Rashid Nugmanov, the director of The Needle (Igla) (1988), which features the famous rock musician Viktor Tsoi, is working on the remake of this cult movie.
      
      “The film will include scenes from the original Igla; all the shots with Viktor Tsoy and the film plot will remain in it. Yet, it is going to be an independent movie. It will give explanations to certain scenes, the development of characters will be shown” - Rashid Nugmanov pointed out.
      
      He also reported that Pyotr Mamonov, Marina Smirnova, and Aleksandr Bashirov had been invited to play in the remake. New music for the film will be composed and recorded by musicians of the Kino band.
      
      The film director is going to finish the editing by autumn this year.
      
      It is a reminder that The Needle was made by Rashid Nugmanov in 1988. The legendary rock musician Viktor Tsoy played the leading character. In 1990 the film won the Grand Prize of the Nuremberg International Film Festival.
      
      Source: regnum.ru