The Search for Powerful Magic

The Search for Powerful Magic is an upcoming Russian computer animated comedy adventure film produced by Toonbox and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is a spin-off of the popular Qumi-Qumi series, following Juga on a quest to find powerful magic in order to save Yusi from an evil sorcerer. The movie will be released on November 11, 2017 in Russia.

The voice cast:
Vladimir Ponomarev as Juga

Maryana Spivak as Bai-Baba and Yusi

Alina Rin as Oilo, Ququlka and Yusi's Mother

Dmitry Nagiev as Shumi-Qumi General and Qumir the Evil Sorcerer

Alexander Petrov as Elvis Presley

Plot:
Juga sets out on a quest to find powerful magic in order to save Yusi from an evil sorcerer. Along the way, he befriends Oilo, Ququlka and Elvis Presley.

Distributed:
20th Century Fox will release The Search for Powerful Magic in Russia on November 11, 2017.

Soundtrack:
The movie's soundtrack will feature songs by Russian artists such as Dima Bilan and t.A.T.u., as well as international artists such as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson.

Animation:
The Search for Powerful Magic will be Toonbox's first foray into 3D animation. The movie was originally going to be released in 2D, but the company decided to switch to 3D after seeing the success of other recent Russian animated movies such as Masha and the Bear: Mystery of the Third Planet and Ethel & Ernest.

Similars To:
TheSearchforPowerfulMagic has been described as "an animated Indiana Jones movie for kids."

Trailers:
A trailer for The Search for Powerful Magic was released on Toonbox's YouTube channel on October 10, 2017.

Production:
Toonbox began production on The Search for Powerful Magic in early 2016. The movie was originally going to be released in 2D, but the company decided to switch to 3D after seeing the success of other recent Russian animated movies such as Masha and the Bear: Mystery of the Third Planet and Ethel & Ernest.

Development:
The idea for The Search for Powerful Magic came about when Toonbox was looking for a way to expand the Qumi-Qumi franchise into feature films. Originally, the movie was going to be released in 2D, but the company decided to switch to 3D after seeing the success of other recent Russian animated movies such as Masha and the Bear: Mystery of the Third Planet and Ethel & Ernest.

Casting:
Vladimir Ponomarev, Maryana Spivak and Alina Rin will reprise their roles from the Qumi-Qumi TV series as Juga, Bai-Baba/Yusi and Oilo/Ququlka respectively. Dmitry Nagiev will voice the Shumi-Qumi General and Qumir the Evil Sorcerer, while Alexander Petrov will voice Elvis Presley.

Release:
The Search for Powerful Magic is scheduled to be released in Russia on November 11, 2017.

Screens:
In October and November of 2017 the movie will be shown in about 1000 cinemas all over Russian Federation.

Home media
The film will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on February 6th 2018.

Reception
Critical reception for The Search for Powerful Magic has been mixed to positive. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 73% approval rating from 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.

On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the film has a score of 60 based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Box office
The Search for Powerful Magic grossed $1 million in Russia on its opening weekend. As of November 17, 2017, it has grossed $3 million worldwide.

Accolades:
The Search for Powerful Magic was nominated for "Best Animated Feature" at the 26th European Film Awards, but lost to Ethel & Ernest.

Legacy:
The Search for Powerful Magic is Toonbox's first foray into 3D animation. The movie was originally going to be released in 2D, but the company decided to switch to 3D after seeing the success of other recent Russian animated movies such as Masha and the Bear: Mystery of the Third Planet and Ethel & Ernest.

Categories:
2017 computer-animated films

2010s adventure films

2010s comedy films

Russian animated films

Films set in Russia	Toonbox Animation Studios movies	20th Century Fox animated films	3D animated films

Films about wizards	Fantasy adventure films

Trivia:
* The Search for Powerful Magic is Toonbox's first foray into 3D animation. The movie was originally going to be released in 2D, but the company decided to switch to 3D after seeing the success of other recent Russian animated movies such as Masha and the Bear: Mystery of the Third Planet and Ethel & Ernest.

* Vladimir Ponomarev, Maryana Spivak and Alina Rin will reprise their roles from the Qumi-Qumi TV series as Juga, Bai-Baba/Yusi and Oilo/Ququlka respectively. Dmitry Nagiev will voice the Shumi-Qumi General and Qumir the Evil Sorcerer, while Alexander Petrov will voice Elvis Presley.

* The Search for Powerful Magic was nominated for "Best Animated Feature" at the 26th European Film Awards, but lost to Ethel & Ernest.