''Project Gemini'' (russian: Звёздный разум) is a 2022 Russian
science fiction thriller film directed by Serik Beyseu about a space mission sent to terraform a distant planet. However, the mission encounters something unknown that has its own plan for the planet. The film stars
Egor Koreshkov, Alyona Konstantinova, Konstantin Samoukov, Nikita Dyuvbanov, Elizaveta Martinez Kardenaz, Viktor Potapeshkin, Dmitry Frid, Pyotr Romanov, and
Aleksandr Kuznetsov.
Principal photography commenced in 2016, the film was shot in
Moscow, Russia and
Kazakhstan, the locations were chosen deliberately futuristic, so that the viewer had no doubts that the film was set in the future. For a believable transfer of the
atmosphere
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of a
spacecraft and a number of fantastic elements, the film crew traveled to
Star City, Russia.
It was released on January 6, 2022, by "Nashe Kino" (English: "Our Cinema").
Plot
In the not-too-distant future, mankind has made huge advances in its explorations of the cosmos, establishing scientific stations on many planets. An international project known as Gemini has resulted in the development of a unique planet
terraforming unit. But once the unit is launched, instead of traveling through space, the ship is pulled four billion years into the past to ancient Earth. The team is able to continue the paradox and save Earth’s ecosystem from destruction.
Cast
*
Egor Koreshkov as Dr. Steven Ross (Steve)
* Alyona Konstantinova as Amy
* Konstantin Samoukov as Ryan Connell,
captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
* Nikita Dyuvbanov as Frank Miller
* Elizaveta Martinez Kardenaz as Leona Redwood
* Viktor Potapeshkin as Richard Wilson
* Dmitry Frid as David Kurtz, an
astronaut
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* Pyotr Romanov as Peter Lehmann
*
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Production
The project was directed by Serik Beyseu, previously acted as an Editor of other films. Only editing and working with of the directors of the genre could reflect the real picture of life on board the ship sent into space. This applies, including the landing on other planets. There is an unverifiable claim that "Vyacheslav Lisnevsky" wrote the script in collaboration with Dmitry Zhigalov on the original production idea.
Producers Viktor Denisyuk and Yevgeny Melentev's company KD Studios.
Filming
Filming took place in
Russia and
Kazakhstan for 2 months. It will be released in the 2nd half of 2017.
The movie was shot in
Moscow at specially selected locations: a recently built business center Comcity office park, in the territory of
Moscow-City, near Aquamarine residential complex at
Ozerkovskaya embankment, which are located on the territory of the Russian capital. Not without consultations with experts, astronauts, during a visit to the
Star City, Russia. All these objects look pretty futuristic and reflect visual image of a future city in the movie, which will be further enhanced by computer graphics.
Scenery of another planet where, according to the story, a team of astronauts was sent, were shot at
Charyn Canyon
Charyn Canyon (also known as Sharyn Canyon, kk, Шарын шатқалы, ''Sharyn shatqaly'') is a canyon on the Sharyn River in Kazakhstan ( east of Almaty, close to the Chinese border). The canyon is roughly in length. It is part of the ...
in
Kazakhstan.
As for the spacecraft, the flight and landing frames of another planet, they will be fully modeled on a computer.
Post-production
At the studio large-scale stage scenery of a secret laboratory and a space ship's interior was built in the pavilion. Particularly careful work from the artists required unique costumes, including
space suits for the astronauts, as well as futuristic gadgets, smart phones and weapons.
The exterior of spaceship and scenes of flight and landing on the other planet will be completely computer-rendered.
Visual effects in the movie will be produced by KinoDanz's own computer graphics studio.
Release
The film was initially scheduled to premiere in Russia by
20th Century Studios
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CIS
Cis or cis- may refer to:
Places
* Cis, Trentino, in Italy
* In Poland:
** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central
** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north
Math, science and biology
* cis (mathematics) (cis(''θ'')), a trigonome ...
in April 2019. Later this was postponed.
References
External links
Official website*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Project Gemini
2020s Russian-language films
2020s science fiction thriller films
Russian science fiction thriller films
Films set on fictional planets
Films about extraterrestrial life
Social science fiction films
Russian science fiction adventure films
Space adventure films