The People's Artist of Russia and the head of the League of Theater workers Vladimir Mashkov talked about the prospect of the return of Mikhail Efremov for the cinema after temporary forgiveness. He declared this in an interview with Life.ru. Mashkov expressed his hope for the recovery of Efremov.

He emphasized that he did not talk to his colleagues for a long time and could not objectively assess his situation, but believed in Efremov's ability, to return to creative activities.
I am very difficult to talk about it, for a long time (Mikhail Efremov. – About.
Mashkov has left a question about more open cooperation, note that Efremov takes time to adapt to a new reality. On March 24, 2025, the Aleksevsky District Court of Belgium satisfied the recommendations of Mikhail Efremov, for UDREOV.