It is known, that we can soon see various versions of film about X-Men. For example, film about the Glutton soon will appear in hire, « People-¿¬ß: the beginning » and film about the Storm is in development.
Besides all this variety movie company Fox had one more not less ingenious idea...

In Sochi passes 75-th International Film-market. Within the limits of merroprijatija the presentation of the insurgent «Смерш-XXI» which have been removed under Vasily Golovachyov's novel «СМЕРШ-2» took place. As the Art director of this project Egor Konchalovsky acts. It has informed, that work above film comes to an end. At film except for fighting stages there is a metaphysical motive, struggle against a universal harm. According to Konchalovsky, it is the first Russian picture which has been removed in a genre of " a city fantasy ». Vasily Golovachyov has acted not only in a role of the author of the novel and the script, but also one of producers of the project, the mysticism is that to interestingly modern spectator.

Ukrainian singer Ruslana, the winner of competition the Eurovision 2004, has let out a new album of 2008 - "Amazon". Authors characterize original style of an album, as the priest-fantasy. In its basis interesting musical plots, before eyes simultaneously arise pictures of fights tolkienovskih orks and opposition of the elements in Carpathians which have been described by Dyachenko in the novel « Wild Energija. Lana » - a Ukranian language of a fantasy-бестселер of 2006, devoted Ruslane. An album character "dense" and entirely commercial sounding.

18 May at 30-th international conference of a fantasy «Еврокон-2008», passed in Moscow, Belarus writer Nika Rakitina has been awarded ranks « the Best beginning science fiction writer of the Europe ». The 45-years teacher from Gomel has received the award for the debut novel "Gonitva". Winners of this premium in different nominations at various times became brothers Strugatskie, Stanislav Lem, Kir Bulychyov, Harry Garrison, Sergey Lukyanenko. The international jury has noted "Gonitvu", the novel - the historical fantasy constructed on numerous references to the Belarus history.

Grejs Johns - the black woman with plastikoj panthers and the low, slightly placed voice. Its present name Grejs Mendoza. At this fantastic woman many various talents: model, the singer, an actress, the writer. In its head infinite a turn of imaginations, surrealistic ideas and irrepressible thirst of activity. Popularity as to a film actress to it has brought role Zuly in " Konane - the destroyer ", and also in «007», « the Kind on murder ». It arranges scandals on secular receptions, gives the dogs brilliants. On a question, what for all this is necessary for it? Grejs Johns usually answers briefly: " it is boring to live simply so ".

On screens leaves prime-minister of a picture Andrew Adamsona - " Chronicles Narnii: Prince Kaspian ". For those who loves the literature of a fantasy and Klajva Stejplza Lewis's wise imagination, each such film as a gift. The director of film fairly approaches to difficult business of a screen version, is extremely close to the text retelling history of four children who have again got in Narniju. In total in the saga about Narnii seven histories. The third screen version — « the Subjugator of a dawn, or Navigation on edge of light » waits for us in May, 2010. During lifetime of Klajv Lewis was against any statements on Narnii and did not want, that its books picturized, and Aslan was played by any actor. But the son of the writer cherished hope to transform lines into images and, being the legal owner of all heritage of the father, became even soprodjuserom first two films about Narnii.

Today in Ukraine works about 50 clubs of historical reconstruction, each of which is in own way unique. And all began with remarkable writer Tolkiena to which admirers « the Lord of rings » wanted to recreate its fantastic images and events from the book. They chose to themselves the favourite character, sewed suits, made the weapon and an armour and — played. For it them name rolevikami. The hobby for historical reconstruction grows, involving in the whirlpool not only youth, but also the senior people which find time for historical fencing or needlework.

The computer game on a theme of novels of Robert Howard publishes the company "1С". The original version of game MMORPG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (developer Funcom, foreign publisher Eidos Interactive) will appear in Russia, the CIS countries and Baltic in the end of May, practically simultaneously with world release. The firm «1С», will let out the client in English for game on the European servers. Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures – action of game is developed in the Universe created by imagination of Howard, voploshchennoj in the literature. The glorified heroes live, battle, work, love and friends in the most dangerous world where king Konan – the legendary character of a heroic fantasy reigns.

In May in film service there is an animation fantasy-film " Hunters on dragons " (Chasseurs de dragons), directed by Guillaume Ivernelja, Arthur Kvaka. The cartoon film tells about the fine and forgotten world – miriady the small solar islands soaring in space and connected among themselves by magic bridges. Inhabitants of this kind Universe already for a long time have forgotten a rule: " Eat the enemy the first or it will eat you ". Until awful and insatiable essences have not intruded in this world – Dragons! The budget of a cartoon film has made 11 million $.

Guillermo del Toro, the director recently appointed by the director of film dilogii under the novel "Hobbit" of John Ruela Ronald Tolkiena, in 2006 rather scornfully expressed a genre of a fantasy and characters of film. As he said it does not like small children and dragons, hairy legs, hobbits and it never understood all of it. I do not like swords and magic and in general hates all these things. It spoke about it on one of interview in Cannes. It was initially supposed, that as the director of the film-version of "Hobbit" the Jackson who has removed the trilogy " the Lord of rings " will act, but it has refused because of problems with studio New Line.

In May there was in hire film Frensisa Forda of the Coppola " the Youth without a youth ". The director was silent 10 years and certainly could surprise spectators, having given out fascinating, interesting film. The Coppola has replaced the genre predilections and picturized mrachnovatyj the novel of Romanian philosopher Michi Eliade. This film became very important for the director, it has enclosed in it own means, not having entrusted financing to producers. In this film there are also signs of a fantasy though the basic idea of film to show, that the youth does not leave anywhere, and always remains with us.