{"id":3009,"date":"2025-03-27T11:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3009"},"modified":"2025-03-27T18:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:29:36","slug":"jude-law-looks-scarily-like-vladimir-putin-in-major-transformation-for-kremlin-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/jude-law-looks-scarily-like-vladimir-putin-in-major-transformation-for-kremlin-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Jude Law looks scarily like Vladimir Putin in major transformation for Kremlin film"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jude Law has been seen as Vladimir Putin on the set ofThe Wizard of the Kremlin (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We officially have a first look of Jude Law <\/a>as Vladimir Putin<\/a> in upcoming drama The Wizard of the Kremlin.<\/a><\/p>\n

The movie is based on political strategist Vadim Baranov, who becomes an advisor to Russia<\/a>’s future president, Putin.<\/p>\n

The Holiday heartthrob Jude, 52, was seen in character while filming the biopic in Latvia.<\/p>\n

Jude was dressed as the Russian president, with impressive hair and make-up to mimic Putin\u2019s image, and wearing a tailored suit as he shot scenes with his co-stars.<\/p>\n

The Fantastic Beasts star could be seen chatting to another member of the cast who was stood close by.<\/p>\n

The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Giuliano da Empoli and focuses on the rise of an authoritarian regime.<\/p>\n

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The star was seen with the impressive hair and make-up to mimic Putin\u2019s image (Picture: Novaja Gazeta – Europe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jude is currently filming the movie in Latvia (Picture: Novaja Gazeta – Europe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Giuliano da Empoli and focuses on the rise of an authoritarian regime.<\/p>\n

The Talented Mr Ripley actor recently spoke about his interesting new role and confessed that he was \u2018hesitant\u2019 to talk about the project as he has \u2018an Everest to climb\u2019 when it comes to finding the character.<\/p>\n

In conversation with Deadline<\/strong><\/a>, the actors confirmed the news, adding: \u2018I say that hesitatingly because I haven\u2019t really started work on it yet.<\/p>\n

\u2018I mean, I have, but at the moment it looks like an Everest to climb, so I\u2019m in the foothills looking up thinking, \u201cOh Christ, what have I said?\u201d That\u2019s often how I feel whilst I say yes.<\/p>\n

\u2018I was going, \u201cOh God, how am I going to do this?\u201d But anyway, that\u2019s for me to sort out.<\/p>\n

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Jude previously expressed his hesitation before accepting the role (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The movie is based on\u00a0political strategist Vadim Baranov, who becomes an advisor to Russia<\/a>’s future president, Vladimir Putin (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jude\u2019s role as Putin will be a supporting role in this film which is set to focus on Vadim Baranov, Putin\u2019s spin doctor. The film is based on the 2024 novel Giuliano da Empoli and will also star Paul Dano<\/strong><\/a>, Alicia Vikander, Zach Galifianakis<\/strong><\/a>, and Tom Sturridge.<\/p>\n

In the interview with Deadline, Jude added that he feels more challenged in his career than he did in the earlier stages when he appeared in films such as The Talented Mr Ripley, Alfie, and Sherlock Holmes.<\/p>\n

\u2018What I love now is being offered or challenged or being able to develop roles that take me further from myself than ever before whether it\u2019s physically or emotionally,\u2019 he said. \u2018And that seems to be readily available as I get older.\u2019<\/p>\n

The film’s synopsis reads: ‘Working at the heart of Russian power, Baranov blurs truth with lies, the news with propaganda, directing the entire society like one great reality show. <\/p>\n

‘Only his love for the magnetic, free-minded Ksenia can turn him away from this dangerous game. The Wizard of the Kremlin sets out to tell Baranov’s story, and through his eyes, tell the dark secrets of the regime he helped build.’<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jude Law has been seen as Vladimir Putin on the set ofThe Wizard of the Kremlin (Picture: Getty) We officially have a first look of Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in upcoming drama The Wizard of the Kremlin. The movie is based on political strategist Vadim Baranov, who becomes an advisor to Russia’s future president, Putin. The Holiday heartthrob Jude, 52, was seen in character while filming the biopic in Latvia. Jude was dressed as the Russian president, with impressive hair … Continue reading “Jude Law looks scarily like Vladimir Putin in major transformation for Kremlin film”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3009"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3016,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3009\/revisions\/3016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}