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Jude Law Confirms He's Playing Vladimir Putin in a New Movie: 'How Am I Going to Do This?'

Jude Law confirmed he is set to play Russian President Vladimir Putin in an upcoming movie titled 'The Wizard of the Kremlin.' The actor said the role 'looks like an Everest to climb.'

In an interview with Deadline published Thursday, Jan. 9, the 52-year-old actor revealed that he will play Russian President Vladimir Putin in an upcoming film titled The Wizard of the Kremlin. Directed by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, the movie will involve Law in a supporting role and follow Putin, now 72, "at the beginning of his governing career," per the outlet. Dano, 40, will reportedly play protagonist Vadim Baranov, an artist-turned-TV-producer who "blurs truth with lies, the news with propaganda, directing the entire society like one great reality show," while "working at the heart of Russian power."

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