Russian Film Crew Will Make First Movie in Space
2021-10-09
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1A Russian actor and film director left Earth on a spaceship this week to start filming a movie.
2Russian officials said the movie will shine a light on Russia's success in space.
3Dmitry Peskov is press secretary for President Vladimir Putin.
4"We have been pioneers in space and maintained a confident position," Peskov said, adding that space exploration is great for Russia.
5Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko took off from a site in Kazahkstan Tuesday with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.
6They arrived about three hours later at the International Space Station where they will stay for 12 days.
7The future film is called Challenge.
8It tells the story of a doctor who hurries to the space station to help an astronaut with a heart problem.
9The passengers had four months to get ready for the space trip.
10Peresild said training for the trip was difficult.
11But, she said, once they reach their goal, "all that will seem not so difficult and we will remember it with a smile."
12Shipenko said he will finish the movie back home after filming in space.
13Two other Russian cosmonauts already on the space station will also perform in the movie.
14Dmitry Rogozin heads the Russian space agency Roscosmos and has been a major force behind the project.
15"Space deserves being shown in a more professional, artful way," he said.
16Rogozin said he edited the script himself to correctly represent the realities of space travel.
17"We describe some real emergencies that may happen out there," he said.
18Oleg Novitskiy is an experienced Russian cosmonaut.
19He will play the character with the heart problem in the movie.
20When that is done, he will return to captain's seat of the Soyuz spacecraft and bring the actor and director back to Earth
21I'm Dan Friedell.
1A Russian actor and film director left Earth on a spaceship this week to start filming a movie. Russian officials said the movie will shine a light on Russia's success in space. 2Dmitry Peskov is press secretary for President Vladimir Putin. 3"We have been pioneers in space and maintained a confident position," Peskov said, adding that space exploration is great for Russia. 4Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko took off from a site in Kazahkstan Tuesday with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov. They arrived about three hours later at the International Space Station where they will stay for 12 days. 5The future film is called Challenge. It tells the story of a doctor who hurries to the space station to help an astronaut with a heart problem. 6The passengers had four months to get ready for the space trip. 7Peresild said training for the trip was difficult. But, she said, once they reach their goal, "all that will seem not so difficult and we will remember it with a smile." 8Shipenko said he will finish the movie back home after filming in space. Two other Russian cosmonauts already on the space station will also perform in the movie. 9Dmitry Rogozin heads the Russian space agency Roscosmos and has been a major force behind the project. 10"Space deserves being shown in a more professional, artful way," he said. 11Rogozin said he edited the script himself to correctly represent the realities of space travel. "We describe some real emergencies that may happen out there," he said. 12Oleg Novitskiy is an experienced Russian cosmonaut. He will play the character with the heart problem in the movie. When that is done, he will return to captain's seat of the Soyuz spacecraft and bring the actor and director back to Earth 13I'm Dan Friedell. 14Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on a report by The Associated Press. Caty Weaver was the editor. 15How do you think the Russian movie will turn out? Tell us in the Comments Section and visit our Facebook page. 16____________________________________________________________________ 17Words in This Story 18pioneer - n. a person who helps create or develop new ideas, methods, etc. 19confident - adj. having a feeling or belief that you can do something well or succeed at something 20script - n. the written form of a play, movie, television show, etc.