Results of the Comic Con Igromir 2025 Festival
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The organizers of the pop culture festival Comic Con Igromir, which took place at the "Timiryazev Center" from December 12 to 14, summarize the results. Over three days, the event was attended by 53,500 guests, and more than 140 participants showcased their projects and content, including Kinopoisk, World of Tanks, Tanks Blitz, World of Ships, 4game, Arknights: Endfield, Volga, LG UltraGear, Central Partnership, Rostelecom Games, SMP racing, Atmosphere of Cinema, Tornado Energy, A-One Films, Moscow Game Hub, Wink, HYPERPC, Bloody, TNT, Rosatom, and others.

Among the star guests on the third day were producer and screenwriter of Guy Ritchie's films Ivan Atkinson, actors Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Dmitry Chebotaryov, Alexander Seteykin, Vlad Konoplev, Konstantin Plotnikov, Vera Volt, Darya Melnikova, Ilya Grishin, frontman of Jane Air Anton Lisov, Maybe Baby, who closed the festival program together with Yandex Music, and others.

An open interview with Ivan Atkinson, producer and screenwriter of Guy Ritchie's films, became one of the main events of Comic Con Igromir. Ivan and Guy founded the company Toff Guys, which released the director's projects "Gentlemen," "Wrath of Man," "The Gentlemen's Affairs," and "Gangsterland." Ivan Atkinson spoke about the Guy Ritchie universe, future projects of the Ritchieverse, and the major new release of 2026 — the action movie "Out of Law" with Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, and Eiza Gonzalez. The conversation with the star headliner was conducted by actor and stand-up comedian Yevgeny Chebatkov, and Atkinson also answered questions from the audience.

Ivan Atkinson, Producer:
*When starting each film, we always try to set a certain tone. For example, in my first collaboration with Guy Ritchie, "Gentlemen," we looked to "The Godfather." But you know Guy: the shooting process begins, and he adds a lot of himself in the process — primarily jokes. As a result, we get a fun blockbuster. Something similar happened with "Out of Law". We shot a full-fledged action, but infused it with trademark humor, resulting in something special at the intersection of genres that you haven't seen before. In the film, we united two stars: Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal. And when you bring stars together, you can't be sure how they'll work together, whether there will be "chemistry" on screen. In our case, Henry and Jake became real brothers from the very beginning! And, of course, I must highlight Eiza Gonzales, who also played wonderfully, adding to our duo.*

The cinematic universe of Major Grom is expanding: festival guests were the first to learn details about the new series "Major Grom: Game Against Rules", and also interacted with the creators of the project — director Sobersasha (real name — Alexander Pyanikh), actors Tikhon Zhiznevsky, Dmitry Chebotaryov, Alexander Seteykin, Andrey Atlas, Mark Yusef, Yelisey Chuchilin, producers Artyom Gabrelianov and Mikhail Kitaev, and creative producer Oleg Trofim. The series will reveal the story of Igor Grom through the fates of other key characters — Yulia Pcholkina, Dima Dubin, Sergey Razumovsky, and others who will play significant roles in future films and series of the Bubble Studios and Plus Studios cinematic universe. The two-part premiere will take place on Kinopoisk on January 19, while one episode was exclusively shown in the cinema hall of Comic Con Igromir. A total of six episodes await viewers.

The project "Kiberslav" is gaining momentum. Almost a year after the premiere of the first episode of the animated Slavic cyber-fantasy, the second, third, and fourth episodes were shown in the festival cinema hall.

Moreover, a game in the action-RPG genre, "Kiberslav: Eclipse", is being prepared in the "Kiberslav" universe. Players can expect a dark and brutal slasher in which the Cyber Hero battles evil to reclaim his good name. Fans of the series will meet familiar characters (particularly Prince Dragomir and Miloslava) and learn more about the world of Slavic cyberpunk.

Visitors to Comic Con Igromir could personally see how well the developers managed to maintain the atmosphere of the series and make the adventure engaging at the booth where the alpha build of the game was showcased.

The game developers from Game Art Pioneers and Plus Studios conducted a presentation of the project and even answered several questions from the audience. The main storyline is designed for 10-12 hours of gameplay, plus there will be side quests for 8-10 hours. In battle, you can rely either on your own fists and the superhuman strength of Kiberslav or his cyber sword. Leveling up will unlock new abilities for one of the combat styles, chosen by the player. The soundtrack for the game is being handled by the group OLIGARKH, who also wrote music for the series.

In addition to the presentations about the Kiberslav universe, it was also announced at the festival about the collaboration of the project with the game "World of Ships." At a separate booth, visitors could enjoy free coffee or Ivan tea and purchase souvenir products related to the collaboration.

The domestic vampire saga "Vampires of the Middle Strip" is coming to a close: at the festival, the actors and creators shared exclusive clips from the final season, answered fans' questions, and signed autographs. The actors of the main roles expressed hope that the project would have a spin-off about one of the characters.

Dmitry Chebotaryov, who plays Sergey Baranovsky:
The most challenging scenes were the final ones. On one hand, it was very bittersweet to say goodbye. On the other hand, the second part of the season required a lot of physical effort. We lived in the forest for a month, battled the rain, mud, and weather conditions. It was physically challenging, but we love this story, so the process, no matter how tough it was, still brought joy. It was a long, very interesting journey full of love, mutual aid, and understanding.

On Sunday at Comic Con Igromir, actors from the adventure fantasy "King and Jester. Forever" — Vlad Konoplev (Prince), Konstantin Plotnikov (Gorshok), Darya Melnikova (Widow), Vera Volt (Princess), Ilya Grishin (Necromancer), and frontman of Jane Air Anton Lisov performed. They revealed details about the movie, which is set to be released in theaters on February 19, 2026.

The creators of the film "Smeshariki. Through Universes" showcased its teaser trailer and presented updated character designs. For the first time, the project utilizes 2.5D animation technology: in this case, the illusion of depth is achieved through the contrast between flat characters and a more voluminous background. In the film, the real world will blend with animation. Sergei Vasiliev and Marina Landa — composers of the original cartoon — are involved in the music creation. The film will feature both well-known musical themes from the series and new songs.

Also among the guests of Comic Con Igromir were "Improvisers" Arseniy Popov, Anton Shastun, Dmitry Pozov, and Sergey Matvienko. In 2026, the show will celebrate its 10th anniversary, and specially for this occasion, the guys will go on a tour across 10 cities, which will be announced later. They also announced the start of the new season of the show "Table Time" on January 2 and presented a collection of tabletop games, which includes games like "Yadzis," "Table Time," "Order," "Improdoor," "Hot-Cold," "Puzzle," and a secret game.

Another project that touched upon both the film and gaming aspects of Comic Con Igromir was the horror "Return to Silent Hill". The festival showcased an extended trailer and a video about the film's preparation in Russian dubbing. The lead character, James Sunderland, was voiced by dubbing actor Islam Ganjayev — he described the role as atypical and physically demanding. "Return to Silent Hill" will be released in Russian theaters on January 22, 2026.

For the fans attending the festival, Deep Studio organized a screening and discussion of the recently released full-length film "Chainsaw Man. The Movie: The Story of Reze". The director's cut version of the project "Time Agent: Chapter Indu. The Movie" was also presented in the cinema hall. Film lovers could watch the thriller with Dev Patel "Rabbit Trap" and the audience premiere of the fantasy action "Catch the Monster".

The first award in the comic industry "Canon" continued to recognize winners: in the best children's comic category, the "Meowgi. Scarlet Flower" publication by Vladislav Maximienko and Oleg Pavlov (Wizart Comics) was noted, the best adaptation of an eastern comic recognized the first volume of the "Gachiakuta. Cool Rejects" (Komilfo), and the best comic series — "Seroga" by Alyona Slastina (Terletski Comics). For contributions to the industry, comic artist Bogdan Kulikovskiy, who worked on publications "Yakutia," "Skunk and Oncelot," and "Nika," was awarded. Also, on the final day, the cosplay contest results were announced.

In the musical program of the festival, which Comic Con Igromir prepared together with Yandex Music, there was the first live performance of the band Brotherhood of Atom, to which actor and musician Sergey Goroshko joined on stage. Comic Con Igromir ended with a performance by the main rap princess of the Russian music scene Maybe Baby.

The festival, part of which is called "Igromir," would be incomplete without several gaming zones, including a cloud gaming stand from Yandex, an indie zone, and a stand for projects from residents of the Game and Animation Cluster. Together with many projects, the developers behind these creations came to Comic Con Igromir, where attendees could inquire about their works and express their wishes.

At the booths of Rostelecom and Lesta Games, activities were also held, for participation (and especially for victories) in which valuable loot could be won. The organizers and participants of the exhibition made an effort to present entertainment for every taste.

By the way, the date for the Comic Con Igromir in 2026 is already known — the grand pop culture festival will again take place in Moscow from October 30 to November 1.