Jude Law said “yes” to Olivier Assayas to play the role of Vladimir Putin in Le Mage du Kremlinadapted from the thriller by Giuliano da Ampoli, grand prize of the French Academy in 2022 and published by Gallimard.
But now, the 52-year-old actor admits to Deadline, everything remains to be done… and he has not completely started to face what he presents as an “Everest to climb”. To be honest, at the foot of the mountain, the 52-year-old actor asks himself: “Oh my God, why did I say yes? »
Confident despite everything
Jude Law is quick to add that he often feels this trepidation before taking on a role, but that he knows he will do well with this “contemporary historical character”. “That’s my problem, it’s up to me to find out,” says the man who has proven himself in a range of roles in films as varied asexistence, Skeleton Crew or even Sherlock Holmes.
The novel Le Mage du Kremlinreleased just before the Russian army invaded Ukraine in February 2022, is a historical thriller. It is set in Russia in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s. It traces the journey of Vadim Baranov, a young artist who became a television producer for a reality TV show, who will be played by Paul Dano , who became the “spin doctor” of a promising member of the FSB (ex-KGB), Vladimir Putin. The film promises a dive “into the heart of Russian power, where courtiers and oligarchs wage war […] Read more
