Comic Con Igromir 2025

A major pop culture festival took place in Moscow from December 12 to 14 at the Timiryazev Center Exhibition Hall. The event united fans of video games, comics, movies, anime, and cosplay, attracting over 53,000 visitors and more than 140 participants with projects, including presentations of new releases such as the series "Major Grom: The Game Against the Rules," "Cheburashka 2," "Vampires of the Middle Zone," and "The King and the Jester. Forever."

Comic Con Igromir 2025

On the first day, a presentation of the sci-fi D&D game "Quantum Intercept" took place. Big Russian Boss, Evgeny Chebatkov, Alexander Breganov, and real scientists played the new game. A unique format specially developed by Rosatom was presented for the first time on the X Stage as part of the Comic Con Igromir program.

Director of the sci-fi comedy "Cyber Village" Sergey Vasilyev, actors Sergey Chikhachev, Grigory Skryapkin, Elena Makhova, Olga Zhevakina, and Rita Silaeva presented the second season of the series: they answered audience questions and shared behind-the-scenes details. Additionally, festival guests were the first to learn how the confrontation between farmer Nikolai and his robot friend Robogozin with the hologram Galya ended — an exclusive premiere of the final episodes took place in the cinema hall before their release on Kinopoisk.

On the opening day of Comic Con Igromir, musician Vanya Dmitrienko met with fans. The song "Silhouette," which Dmitrienko recorded with actress Anna Peresild, became the soundtrack to the recently released film "Alice in Wonderland."

Vanya Dmitrienko, musician: The most important moment for me is when we stopped being afraid and started writing rock, which I had wanted to try for a long time. We thought no one would listen to it. But we were very wrong. The most significant song is "Real." But now there is new cool music, and I am trying to figure out how to interpret it correctly.

Comic Con Igromir. December 13

The second day is packed with presentations of upcoming film premieres.

Actor Dmitry Zhuravlev and actress Mila Ershova took part in the presentation of the adventure fantasy "The Last Hero. Kolobok."

According to the plot, Kolobok decides to change his fate and accidentally becomes the partner of a modest baker. The film's premiere is expected in August 2026: guests of Comic Con Igromir were the first to learn details about the new film from the "Last Hero" universe.

The lead actors in the adventure action film "Lefty" Yuri Kolokolnikov and Fyodor Fedotov presented exclusive materials for the project, based on the story by Nikolai Leskov. The film tells the story of a young officer, Pyotr Ogarev, who takes on an investigation involving a mysterious mechanical flea. He turns to a brilliant inventor nicknamed Lefty for help. The film will be released in Russian theaters on January 22, 2026.

Director Alexander Hunt spoke about the creation of the series "Fury," based on the Bubble comic series "Red Fury" about spy Nika Chaikina. The project's creators announced the cast – Nika Chaikina will be played by Alena Dolgolenko, who played Natalia Goncharova in the film "Prophet. The Story of Alexander Pushkin," the cast also includes Sergei Bezrukov, Yulia Peresild, Chingiz Garayev, Linara Samirkhanova, and Alexander Seteykin as Dima Dubin.

The long-awaited premiere will take place on Kinopoisk in 2026, with a total of five episodes awaiting viewers.

Actors Evgeny Chebatkov, Oleg Savostyuk, Diana Pozharskaya presented fragments of the mystical fantasy "The Secret City," based on the novels by Vadim Panov. Director Anton Bogdanov and actress Yulia Peresild talked about the drama "The Beauty." The film is based on a true story that took place during the harsh siege years: employees of the Leningrad Zoo did everything possible to help the animals survive that time.

Also, the creators and cast of the dark fantasy "Enchanted" shared the first details about their project. The series reimagines folklore plots: viewers are in for an adventure in a stylized early 20th-century aesthetic with elements of detective, road movie, and psychological drama. The release of "Enchanted" will take place in 2026. This dark fantasy tells the story of witch sisters Marya (Kristina Kalinina) and Zlata (Agniya Gudz), daughters of the guardian of the border between the worlds of humans and shadows; Marya accidentally opens a portal to an otherworldly reality, causing her sister to die, and she has nine days to save her. The project also stars Elena Podkaminskaya (Yadviga, the sisters' mother), Yuri Chursin (Koschei), Daniil Vorobyov (alchemist Ivan).

Comic Con Igromir. December 14

The third day began with a presentation by Eva Smirnova and Ilya Kondratenko of the family blockbuster "Cheburashka 2." The young actors talked about their characters and the changes awaiting them. They also shared that they performed all the stunt tricks themselves.

The concert of the band "Brotherhood of the Atom" was one of the highlights of the festival's music program. It was the band's first live performance, where the musicians performed tracks related to the Atomic Heart universe, emphasizing the post-apocalyptic sci-fi atmosphere. Actor and musician Sergei Goroshko joined the group on stage, adding energy and color to the performance.

The domestic vampire saga "Vampires of the Middle Zone" is coming to an end: at the festival, actors and creators shared exclusive fragments from the final season, answered fan questions, and signed autographs. The lead actors expressed hope that the project will get a spin-off about one of the characters. According to the actors, the finale will feature many bloody action scenes and new characters, not just vampires.

Festival guests were the first to learn details about the new series "Major Grom: The Game Against the Rules," and also interacted with the project's creators — director Sobersasha, actors Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Dmitry Chebotarev, Alexander Seteykin, Andrey Atlas, Mark Yusef, Elisey Chuchilin, producers Artem Gabrelyanov and Mikhail Kitaev, creative producer Oleg Trofim.

The series will reveal Igor Grom's story through the fates of other key characters — Yulia Pchelkina, Dima Dubin, Sergei Razumovsky, and other characters who will play a major role in future films and series of the Bubble Studios and Plus Studio cinematic universe.

The two-episode premiere will take place on Kinopoisk on January 19, and one episode was already shown exclusively in the cinema hall of Comic Con Igromir. A total of six episodes await viewers. Each episode will be dedicated to a specific character. The fourth episode, dedicated to Sergei Razumovsky, was shown at the festival.

At the presentation of the film "The King and the Jester. Forever," the creators presented exclusive materials from the film. The presentation featured the lead actors, including Vlad Konoplev and Konstantin Plotnikov, as well as Anton Lissov from the band Jane Air, whose cover of "Dead Anarchist" will be featured in the film. Also, Yuri and Anna Muzychenko took part in the film, performing their version of the song "The Witch and the Donkey."

Comic Con Igromir was visited by 53,500 guests; the festival will return in 2026 and will take place from October 30 to November 1, 2026 (early tickets with open date and three-day passes are on sale). All details on the festival website.

Photo: Evgenia Smykova