Olivier Assayas‘ chilling political thriller The Wizard of the Kremlin, starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and Paul Dano as the Russian president’s master propagandist, Vadim Baranov, met a warm embrace at the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Sunday night, drawing the customary standing ovation and hoots of “bravo” inside the water city’s Sala Grande […]
Oliver Assayas’ topical drama The Wizard of the Kremlin, revolving around a scheming Russian spin doctor who smooths Vladimir Putin’s ascent to power in the 1990s, world premiered in Venice this afternoon. Paul Dano plays the titular role of Vadim Baranov, a former avant-garde artist and reality TV show producer, who becomes the unofficial advisor to ex-KGB agent Putin […]
Jude Law joked that he hopes he wasn’t naive when he “didn’t fear repercussions” for taking the part of Vladamir Putin in French director Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard of the Kremlin, a fictionalized account of the Russian president’s ruthless rise to power throughout the 1990s. The political thriller is premiering at the Venice Film Festival […]
Paul Dano hasn’t talked about his new film yet. “You’re my first,” the American star laughs to The Hollywood Reporter in his first interview about the Venice-bound political thriller. “So let’s see.” It’s another midweek New York day for Dano, but in no time at all he’ll be setting foot on the lido — for the […]
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