A new media franchise with domestic superheroes is being developed in Russia

In the future it is possible to create movies, animated films and even compKinostudio Soyuzmultfilm and Russian science fiction writer Sergei Lukyanenko announced the joint development of an original media franchise dedicated to Russian superheroes. The tentative title of the project is The Order of the Scarlet Star.

According to representatives of Soyuzmultfilm, some characters will be inspired by images from the works of Russian science fiction writers, such as Alexander Belyaev and Alexei Tolstoy. However, their characters and abilities will be reinterpreted and supplemented with new traits. Heroes of the franchise will be famous scientists, explorers, as well as folklore characters - Levsha, Aelita, Vasilisa, Semyon Dezhnev, engineer Garin, Ichtiander and others.

Yuliana Slascheva, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Soyuzmultfilm, noted the great potential of the project. In the future it is possible to create movies, animated films and even computer games based on this universe.

In addition, the Russian publishing group Exmo-AST announced that it will start selling licenses for theatrical and game adaptations of its books, partially financing such projects. computer games based on this universe.