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“They’re vicious animals. They come from the void.” Signature Ent. & Gaumont have debuted a new official trailer for the film The Wizarrd of the Kremlin, an English-language feature film from French director Olivier Assayas about Putin and his lackeys. This first premiered at the 2025 Venice Film Festival last year, and also played at the Toronto, San Sebastian, Busan, Zurich Film Fests. A young Russian artist becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as takes power in post-Soviet Russia, navigating the era’s complexities & chaos. The film tells the story of Vadim Baranov, played with calm and cool by Paul Dano, a sharp young man who becomes the top propagandist and advisor to Vladimir Putin when he rises in Russia as President in 2000. It’s a remarkable inside look at how power dynamics, corruption and manipulation work within the top echelons of Russia’s government. Also starring Jude Law as Putin, Alicia Vikander as Ksenia, with Jeffrey Wright, Tom Sturridge, Will Keen, and many others. I saw this film in Venice last year and it’s exceptionally interesting, showing how everything really is about power and control and manipulation. This is a good trailer showing how enormous and chilling the whole structure is – with Paul Dano’s meticulous performance leading the way. Opens soon in the UK starting in April but still has no US release date set yet. // Continue Reading ›
