Movies
Disney begins first Russian production
Published Tuesday, Sep 16 2008, 08:16 BST | By Michael Thornton
Rex Features
Moscow firm Three-T Studio is to help the company develop Kniga Masterov (The Book Of Masters), a children's movie based on Russian fairy tales.
Scheduled for a 2009 release, the film has a budget of around $7 million and will be written and directed by Disney's Russian head of production and acquisitions Vadim Sokolovsky.
"We are working with a legendary cast, a great director, one of the premier production companies in the world, and - perhaps most importantly - we have a wonderful story that will be a strong addition to the Disney tradition," said Disney production general manager Jason Reed.
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