Interview: The Wizard of the Kremlin
We caught up with Paul Dano and Director Olivier Assayas to talk about their new film The Wizard of the Kremlin. Paul talks about his character and finding the personality of a man that grew from reality TV to full country propaganda. Olivier talked to us about the moment he knew the film would be good, as Jude Law took to the character of Putin.
Paul Dano & Director Olivier Assayas talk The Wizard of the Kremlin (2025)
Story: In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin (Jude Law) joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov (Paul Dano) to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever. Putin and Baranov’s reign of chaos begins with lies and corruption, and quickly escalates to assassinations, tyranny, and eventually all-out war.
