{"id":710109,"date":"2026-01-20T16:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=710109"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:16:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:16:38","slug":"venice-film-festival-2025-jude-law-embodies-vladimir-putin-for-a-french-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/venice-film-festival-2025-jude-law-embodies-vladimir-putin-for-a-french-director\/","title":{"rendered":"What to think of Olivier Assayas&#8217;s political fresco starring Jude Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a30d2f989eb3&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a30d2f989eb3\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2185213721-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jude Law at the photocall for the film Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on November 21st, 2024, in London &#xA9; Dave Benett\/WireImage.\" class=\"wp-image-618051\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jude Law at the photocall for the film <em>Star Wars: Skeleton Crew<\/em> on November 21st, 2024, in London \u00a9 Dave Benett\/WireImage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><h2 data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"752\"><strong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"752\"><em>The Wizard of the Kremlin<\/em>: Olivier Assayas\u2019s new film starring Jude Law<\/strong><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After casting <strong>Vincent Macaigne<\/strong> and <strong>Nora Hamzawi<\/strong> in his latest film <strong><em data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"82\">Suspended Time<\/em><\/strong> (2024), French director <strong>Olivier Assayas<\/strong> has secured a major figure of British cinema for his upcoming feature. Indeed, actor <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/eden-is-the-thriller-starring-jude-law-and-sydney-sweeney-worth-watching\/\"><strong>Jude Law<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; recently seen in the thriller <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/eden-is-the-thriller-starring-jude-law-and-sydney-sweeney-worth-watching\/\"><em><strong>Eden<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (2025) &#8211; will portray the controversial political figure of <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong> in a film adaptation of the novel <strong><em data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"380\">The Wizard of the Kremlin<\/em><\/strong> (2022) by <strong>Giuliano da Empoli<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not an easy task given the international reputation of the former KGB officer\u2026 On that topic, Jude Law told <em data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1426\">Deadline<\/em>: \u201c<em>Right now, it feels like climbing Mount Everest<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a30d2f98a49e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a30d2f98a49e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/jude-law-vladimir-poutine-le-mage-du-kremlin-numero-magazine-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Jude Law et Paul Dano dans le film Le Mage du Kremlin (2025) d'Olivier Assayas.\" class=\"wp-image-715993\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jude Law et Paul Dano dans le film <em>Le Mage du Kremlin <\/em>(2025) d&#8217;Olivier Assayas \u00a9 Carole Bethuel &#8211; 2025 CURIOSA FILMS &#8211; GAUMONT &#8211; FRANCE 2 CINEMA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander\u2026 A prestigious cast<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Th<strong>e <em data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"30\">Star Wars: Skeleton Crew<\/em> <\/strong>(2024) actor &#8211; who previously worked with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/why-david-cronenbergs-new-film-with-diane-kruger-is-one-of-his-most-personal-yet\/\">David Cronenberg<\/a><\/strong>, <strong>Wong Kar-Wai<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/why-is-clint-eastwood-still-ruffling-feathers-at-the-ripe-old-age-of-90-2\/\">Clint Eastwood<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; will star opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/paul-thomas-anderson-propels-bradley-cooper-and-philip-seymour-hoffmans-son-into-the-70s\/\"><strong>Paul Dano<\/strong><\/a> (<em data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1863\">The Batman<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"1887\">Little Miss Sunshine<\/em>). The latter will play <strong>Vadim Baranov<\/strong>, a fictional character loosely inspired by <strong>Vladislav Yuryevich Surkov<\/strong>, Putin\u2019s former <em>\u00e9minence grise<\/em>. Swedish actress <strong>Alicia Vikander<\/strong> (<em data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2072\">Firebrand<\/em>) and <strong>Tom Sturridge<\/strong> will also join the cast.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"669\">The pitch? \u201c<em>Russia in the 1990s. The USSR has collapsed. Amid the turmoil of a country under reconstruction, a razor-sharp young man named Vadim Baranov carves his path. First an artist, then a reality TV producer, he becomes the unofficial advisor to a former KGB agent destined for absolute power &#8211; none other than the future \u2018Tsar\u2019, Vladimir Putin. Immersed inside the system, Baranov becomes a key element of the new Russia, shaping speeches, images, and public perception.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5iSUmP4I6E\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B5iSUmP4I6E<\/a><\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The trailer of the film <em>The Wizard of Kremlin<\/em> (2026).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A screenplay co-written by Emmanuel Carr\u00e8re<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"1007\"><strong>Olivier Assayas<\/strong> co-wrote the political thriller <strong><em data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"739\">The Wizard of Kremlin<\/em> <\/strong>with writer <strong>Emmanuel Carr\u00e8re<\/strong>. The film had its world premiere at the <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/venice-film-festival-2025-what-to-expect-from-the-82nd-edition\/\"><strong>2025 Venice Film Festival<\/strong><\/a>, where it was part of the official competition. While <strong>Jim Jarmusch<\/strong>\u2019s <em data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"934\">Father Mother Sister Brother<\/em> took the Golden Lion home,<em> The Wizard of Kremlin<\/em> drew the attention of the public.<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:33242759-21da-4c50-89e3-747db262a10a-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">&#13;\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">&#13;\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">&#13;\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">&#13;\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"45ed2f88-841b-43f2-8569-8b8959a53d06\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">&#13;\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">&#13;\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\">&#13;\n<p data-start=\"1009\" data-end=\"1255\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The press praised <strong>Jude Law<\/strong>\u2019s performance, lauding his uncanny transformation into the political figure, perfected with a wig. \u201c<em>It\u2019s amazing what you can do with a good wig<\/em>,\u201d the actor declared at a press conference during the festival. Let&#8217;s see how the French audience will welcome the film\u2026<\/p>&#13;\n&#13;\n<\/div>&#13;\n<\/div>&#13;\n<\/div>&#13;\n<\/div>&#13;\n<\/div>&#13;\n<\/div>&#13;\n<\/article><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Wizard of Kremlin (2026) by Olivier Assayas, coming out in theatres on January 21st, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wizard of the Kremlin: Olivier Assayas\u2019s new film starring Jude Law After casting Vincent [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/venice-film-festival-2025-jude-law-embodies-vladimir-putin-for-a-french-director\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from What to think of Olivier Assayas&#8217;s political fresco starring Jude Law<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":781794,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,88,5,87],"tags":[2630,8868,9583,9598,2281,9599],"class_list":["post-710109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cinema","category-movies","category-culture","category-culture-en","tag-alicia-vikander-en","tag-jude-law-en","tag-mostra-de-venise-2025-en","tag-olivier-assayas-en","tag-paul-dano-en","tag-vladimir-poutine-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Wizard of the Kremlin: Our review of Olivier Assayas&#039;s film<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jude Law stars in Olivier Assayas&#039;s The Wizard of the Kremlin. 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