Film director Nikolay Lebedev, whose last project, Legend No. 17 earned about $8 million in Russian distribution will film a remake of Air Crew (1979).

      Nikita Mikhalkov will be one of the film producers. The project scenario is currently being prepared.

      It is supposed that the film-making period will start next year. The leading actors have not been announced yet.

      Nikolay Lebedev’s previous movie Legend No. 17, which was also made by TRITE film studio, became the leader of domestic film distribution.

      Following the results of the last week-end of April 18-21 the movie dedicated to the Soviet hockey player Valeri Kharlamov earned $7.6 million. According to some information sources (including Kinopoisk), the film budget made €10 million.