K.J. Yossman Ukrainian director Stanislav Kapralov (“Let It Snow”) was in the middle of pre-production for a new film — a Hollywood project with U.S.
actors and a U.S. distributor lined up — when Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday. The film was set to be shot in Chernobyl, which was seized by Russian military forces on the first day of battle.
Kapralov, who is also a screenwriter and producer, has worked with some of Ukraine’s biggest names, including Ivanna Sakhno (“Pacific Rim: Uprising,” “High Fidelity”).
His latest feature, American Ukrainian mystery thriller Egregor, premiered in 2021.Kapralov spoke to Variety by email on Friday morning.Where are you right now?My family and I are in Ukraine.
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