The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part 1 - Yellow Brick Road

The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part 1 - Yellow Brick Road (Russian: Волше́бник Изумру́дного го́рода. Дорога из жёлтого кирпича) is a Russian fantasy film adapted from the 1939 novel The Wizard of the Emerald City released on January 1st, 2025 in Russia. The story is given a modern setting with some alternate Oz elements such as Ellie arriving in Magic Land inside of a RV trailer by tornado instead of a house by hurricane per Volkov's version.

A sequel Part 2 entitled The Wicked Witch is expected to release in 2027.

The film is a co-production between Gazprom Media, Kinoslovo, Studio Trite, and Central Partnership allowing for various language releases. The domestic returns were very successful with an equivalent of nearly $33 million USD made on a budget equal to $8.6 million (based on ₽900 million budget and ₽3.213 billion gross).

Similar to the two recent animated movies based on Magic Land material being retitled Fantastic Journey to Oz and Fantastic Return to Oz, there will be an official English dub though currently unclear when while a Portuguese dub was released in Brazil on January 30th.

Plot[]

In a distant city lives a girl named Ellie. One day, the evil sorceress Gingema, in order to destroy humanity, conjured up a tornado that carried Ellie and her dog Totoshka to the land of the Munchkins. To return home, Ellie, together with her friends - the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion - sets off along the yellow brick road to the Emerald City in search of the Wizard, who will fulfill their cherished wishes.^[1]

Cast^[1][]

Ekaterina Chervova - Ellie
Denis Vlasenko (voice acting) - Totoshka
Yuri Kolokolnikov - Tin Woodman
Evgeniy Chumak - Scarecrow
Arthur Vakha (voice acting) - The Cowardly Lion
Svetlana Hodchenkova - Bastinda
Vasilina Makovtseva - Gingema
Dmitry Chebotarev - Urfin Jus
Sergey Epishev - Cannibal
Yana Sexte (voice acting) - Ramina, the Queen of the Field Mice
Egor Koreshkov - Ellie's father
Sofia Lebedeva - Ellie's mother
Alexandra Bogdanova - Villina

Production^[1][]

Plans to create a new adaptation of The Wizard of the Emerald City emerged no later than April 2022, when the film project was presented to the Russian Minister of Culture.^[2] Igor Voloshin became the director, and Central Partnership was engaged in production in partnership with Pyotr Anurov's Kinoslovo company. The project received state funding.^[3]

External Links[]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Translated from the Russian Wikipedia
↑ В 2024 году выйдет фильм по «Волшебнику Изумрудного города» on Мир фантастики. Archived on December 7, 2022.
↑ Юра Борисов станет Пушкиным! А что еще представили Фонду кино и какие проекты получили финансирование? on Кинопоиск. Archived on October 24, 2022.

International Adaptations
Books	Book series	Volkov's Magic Land (1939–1982) • Kuznetzov's Magic Land (1992–2003) • Bachnow's Magic Land (1996–2003) • Emerald City Series (1997–2004) • Fairy Tales of the Emerald City (2000)
	Novels	Буратино в Изумрудном городе (1996) • Гудвин Великий и Ужасный (2001) • O Mágico Di Ó (2022) • The Iron Woodman and Ellie (???)
	Picture books	オズの魔法使い (1980) • Oz, un mundo fantastico (1987)
	Comic books	Turma da Mônica (1959–present) • 도로시 (2007)
Films	Feature films	Live-Action	Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde (1971) • Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984) • Волшебник Изумрудного города (1994) • Rainbow (2022) • O Mágico Di Ó (2023) • Волшебник Изумрудного города. Дорога из жёлтого кирпича (2025)
	Feature films	Animated	オズの魔法使い (1982) • Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты (2017) • Урфин Джюс возвращается (2019)
	Short films	Animated	オズの魔法使い (1983) • Sugar & Spice: The Wizard of Oz (1991)
TV Shows	Animated	Adaptations	Волшебник Изумрудного города (1973–1974) • まんが世界昔ばなし: オズの魔法使い (1978) • W krainie czarnoksiężnika Oza (1983–1989) • Приключения в Изумрудном городе (1999–2000)
		Guest Appearances	Turma da Mônica (1976–present)
		Upcoming	TinBots (TBA)
Video Games	Console games	イエロー・ブリック・ロード (1995–1997) • オズの魔法使い~Another World~Rung Rung (2000) • いろづきチンクルの恋のバルーントリップ (2009) • RIZ-ZOAWD (2009) • 『オーバーレクイエムズ』 (2025)
	Mobile games	Road to Emerald (2010) • オズの国の歩き方~Way to Travel the World of Oz~ (2014) • OZ Chrono Chronicle (2016) • Sin of OZ (2024)
	Guest Appearances	The Sword of Etheria (2005) • Winged (2025)
Theatre	O Mágico Di Ó (???) • O Mágico de Oz (???)
Albums	The Story and Songs of The Wizard of Oz (1969) • Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984) • The Wizard of Oz (UK LP) (1989) • The Wizard of Oz (UK CD) (2000) • The Wizard of Oz (Australian CD) (2001) • Anacrônico (Na Sua Estante) (2005) • O Mágico Di Ó (2020)
Commercials and Advertisements	Ypê (2025)
Web Original	Porta dos Fundos (2012–present)

[u1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Translated from the Russian Wikipedia

[2] В 2024 году выйдет фильм по «Волшебнику Изумрудного города» on Мир фантастики. Archived on December 7, 2022.

[3] Юра Борисов станет Пушкиным! А что еще представили Фонду кино и какие проекты получили финансирование? on Кинопоиск. Archived on October 24, 2022.

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