page_title: Major Grom: Plague Doctor
section_title: Development
hierarchical_section_title: Major Grom: Plague Doctor / Production / Development
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Владимир Беседин, Артём Габрелянов с постерами и Олег Чугунов. Презентация фильма «Майор Гром. Чумной Доктор»
context_page_description: Major Grom: Plague Doctor is an upcoming Russian superhero film directed by Oleg Trofim, based on the comic book series of the same name by the Russian publisher Bubble Comics, created by Artyom Gabrelyanov. It will star Tikhon Zhiznevskiy, with Lyubov Aksyonova, Aleksei Maklakov, and Aleksandr Seteykin.
  A teaser for the film was first shown on 30 September 2017 at the IgroMir / Comic-Con Russia festival.Principal photography began in August 2017 and stopped in September 2019. Filming resumed in Saint Petersburg and the film was initially planned to go on screen in 2019. However, in October of that year, it was announced that the film would not be released on the due date. Filming was completed in December 2019. The official first trailer was released on 27 May 2020, a day after Saint Petersburg's anniversary celebrations.
context_section_description: Representatives of Bubble Studios have repeatedly stated that the short film Major Grom (2017) will be a test project before filming a full-length movie, which, if successful, would be followed by adaptations of other Bubble comics.
  The film's plot recounts the struggle of "Major Grom" with a serial killer hiding under the mask of a plague doctor, which is the main story arc of the original comic book.
  In the scenario itself, the leaders of Bubble Studios plan to leave about 80% of the plot of the original story and add 20% of new content.
  It was stated that Bubble Studios plans to attract American actors to the project, film it in English, and launch it internationally, but with a focus on the Western market.
  While the first teaser was released on September 2017, there was no news about production.
  Like in the short film, to shoot the car chase scenes, the producers blocked entire blocks in the city center of Saint Petersburg. Alternative routes for public traffic were developed. Especially for the film, the production team redesigned the look of the Russian police and developed a new, unique service uniform, service cars, and equipment.
caption: Vladimir Besedin, Artyom Gabrelyanov, and Oleg Chugunov during the film's presentation at IgroMir/Comic-Con 2017
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