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.