It’s no secret or surprise thatsuperhero movieshave dominated at the box office over the past few years. As of now, superhero adventures based on iconic comic books currently represent five of the top 10 movies at the domestic box office,Captain America: Civil War($407.7 million),Deadpool$363 million,Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice($330.3 million),Suicide Squad($262.2 million) andX-Men: Apocalypse($155.4 million). Today we have our first look at a much different superhero movie,Guardians, which comes all the way from Russia and gives us a look at some new, wholly original heroes.
This domestic trailer surfaced onYouTube, but, like most domestic trailers for foreign movies, it features some rather sub-standardEnglish dubbing. Still, if you’re looking for a fresh superhero movie that isn’t based on any previously-established comic books,Guardiansmay be just what your looking for. While the title may remind fans of Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy, these new superheroes are much more reminiscent of theFantastic Four.
During theCold War, an organization called “Patriot” created a super-hero squad, which includes members of multiple Soviet republics. For years, the heroes had to hide their identities, but in hard times they must show themselves again. These heroes include a man who can manipulate stone (Sebastien Sisak), another who is a half-man, half-bear (Anton Pampushnyy), a woman who has the ability to manipulate and turn herself into a form of water (Alina Lanina) and a teleporter with some massive sickle weapons (Sanzhar Madiev)
Thesupporting castincludesAlina Kiziyarova,Valeriya Shkirando,Marusya Klimova,Vyacheslav Razbegaev,Stanislav Shirin,Nikolay ShestakandAleksandr Semyonov. The movie was produced with a budget of 330 million Rubles, which is the equivalent of 20 million U.S. dollars.Guardiansis set for release in Russia on August 03, 2025, although there is no U.S. release date set at this time.
Guardiansis directed bySarik Andreasyan, who directed last year’s indie thrillerAmerican CrimestarringHayden Christensen,Adrien BrodyandJordana Brewster, from a script byAndrey Gavrilov. It doesn’t seem that this project has found a domestic distributor quite yet, but if it’s successful in Russia, it may get a stateside release. The movie has also secured a release in China next spring as well. While we wait for more on the domestic release ofGuardians, check out thenew trailerbelow.
