Ice 2

Ice 2 (Russian: Лёд 2) is a 2020 Russian musical romantic drama sports film directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov,[2][3][4][5][6] the film takes place after the events told in the original film. The film stars Aglaya Tarasova, Alexander Petrov and Mariya Aronova in the lead roles were joined by Nadezhda Mikhalkova and Yulia Khlynina.[7]

This article is about the film. For the form of water ice, see Ice II. For the high-speed train, see ICE 2.
Ice 2
Theatrical release poster
RussianЛёд 2
Directed byZhora Kryzhovnikov
Produced by
  • Mikhail Vrubel
  • Aleksandr Andryushchenko
  • Fyodor Bondarchuk
  • Anton Zlatopolskiy (ru)
  • Vyacheslav Murugov (ru)
Written byAndrey Zolotarev
Starring
CinematographyIvan Lebedev
Edited by
  • Aleksandr Andryushchenko
  • Aleksandr Puzyryov
  • Egor Tarasenko
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14) (Russia and Other countries)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget$5.1 million
(₽322.4 million)
Box office$20.4 million
(₽1.4 billion)[1]

Ice 2 was theatrically released in Russia is set for Valentine's Day on February 14, 2020.

The film is a sequel to the film Ice (2018) and, as its predecessor, became a blockbuster featuring 193.7 million rubles on Opening Day, making it the highest-grossing Russian film on opening day. In total, the film has grossed over 1.4 billion rubles.

Plot

What happens in fairy tales after the wedding of the prince and princess? Figure skater Nadya Lapshina and hockey player Sasha Gorin got married and more than anything else they dream of a child. True, the price they will have to pay for this dream will be unimaginably high. After such upheavals, it seems impossible to count on a happy ending. But if you think so, you do not know anything about real tales...[8]

Cast
  • Aglaya Tarasova as Nadezhda 'Nadya' Lapshina
  • Alexander Petrov as Alexander 'Sasha' Gorin
  • Mariya Aronova as Irina Shatalina, figure skating coach
  • Vitaliya Korniyenko as Nadezhda 'Nadya' Gorina, Nadya and Sasha's daughter
  • Nadezhda Mikhalkova as Anna 'Anya', employee of the department of guardianship
  • Yulia Khlynina as Margarita 'Rita', sports director of the hockey club «Baykprommash»
  • Sergey Lavygin as Sergey Ivanovich, coach of the hockey team
  • Pavel Ustinov as skate rental employee
  • Sergey Kuznetsov as security guard

Production

Zhora Kryzhovnikov will occupy the directorial chair of the film Ice 2 - the sequel to the 2018 sports tape. The script for the tape was again written by Andrey Zolotarev, who worked on the first film, wrote the script for the sequel.[9][10]

Filming

Principal photography began on March 23, 2019, in Lake Baikal, the Republic of Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, continue in Moscow. The slogan of the film is Putter on Ice.[11]

Music

The film contains several covers of famous russian songs :

Release

Ice 2 is scheduled for release in the Russian Federation on February 14, 2020 by Sony Pictures Productions and Releasing (SPPR). Premiered on March 6, 2020 in the United States and Canada.

Reception

Box office

On the first day of rental, the film collected 189.348 million rubles. This is the most successful start of a domestic film at the box office.[12] According to the results of the first weekend, Ice 2 grossed over 577.3 million rubles, and thus led the Russian hire.[13] At the second weekend, the film again became the leader: as of February 24, 2020, the film collected more than 1 billion rubles,[14] becoming the 14th Russian film to overcome this line of box office. As of March 12, 2020, the sequel has collected 1.511 billion rubles, thereby he managed to block the success of the first part.

References
  1. Box Office, Russian Cinema Fund
  2. "Создатели фильма "Лед-2" просят у Фонда кино 75 млн рублей на досъемку картины" [The creators of the film Ice 2 ask the Cinema Fund for 75 million rubles for filming] (in Russian). TASS. November 19, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. "Итоги AFM: кино, ТВ-сериалы и анимацию из Москвы покажут в 50 странах мира" [AFM results: films, TV series and animations from Moscow will be shown in 50 countries] (in Russian). Kinobusiness.com. November 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. "Большое кинопутешествие: анонсированы 16 самых ожидаемых премьер 2020 года" [Great movie tour: announced the 16 most anticipated premieres of 2020] (in Russian). Vesti.ru. November 12, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. "РОССИЙСКОЕ КИНО НА AFM" [RUSSIAN FILM AT AFM] (in Russian). Kinometro.ru. November 8, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. Mineeva, Alina (October 22, 2019). "Главные трейлеры недели по версии «Газеты.Ru»" [The main trailers of the week according to "Gazeta.Ru"] (in Russian). Gazeta.Ru. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  7. "Надежда Михалкова и Юлия Хлынина примут участие в съемках фильма Жоры Крыжовникова "Лед 2"" [Nadezhda Mikhalkova and Yulia Khlynina will take part in the filming of Zhora Kryzhovnikov's film Ice 2] (in Russian). TASS. Jul 23, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. "Лед 2 / Ice 2 (2020)". Ivi.ru.
  9. Zaitseva, Lyubava (March 14, 2019). "Жора Крыжовников снимет продолжение фильма «Лед»" [Zhora Kryzhovnikov will remove the continuation of the film Ice (2018 film)] (in Russian). Afisha.ru. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  10. "Продолжение фильма «Лёд» снимет режиссер Жора Крыжовников" [The continuation of the film Ice (2018 film) will be directed by Zhora Kryzhovnikov] (in Russian). Izvestia. March 14, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  11. "Жора Крыжовников приступил к съемкам продолжения спортивной драмы «Лед»" [Zhora Kryzhovnikov began filming the continuation of the sports drama Ice (2018 film)] (in Russian). Vokrug.tv. March 14, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  12. Reutov, Artyom (February 15, 2020). "«Лед 2» установил рекорд в премьерный день показа" [Ice 2 set a record on the premiere day of the show]. INC News (in Russian). Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  13. "Фильм "Лед - 2" возглавил российский прокат" [The film Ice 2 led the Russian hire]. TASS (in Russian). February 17, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  14. ""Лед 2" собрал в России более 1 млрд рублей" [Ice 2 has collected in Russia more than 1 billion rubles]. TASS (in Russian). February 24, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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