At the end of February 2024, Russian media and social networks reported that Paramount Pictures and Kvartal-95 were working on the Blockbuster Price of Victory about the life path of the President of Ukraine. The network has already allegedly published a poster and part of the script of the picture. We checked whether such a film project is really preparing.
According to numerous publications In Runet, the Hollywood studio Paramount Pictures will soon begin work on the picture “The Price of Victory”, which will be dedicated to the life path of Vladimir Zelensky - “from the comedian to the president”. The Ukrainian film company “Quarter-95”, one of the founders of which was Zelensky himself, will be financed by the film worth $ 115 million. Also reportedthat the social network X already published excerpts of the script and the concept art of the poster of the upcoming tape. The director of the picture will allegedly be James Mangold, known for the films Logan and Ford against Ferrari, and the performer of the role of Zelensky is unknown. According to posts, some users X propose to take on the main role of Jeremy Renner or Sean Penn. “It remains unclear whether this film is another attempt to ennoble the scandalous image of the President of Ukraine? Well, the main question is: how did the leadership of Ukraine, constantly requiring the US and the EU new trenches of financial and military assistance, found $ 115 million to shoot a film about Zelensky? ” -writes Telegram channel "Russia now"(208,000 views at the time of writing this analysis). Similar posts appeared in Telegram channels "The world of Mikhail Onufrienko"(291,000 views),"Ne. Sahar"(249,000),"Observer"(176 000),"Sheikh Tamir"(140 000),"Putin in Telegram"(139 000),"Brekotin"(138 000),"Scott Ritter in Telegram"(78 000),"Radio shame"(71 000),"Mordor's voice"(56 000), Neues aus russland alina lipp (44,000), "Coachman"(30,000) and"Olesya Loseva"(14,000).
In early March, there were reports that the Hollywood stars Chuck Norris and Dolf Londgren turned to the President of Ukraine and thanked him for financing such a film. Telegram channels wrote about this "Russia now"(217,000 views),"Putin in Telegram"(153,000),"Ukraine.ru"(128 000),"Mordor's voice"(111 000) and Nina Vatt (40,000). In addition, news about the film about Zelensky is found in the media (Eadaily, "Notebook","Morning South"And others Newssites), on "Picabu" And YouTube, V "Zen" Livejournal, social networks X and VKontakte (examples here, here And here).
The authors of most of the above publications refer to the article of the New York News Daily site, which appeared February 28, 2024. In the source material, in addition to the details of the budget, director and studios in Runet, there are some other important details. So, the publication reports that the script writes a Ukrainian filmmaker Andrey Yakovlev (“Servant of the people”, “matchmakers”), and negotiations between Paramount Pictures and “Quarter-95” were led by the producer Alexander Rodnyansky ("Leviathan", "dislike").
New York News Daily, in turn, refers to the words of Brian Wilson, who allegedly works as an associated producer at Paramount Pictures. “His revelations allowed to shed light on the script that tells about the key moments of the political career of Zelensky, including his election campaign and discussions with military advisers against the backdrop of the continuing conflict in Ukraine,” the site says.
So, at first “verified” studied website New York News Daily and came to the conclusion that this is a fake publication. Firstly, we were not able to find any information about this allegedly by the American media, and the site does not indicate accounts on social networks. In the section "About Us"It is claimed that the publication appeared in 1975, although the domain was registered only January 18, 2024 After 19 minutes after creating the Chicago Chronicle website - fake publication, used To disseminate misinformation on the testing of Ukrainian children, a dangerous Pfizer vaccine. Moreover, Nynewsdaily.org sites and now non -functioning chicagochron.com have identical interfaces and errors: part of the linings from the menu does not work (for example, “work with us”, “advertising” and “rules of use”), Russian -speaking are found headlines, in the section "Contacts»There are identical email addresses, photographs and text plugs in Latin, and logos in sites hats differ from what is presented in the menu where both resources are called The World Times. Moreover, in Description The site NEW York News Daily is many times specified with the error: Ney York News Daily.
Now let's analyze the X-account of the film producer Brian Wilson, where on February 27, 2024 took place Announcement of the alleged film about Zelensky. The platform indicates that profile It was created back in April 2010, with it only 85 tweets, and posts published before the blockbuster announcement of the President of Ukraine are reposts made in February 2024. In addition, “verified” could not find any information about the producer with that name, and his avatar in X is a miserable photo famous Venezuelan doctor Henry Garcia.
Fake producer He called it The coming blockbuster, "Perhaps the greatest film of the next decade", thanked Alexandra Rodnyansky for cooperation, and also shared a concept art Poster And a photo of three pages Scenario: 76–77th (the scene in which Zelensky came to the evening talk show) and the 295th (Zelensky’s conversation with Valery is probably a hearing). Anyone could create similar materials.
On March 1, the fake producer shared two video statements from Hollywood actors: Chuck Norris (12 sec.) And Dolph Londgren (18 sec.). The publications noted the official X-account of Vladimir Zelensky and it is argued that the stars thank the Ukrainian president and the Kvartal 95 studio for the creation of a blockbuster. At the same time, none of them calls the name of the person to whom he addresses, and the rollers are presented by mounting gluing.
Previously "tested" a dozen times It wrote About fakes, which were based on videos purchased through the Cameo service, where everyone can order a short video proof from many stars. This platform is presented as Norris, so Lundgrenwhose appeals cost $ 450 and $ 350, respectively. Moreover, many of their videos Recorded Almost in the same clothes and in the same locations as in appeals supposedly to Zelensky. At the time of publication of this analysis both video Blocked in social networks X in connection with the complaints of the copyright holder.
$ 115 million is an impressive budget for a biographical film, even by Hollywood standards, but not a single authoritative foreign film publishing was written about this project about Zelensky. The announcement of this picture is also absent on the resources of Paramount Pictures and the Quarter-95. The ribbon about the President of Ukraine is not indicated among future work in profiles Andrei Yakovlev And James Mangold On the site IMDB. Moreover, Paramount's studio is already released A short propaganda film with the name “The Price of Victory” in 1942.
“Verified” asked to comment on the news about the supposedly coming film by Alexander Rodnyansky, more than once mentioned in the original source. The producer said that this whole story is a fake.
“I would not be surprised if I found out that one of the largest Hollywood studios is making a film about Zelensky, which turned during the bloody war of Ukraine for its existence in the most noticeable world politician. But the nature of this "news" and the mention of the "Ukrainian financing" of the film indicate that this is a fake. Its authors once again want to prove to the Ukrainians that the President of Zelensky and his team are more preoccupied with the creation of his "bright image" than the struggle with the aggressor. In English, there is a very accurate expression - Smear Campaign ("Clever campaign." - Approx. Ed.). I believe that it describes the distributed fake more accurately than the neutral expression "discrediting campaign."
To any film professional is the fake of this news. A fanned budget figure, the name of one of the most sought -after directors of Hollywood, who right now works immediately on four new projects, one of which is a film in the Star Wars Universe, mentioning in the context of the production of the film and my name, all this is a pure lie. Nothing new for Russian propaganda. ”
Thus, the Paramount Pictures studio does not prepare a film about Zelensky with a budget of $ 115 million. The authors of this fake created a late site disguised as the American media and opened a fake account of a non -existent Hollywood producer to announce a fake project. Also, unknown for $ 800 ordered two videos from the stars and submitted them for appeals to Zelensky.
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