In 2011, the Russian action movie in 3D "Shadow-3 Fight" was released. The actors, who played the main roles in the first two parts, migrated in full force to the new film by Alexei Sidorov. The picture has collected more than 13 million dollars at the box office, which undoubtedly is the merit of not only the director, but also the talented cast.
“Shadow Boxing-3”: actors photo, short story
Typically, the "continuation" of sensational movie hits is unsuccessful and can hardly be put on a par with the first film. But "Shadow Boxing 3" was an exception to the rule. The film is saturated with active action and sharp plot twists even more than the first part.
The plot of the film “Shadow Boxing-3”, whose actors have long been familiar to the viewer from the previous parts, is tied to the fact that boxing champion Artem Kolchin leaves the sport and headlong into the world of show business and social events. In this new life, Artem feels out of place, although outwardly he seems successful and in demand. The once serious hardworking guy turned into a spineless clown. But soon in the life of Kolchin, events take place that make the guy start all over again, return to the ring and prove to everyone that he is able to defend the honor not only of his own, but also of his friends and people close to him.
Shadow Boxing 3: actors and roles. Denis Nikiforov
For the young actor Denis Nikiforov, the role of Artem Kolchin became fateful. Since the 97th year, Denis has acted in films, but the directors did not offer him the main roles.
In 2005, the first part of “Shadow Boxing” was released, and Nikiforov soared in the blink of an eye to the very tops of the Olympus cinema.
“Shadow Boxing-3”, whose actors generally and generally migrated from past projects, only added popularity to Nikiforov and strengthened his “star” status in Russian cinema. The actor very well got used to the image of Kolchin, not only in the first and second parts, when his hero was a “concrete” and “tough” guy, but also in the third part, where he had to play partly a loser.
The main character began to lead an unusual “secular” lifestyle for himself, which shook his idea of himself. Along with the loss of his sports skills, Kolchin also becomes a bad father and husband, as well as a bad coach, who allowed his ward to be beaten almost to death in the ring and left disabled.
At a certain moment, Kolchin realizes that he can’t continue like this anymore, and is trying to regain his former status.
Elena Panova as Vicki
In the first part of the film, Artem Kolchin meets the young nurse Vika, who helps him to pass a series of tests and, in the end, becomes his wife. Elena Panova embodied the image of her beloved Kolchin in all films, including Shadow Fight-3.
Actors Elena Panova and Denis Nikiforov in the third part of the film had to endure not the most pleasant moment in the life of their characters - a marriage crisis, divorce and scandals. According to the plot, the hero of Kolchin not only becomes an eerie "cutie", but also periodically cheats on his wife.
The heroine Panova is struggling to reach out to her husband, but each conversation ends in a scandal. At some point, Vika realizes that she does not feel anything for her husband, except contempt, and, having taken her daughter, she filed for divorce.
For a long time, Victoria has not heard anything about her faithful, but she cannot miss the first fight of Kolchin in the ring with champion Kuerte for the first few years. After the victory, Denis Vika returns to the previous Artem with his daughter.
Andrey Panin as Vagit
Actors of the film “Shadow Boxing-3” owe their popularity in many respects to the series of films by Alexander Sidorov. But not Andrei Panin. Rather, the actor can be called a “guest star”, since Panin has been in films since 1992 and often played the main roles in films and TV shows.
Andrei Panin has a pronounced negative charisma, so the actor for the most part got the role of villains. In the first and second parts of the film, Panin, without changing the tradition, plays the terrible scoundrel Valiev, who repeatedly substitutes Nikiforov in various situations. However, in the third part, Vagit changes somewhat in character.
First, he leads a solitary life and turned to spiritual practices. Secondly, he even agrees to help Artem when he arrives in China for evidence that Cuerto is taking dope before the fights. In fact, it turns out that the boxer was a victim of genetic engineering. Vagit and Artem are getting across the throat of both the police and the mafia of China. Unfortunately, at the end of the third part, Panin’s character dies.