Secret Entertainment Today: “Kings Can Do Everything”: Maxim Galkin turned into a medieval duke

Monday, December 28, 2015

“Kings Can Do Everything”: Maxim Galkin turned into a medieval duke – vokrug.tv

17:50, December 28, 2015

Maxim Galkin known to viewers primarily as a humorist and television personality. However, the actor decided to try another, and as an actor. Viewers have seen him in the episode in the film by Stanislav Govorukhin ‘Bless the Woman “, where his partner was Inna Churikov, then in the movie” Chasing Two Hares “. And this week on the channel “Russia 1″ out serial film “Kings Can Do Everything” where Maxim Galkin first starred, with not one, but two. His first character – a typical “office plankton” Mikhail Nikolaev, and the second – Highness the Duke Cunningham of the V century medieval England. Once they have to change places and start their adventures …

The role in the film “All the Kings are” Maxim Galkin offered the management of the channel “Russia”, which has long been aware of the artist’s dream to act in films. After reading the script, the humorist was delighted, especially he liked the fact that the action film is set simultaneously in the present, and in the Middle Ages.

«I always dreamed of taking their first steps in the film to begin with a costume picture. I wanted to tear itself out of the present and move to another historical era, but to the genre it’s still been a comedy. Of course, I’d love to have tried themselves in a tragic, dramatic role, but understand that we must begin not with it “- says Galkin.

A scene from the movie” Kings Can Do Everything »

To a starring role in the actor was preparing thoroughly. Several times he met and talked with a professional teacher and director Alexander Nazarov . Also he listened to advice from the masters and took note of them. Maxim Galkin thinks that was already fairly well developed, because what he does on stage, always somehow connected with reincarnation.

In addition to acting as Maxim Galkin had to perform several difficult stunts. For example, it takes horse game. “I was just a regular horse-racing complex” New Age “, great people working there. I’m almost jumping right drill trot. The canter has allowed me. But I slowed down this process. Too early to fall off the horse, I said, I have to take it easy for the shooting. Not suspected that equestrian sport so I like it “, – says the actor.

However, the most difficult stunts performed by stuntmen for it. With one of them, by the way, there was an accident. When filming the scene as heroes and Alexander Galkin Balueva, who played King Arthur in the fight joust, stuntman, duplicate Balueva, a fall from his horse did not have time to free foot from the stirrup. When the horse stopped, it became clear that the work would have to stop for a while: the understudy had hit the ground. But the stunt – courageous people, and half an hour later the actor was back in the saddle.

For the filming of the movie Maxim Galkin has learned to ride a horse

For Galkina same difficult was the scene with the cat. In the story, his character can not tolerate these animals: he grabs the cat by the scruff of the neck and throws it in the trash. “I’m not afraid that my cat can scratch or bite. But I feel so sorry for the animal! I relied on assistants to catch a cat in a trash bag. The cat was a veteran of film, starred in 30 films, his name Kuzma. Together we somehow passed this test, “- says the actor.

Maxim Galkin was given hard scene with cat

And the most enjoyable moment of shooting for Maxim Galkin was his reincarnation. For the role he had to live with a new hairdo – with long hair. “Otroschennaya beard and hair, dressed in a ponytail much help to create the hard way. The second character, Michael, curly, clean-shaven. And its image is too different from me this. I’m in this movie just like the fact that both characters – this is not me “- explains Galkin.

According to the makeup Elena Biryukova , to work with Maxim Galkin she took about 40 minutes. To create the image of a medieval duke, she used the decorative make-up, creating a sense of unkempt. Galkin also had to grow a little stubble and long hair, which was coupled Applied tail to the impression that they are unevenly podstrizheny.Takzhe actor in the image of the Duke imposed scars on the arm, leg and full-back. For the role of the modern character Maxim allowed him to return the characteristic curly hair.

Maxim Galkin in the image of a medieval duke

Another nice moment for Maxim Galkin became the filming location. The work took place in a remarkably beautiful places, mainly in the Ukraine, in the old Gothic castle-like medieval England. In Kamenetz-Podolsk artists for two weeks with a team of builders built inside the old abandoned fortifications scenery King Arthur’s Court. In the basement of the fortress appeared cluttered dining room with fireplace, a massive desk, animal heads on the walls. Production designer had to re-laid floors and build a roof, but now in the frame – the atmosphere of medieval England. Nearby were built scenery bridges, scaffold, a piece of the medieval city street with a restaurant and a smithy. The rest of the scenes were filmed in Moscow, where they were lined interior decoration of the castle.

Filming mainly took place in Ukraine

And Maxim Galkin brightened shooting two charming partner – Polina Filonenko and Maria Semkina. In the story of his two favorite characters are women. Maria Semkina, incidentally, also starred in the movies for a long time without getting the actor’s education, so she was familiar experiences Maxim Galkin.

«Maxim wonderful gift partner. When we auditioned for the role, I noticed how his amazing attention to the partner, he always responds to what you do, what you say “- concludes the actress.