Black Lightning (Chornaya Molniya) - Timur's flying car film

Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, as well as making Night Watch, Day Watch and Wanted has also made a film about a magic car! It's due out in December 2009 and the teaser trailer is below. Very much a teaser, but it does look cool.

The film is directed by Alexander Voytinskiy and Dmitry Kiselev. I assume Timur is producing.

This is being touted as the "Russian response for Transformers and Batman" by Timur himself who is co-producing behind his own company, Bazelevs with Universal Pictures. In the 8 million dollar range, the film seems to be an ode to the every day heros, those that live for others and not themselves. The car is a Volga which has a rich history and connotations in Russian culture, kind of like a Russian Mercedes. It was considered a luxury car for middle to high management and political figures, but it's not the most luxurious car for top leaders.

Black Lightning is the story of a Russian college student who buys a second hand car which turns out to have magical powers, yes it can fly, and it turns him into the superhero who has to protect the city.

Black Lightning from AO on Vimeo.

Source: Quiet Earth

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