Article continues below advertisementJude Law stepped into the complex role of Russian leader Vladimir Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin, and he's eager to clarify his intentions behind the performance."I didn't fear repercussions. I felt confident, in the hands of [director] Olivier [Assayas] and the script, that this story was going to be told intelligently and with nuance and consideration," Law, 52, said during a press conference ahead of the film's premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on Sunday, August 31, per Variety.