First PHOTOS of Jude Law as Putin emerge

The British actor portrays the Russian leader in the political thriller ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’

British actor Jude Law, who is portraying Russian President Vladimir Putin in ‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’, has been spotted on the set of the film, according to photos circulating on social media.

The film follows the story of a fictional political operative, presumably loosely based on former Putin aide Vladislav Surkov, who helps the Russian leader rise to power.

The image, shared on Tuesday by Novaya Gazeta Europe, shows Law wearing a dark suit on a stage in Riga, Latvia while surrounded by extras.

’The Wizard of the Kremlin’ focuses on Vadim Baranov, a fictional former avant-garde artist-turned TV producer who becomes the chief political adviser to a rising figure within Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) – soon revealed as Vladimir Putin in the 1990s.

EXCLUSIVE: First photos of Jude Law as Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard of the Kremlin, a movie about 1990s Russia currently being filmed in Riga.