pavel Durov, a creator of the Russian social network VKontakte).

According to the filmmakers, the short film was well received by Western audiences, and therefore the teaser was filmed in English. Artyom Gabrelyanov stated that Hollywood producers were very interested in the project. One of these was Harvey Weinstein, but the meeting with him was cancelled at the very last moment due to allegations of sexual harassment against him.

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