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| name = The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness

| image = The Last Warrior 3 poster.png

| caption = Teaser poster

| director = Dmitry Dyachenko

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| based_on = Russian:
English: 'Hero' or 'Warrior'

| starring =

| music = George Kallis

| cinematography = Pavel Kapinos

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| distributor = Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International

| runtime = 108 minutes

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| country = Russia

| language = Russian

| budget = 454 million

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'The Last Warrior: A Messenger of Darkness' (; also known as 'The Last Warrior 3') is a 2021 Russian fantasy comedy film, a sequel to 'The Last Warrior: Root of Evil' (2021) and is the third and final installment in 'The Last Warrior' series.

The film is directed by Dmitry Dyachenko and stars Viktor Khorinyak, Mila Sivatskaya, Ekaterina Vilkova, Elena Yakovleva, Konstantin Lavronenko, Sergey Burunov and Philipp Kirkorov.

It was theatrically released in Russian by Walt Disney Studios on 23 December 2021. The film was also shown in IMAX cinemas

As of 9 January 2022 the film became the 9th highest-grossing local-language release of all time in Russia, surpassing The Last Warrior with 1.88 billion rubles ($25.5 million). In Russia, the film holds the 9th place biggest box-office audiences. This was Disney Russia's fourth and last film produced specifically for the Russian market, with the previous being 'The Last Warrior' (2017), 'The Last Warrior: Root of Evil' (2021), and 'The Book of Masters' (2009).

Plot



The Firebird is forced to leave Belogorie because of the cruel Koschei and go to modern Moscow in the form of a man.

Cast



* Viktor Khorinyak as Ivan Ilyich Muromets / Ivan Ilyich Naydenov, said Moscow

* Mila Sivatskaya as Vasilisa the Wise

* Elena Yakovleva as Baba Yaga

* Konstantin Lavronenko as Koschei

* Sergey Burunov as Vodyanoy, a merman

* Elena Valyushkina as Galina, Ivan Ilyich Muromets's mother

* Garik Kharlamov as Kolobok (voice)

* Timofey Tribuntsev as the white mage Svetozar

* Philipp Kirkorov as The Firebird (in human form)

* Anna Gulyarenko as Kikimora

* Anna Yakunina as Kikimora

* Yuriy Tsurilo as Ilya Muromets, the bogatyr and Ivan Ilyich Muromets's father

* Yevgeny Dyatlov as Dobrynya Nikitich, the bogatyr

* Wolfgang Cerny as Alyosha Popovich, the bogatyr

* Vladislav Vetrov as Belogor / Rogoleb (voice)

* Ekaterina Vilkova as Princess Varvara

* Kirill Zaytsev as Finist the Falcon, the bogatyr

Production



Filming

Principal photography took place simultaneously with the filming of the previous part, entitled 'The Last Warrior: Root of Evil'. The work was carried out in the city of Sochi, in the Republic of Karelia, and in the Perm Krai, as well as in Moscow and the Moscow Oblast, where a whole small town was rebuilt especially for filming - with a palace, trading rows and log cabins.

Reception



Box office

Having been released at the same time as the film 'Spider-Man: No Way Home', and 'A Messenger of Darkness' collected 498 million rubles at the box office in eight days. By 3 January 2022 the film's box office receipts reached one billion rubles.

References




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