(by Francesco Gallo).
The Invisible Boy: Second
Generation - the second part of Gabriele Salvatores' fantasy
saga - is premiering on January 4 in Italy.
The movie is big on special effects and super powers compared
to the first installation, delving more into the fantasy genre.
Set in Rabat, Siberia and in Trieste, the film is a "novel
with a fantasy inprint", Salvatores said.
The lead character (Ludovico Girardello), who is now 16,
discovers his dark side and his ability to be mean.
He also discovers that he has a biological mother called
Yelena (Ksenia Rappoport), a father Andrej (Ivan Franek) and a
sister Natasha(Galatea Bellugi) all of whom have superpowers.
Other characters with superpowers include Morfeo (Dario
Cantarelli), Cinetica (Katia Mironova), Roccia (Mikolai
Chroboczeck), Libellula (Matej Martinak) and Elastica (Yuliia
Sobolo).
All these 'special' characters in Salvadores' saga, which
will feature a third film, have one enemy: Igor Zavarov (Kristof
Konrad), a rich Russian entrepreneur who imprisons all
superheroes to capture the secret of their special powers.
Michele Silenzi, who is dealing with being a teen, has an
opportunity to step in and challenge Zavarov as well as those
who question the fate of superheroes.
The movie, which cost eight million euros, has a soundtrack
by Federico De Robertis and visual effects by Victor Perez.
The novel by the same name written by the three screenwriters
Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi and Stefano Sardo,
published by Salani, will be released at the beginning of
January along with the graphic novel for Panini Comics.
"It is the first fantasy saga for adolescents in Italy", said
Salvatores.
"The difference with other films of this genre is that mine
is more similar to Harry Potter with a character as protagonist
who grows film after film.
"This time Michele discovers his darker, more melancholy
side", he continued.
"The first 'Invisible Boy' was much more linear, simpler
while this one is full of time-jumps".
The director added that his movie is also different from US
fantasy blockbusters as American superheroes "usually save the
world" while "mine sometimes use their superpowers in the wrong
way".
"Certainly in this film the protagonist needs to start all
over again after discovering that he has a biological mother",
interpreted by Valeria Golino, said Salvatores.
"In the end he goes back to being an orphan together with his
sister - ready for new adventures".
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