#FIRSTLOOK: CANADIAN RELEASE PATTERN FOR “THE WIZARD OF KREMLIN” STARRING PAUL DANO

AWARD-WINNING OLIVIER ASSAYAS’
THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN
CANADIAN THEATRICAL RELEASE BEGINNING
MAY 15, 2026
at
TIFF Lightbox – Toronto, ON
Imagine Cinemas Carlton – Toronto, ON
VIFF Cinema – Vancouver, BC
Landmark Cinemas 16 Country Hills – Calgary. AB
Montréal Cineplex – theatre tbc
Playhouse Cinema – Hamilton, ON
ByTowne Cinema – Ottawa, ON
Landmark Cinemas Kanata – Kanata, ON
Landmark Cinemas 24 Whitby – Whitby, ON
Princess Cinemas – Waterloo, ON
Imagine Cinemas Lakeshore – Tecumseh, ON
Hyland Cinema – London, ON
The Vic Theatre – Victoria, BC
The Movie Mill – Lethbridge, AB

Synopsis:
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. 
 
Cast:

• Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, The Fabelmans) Vadim Baranov
• Alicia Vikander (Academy Award winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role – The Danish Girl) Ksenia
• Tom Sturridge (The Sandman, The Chronology of Water) Dmitri Sidorov
• Will Keen (Wolf Hall, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) Boris Berezovsky
• Jeffrey Wright (The Agency, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 & 2) Rowland
• Jude Law (The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Order) Vladimir Putin

Directed by: Olivier Assayas (Suspended Time, Personal Shopper)
Screenplay: Olivier Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère
Based on the fictionalized novel Le Mage du Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli, © Editions Gallimard, 2022
 
Editor: Marion Monnier
Cinematographer: Yorick Le Saux
Production Designer: François-Renaud Labarthe
Costume Designer: Jürgen Doering
 
Producers: Olivier Delbosc for Curiosa Films and Sidonie Dumas for Gaumont Co-produced by: France 2 Cinéma
 
Country: France
Runtime: 136 minutes
Language: English
 
Canadian Distributor: Game Theory Films
U.S. Distributor: Vertical
Both Game Theory Films (Canada) and Vertical (U.S.) will be releasing THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN on May 15, 2026.