Olivier Assayas will adapt The Wizard of the Kremlin
Having not made a new feature film in several years, Olivier Assayas returned in 2024 with Out of timea film about his relationship with his brother. After this very personal project, the director is preparing a new feature film: The Wizard of the Kremlin.
Olivier Assayas’ new film will be adaptation of the novel of the same name by Giuliano da Empolireleased in 2022. This is in the early 1990s a meeting he imagined with Vadim Baranovformer entertainer, reality show producer and influential advisor to Vladimir Putin. Vadim Baranov talks about his role in the political rise of Vladimir Putin and his relationship with powerone of the main themes of the book.
Jude Law will play Vladimir Putin!
Olivier Assayas therefore needed an actor to play Vladimir Putin in his next film. And for this he enlisted a very prestigious British actor: Jude Law. During a recent interview with Expirationhe explained that he would soon put himself in the shoes of the current Russian president. He didn’t hide his apprehension about the challenge presented by this role :
I say this with hesitation because I haven’t started working on it yet. I’ve finally started, but right now I feel like I’m climbing Everest. I’m at the foot of the mountain and I look up and I think, ‘Oh my God, why did I agree to this?’ This is often how I feel when I say “yes” to a role. I was like, ‘Oh my God, how am I going to do this?’ But it’s up to me to find the solution.
Jude Law will still be surroundeda distribution of your choice In The Wizard of the Kremlin. You will find it there Alicia Vikanderannounced at the casting and with whom he collaborated The Queen’s Game. The latter has already worked with Olivier Assayas on the series Irma Vep. We still don’t know what role he will play in the French director’s new film. After all, we know this Paul Dano should play Vadim Baranov.
What release date for the film?
The Wizard of the Kremlin n/a no release date yet. But we understand it from the words of Jude Law its filming has not yet begun. This means Olivier Assayas’ film shouldn’t not ready to be revealed until 2026.
Before seeing him lend his feature films to Vladimir Putin, Jude Law will star in two more feature films. That is to say The Orderdirected by Justin Kurzel, and the new production by Ron Howard, Eden. Both films are expected to hit theaters this year. But their precise release date has not yet been revealed.
Source: Cine Serie
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