The Bremen Town Musicians () is an upcoming Russian musical film based on the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm. The film is directed by Aleksey Nuzhnyy, based on the 1969 Soviet cartoon of the same name by the Soyuzmultfilm studio, it stars Tikhon Zhiznevsky as the title character, he tells the adventures of Troubadour, a group of traveling musicians, alongside Askar Nigamedzyanov, Irina Gorbacheva, Roman Kurtsyn, and Dmitri Dyuzhev.
It is scheduled to be theatrically released on January 1, 2024.
Plot
Legendary traveling artists come together again to brighten the dark streets of Bremen. Dangerous adventures await them, they are faced with treacherous opponents, intrigue and many traps.
Cast
Tikhon Zhiznevsky as Troubadour
Miron Provorov as Troubadour as a child
Valentina Lyapina as Princess
Sergey Burunov as the King
Mariya Aronova as Atamansha
Konstantin Khabensky
Yulia Peresild as Troubadour's mother
Anthropomorphic Animals
Askar Nigamedzyanov as the Rooster
Irina Gorbacheva as the Cat
Roman Kurtsyn as the Dog
Dmitri Dyuzhev as the Donkey
Production
Filming began in the summer of 2023, taking place in the Republic of Dagestan, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, the Chechen Republic, the Republic of Ingushetia and the Moscow region until August 2023.
Music
At the time of the announcement, the creators had already received a license to process the original compositions by Gennady Gladkov, which were heard in the cartoon. The actors themselves sang songs and played musical instruments.
Release
Marketing
The first teaser trailer of The Bremen Town Musicians was released on September 13, 2023.
The video caused a mostly negative reaction from viewers: many noted the repulsive images of animals, which had an “uncanny valley” effect and were reminiscent of characters from the film Cats (2019 film). Viewers also jokingly called the film an adaptation of the video game Hotline Miami (2012).