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Invasion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFyodor Bondarchuk
Screenplay by
  • Oleg Malovichko
  • Andrey Zolotarev
Produced by
  • Fyodor Bondarchuk
  • Dmitriy Rudovskiy
  • Mikhail Vrubel
  • Aleksandr Andryushchenko
  • Anton Zlatopolskiy (ru)
  • Elena Nelidova
  • Mikhail Kitaev
Starring
CinematographyVladislav Opelyants
Edited by
  • Aleksandr Andryushchenko
  • Aleksandr Puzyryov
Music byIgor Vdovin
Production
companies
Distributed byWDSSPR
Release date
  • January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguagesRussian, English
Budget$14.8 million
(₽944 million)
Box office$15.8 million[1]
(₽960 million)[2]

Invasion, also known as Attraction 2 (Russian: Вторжение, romanized: Vtorzhenie), is a 2020 Russian science fiction action film directed and produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk's company - Art Pictures Studio and Vodorod pictures.[3][4][5][6][7] The film is a sequel to Attraction (2017), and its plot directly continues the events from the previous film. The film stars Irina Starshenbaum, Rinal Mukhametov, Alexander Petrov, Yuri Borisov, Oleg Menshikov, and Sergei Garmash.

Invasion is Bondarchuk’s fifth feature length film and the eighth Russian film shot in IMAX format.[8] It premiered in preview at the end of December 26, 2019. A wide distribution of the film took place in Russia on January 1, 2020, by WDSSPR. It was the final film distributed by WDSSPR before its dissolution between Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures Releasing.

Cast

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  • Irina Starshenbaum as Yulia 'Yulya' Lebedeva (English: Julia)
  • Rinal Mukhametov as Hekon / Khariton (English: Hakon)
  • Alexander Petrov as Artyom Tkachyov, Yulya's former boyfriend
  • Yuri Borisov as Captain Ivan 'Vanya' Korobanov
  • Oleg Menshikov as General-major Valentin Lebedev
  • Sergei Garmash as vice-premier
  • Yevgeny Mikheev as Gleb Karakhanov "Google", a classmate and friend of Yulya, an employee of the company "Rostelecom"
  • Daniil Kolzenov as a technician
  • Sergey Troyev as TV channel technician
  • Igor Kosterin as VSK Adjutant (major)
  • Andrey Nazimov as IT Department Manager

Production

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Development

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In March 2017, the project director Fyodor Bondarchuk officially confirmed the continuation of the Attraction series, announcing the proposed sequel.[9] The budget for the second installation of the series (as yet un-named) was planned for 645 million rubles.[10] The pre-production continued for a year and a half.[11]

Filming

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Principal photography began on July 24, 2018. The film was shot in Moscow,[12][13][14] as well as Kaliningrad, Kamchatka Peninsula and Hungary.

Music

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The soundtrack was written by composer Igor Vdovin.

The film's IMAX trailer features the song "Universe Has No End" from Imagine Music's 2018 album Supreme II.

Release

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Invasion was released in the Russian Federation on January 1, 2020 by Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing (WDSSPR).

Marketing

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Comic-Con Russia 2019 was held in Moscow for the sixth time from October 3 to 6 at the Crocus Expo Pavilion No.1. Simultaneously with the festival, the fourteenth annual exhibition of interactive entertainment "IgroMir" was held.

Trailer 48 aired on May 23, 2019, and the IMAX trailer was released on December 12, 2019. The trailers were presented in the original Russian version with English subtitles.

Home media

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Invasion is the third film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, released in IMAX format after Stalingrad (2013 film) and Attraction (2017 film).

The film was released in Russia on DVD, Blu-ray and iTunes on March 3, 2020.

References

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  1. ^ "Invasion (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund
  3. ^ "Фонд кино профинансирует новые фильмы Бондарчука, Михалкова и Учителя" [Cinema Fund will finance new films of Fyodor Bondarchuk, Nikita Mikhalkov and Alexei Uchitel] (in Russian). Klops.ru. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Фонд кино определил 17 кинопроектов, которым выделят господдержку" [Cinema Foundation has identified 17 film projects that will allocate state support] (in Russian). TASS. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Made in Russia: итоги каннского кинорынка Marche du Film" [Made in Russia: results of the Cannes film market Marche du Film] (in Russian). REGNUM News Agency. May 21, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Федор Бондарчук будет делать продолжение "Притяжения" за счет частных инвестиций" [Fyodor Bondarchuk will continue the Attraction through private investment] (in Russian). Kino-teatr.ru. June 7, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Фёдор Бондарчук запустил онлайн-платформу для инвестиций в кино" [Fyodor Bondarchuk launched an online platform for investment in cinema] (in Russian). InterMedia (agency). June 8, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Films directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  9. ^ Uskov, Oleg (March 1, 2017). "Федор Бондарчук официально подтвердил сиквел "Притяжения"" [Fyodor Bondarchuk officially confirmed the sequel Attraction] (in Russian). Rossiyskaya Gazeta // rg.ru. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Бондарчук попросил у государства полмиллиарда на два фильма" [Fyodor Bondarchuk asked the state for half a billion for two films]. Kino.mail.ru. June 2, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Стартовали съемки фильма "Притяжение 2" Федора Бондарчука" [We started shooting the film Invasion by Fyodor Bondarchuk]. KinoPoisk. July 25, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  12. ^ Smityuk, Yuriy (Jul 25, 2018). "В Москве начались съемки фильма Федора Бондарчука "Притяжение-2"" [In Moscow, began shooting the film Fedor Bondarchuk Attraction 2 / Invasion] (in Russian). TASS. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "В Москве начались съемки продолжения "Притяжения"" [In Moscow, began shooting the continuation of Attraction] (in Russian). Izvestia // iz.ru. July 25, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  14. ^ Pakshin, Oleg (July 25, 2018). "Десант инопланетян высадится в Подмосковье: Бондарчук снимает "Притяжение-2"" [Alien landing party will land in the Moscow Oblast: Bondarchuk removes Attraction 2 / Invasion] (in Russian). Vesti.ru. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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  • Official website at the Art Pictures Studio (in English)
  • Invasion at IMDb
  • Invasion at Rotten Tomatoes
  • ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Invasion at AllMovie
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