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The first trailer has just dropped for "The Wizard of the Kremlin," the upcoming biopic about current Russian President Vladimir Putin, directed by Cannes award-winning filmmaker Olivier Assayas. The film is an adaptation of Italian author Giuliano da Empoli’s 2022 semi-fictional debut novel of the same name, chronicling Putin's early rise in the political arena.
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The screenplay for the film adaptation of "The Wizard of the Kremlin" was co-written by Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère, director of "Ouistreham" (also known as "Between Two Worlds"). The star-studded cast includes Paul Dano as Vadim Baranov, Jude Law as Vladimir Putin, Alicia Vikander as Ksenia, Jeffrey Wright as Rowland, Zach Galifianakis, and Tom Sturridge as Dmitri Sidorov. The film is slated for release in France on January 21, 2026, with a North American release date yet to be announced.