Konstantin Feoktistov, director of cartoons of the Three Heroes series, admitted that he never gets tired of making films about heroes. He talked about this in a conversation with . kp.ru Against the background of the upcoming premiere of the cartoon “Three Heroes and the Navel of the Earth”.
“Well, how? Here is a man who works in the theater, playing “Uncle Vanya” over and over again; Is he getting tired? <…> This is working with the same characters but with loved ones; You start to love every character you manage to make lively and lovable. And they always find themselves in new circumstances; it’s always a creative challenge,” the director explained.
Feoktistov also did not rule out that the heroes may have children in future episodes of the series. However, he explained that the direction of cartoons is determined by the producers.
“For example, in the case of ‘The Navel of the Earth’, different ideas were considered, and STV editor Alexander Arkhipov suggested pitting the heroes against dinosaurs. “Children love dinosaurs very much,” he said.
12th cartoon of the “Three Heroes” series will come out 28 December. Volga will be responsible for renting the animation. The production is carried out by the Melnitsa studio. The previous animated movie “Three Knights and a Horse on the Throne” was released in theaters on December 30, 2021.
“Three Heroes” is a Russian franchise consisting of full-length cartoons telling about the adventures of the three most famous heroes – Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich and Ilya Muromets. The first project of the series was “Alyosha Popovich and Snake Tugarin” (2004). Later, the animated films “Dobrynya Nikitich and the Snake Gorynych” (2006) and “Ilya Muromets and the Robber Nightingale” (2007) were released.
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