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Watch the trailer for The Wizard of the Kremlin, an upcoming film starring Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, with Jeffrey Wright and Jude Law.

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.

The screenplay for The Wizard of the Kremlin is by Olivier Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère. It is based on the fictionalized novel Le Mage du Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli, © Editions Gallimard, 2022. The film is produced by Olivier Delbosc for Curiosa Films and Sidonie Dumas for Gaumont. It is co-produced by France 2 Cinéma. Alexandra Abrams, Justin Ardalan-Raikes, Sylvie Barthet, Niraj Bhatia, Lee Broda, Patrick Doherty, Max Kondziolka, Stuart Manashil, Joel Michaely, Michael Paletta, Thomas Pierce, Jeff Rice, Dean Sansovich, Theodore Shivdasani, Hugh Strange, and Scott Weber serve as executive producers.

The Wizard of the Kremlin, directed by Olivier Assayas, opens in North American theaters on May 15, 2026.
Transcript
00:00Russia needs a new president.
00:03He's young, athletic, he's a spy.
00:07KGB.
00:09Vladimir Putin.
00:11What interests me is power.
00:16Vadim Baranov was a visionary director.
00:19He became known as the new Rasputin.
00:22I want to be part of my time, not just a witness.
00:28I cannot be subservient to anyone.
00:32Our goal is chaos.
00:35We'll get into people's heads.
00:37We'll build the myth that the Russians are controlling the modern world.
00:47You're using your black magic in the service of power?
00:52It's a game. Politics is the only game worth playing.
00:57How miserable.
01:04The Americans, they treat me like I'm the president of Finland.
01:08What would you have me do?
01:12They're vicious animals.
01:16They come from the void.
01:19They've transformed me into the devil.
01:22You won't save yourself.
01:25We need to inspire fear.
01:28And fury.
01:30Be careful.
01:32Or you might fall flat on your face.
01:36No one is safe in Russia.
01:39What about you?
01:41The wizard of the Kremlin.
01:45I'm not interested in winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
01:48Or the war.
01:49Well,oshace.
01:53Now you would choose from KIM TUN.
01:54Come home.
01:55We are moving down.
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