English actor Jude Law is perfectly alright with portraying the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the upcoming film The Wizard of the Kremlin.

The film is a political thriller helmed by Olivier Assayas, and is set to premiere on Sunday at Venice Film Festival, reports ‘Variety’.

“I hope not naively, but I didn’t fear repercussions. I felt confident, in the hands of Olivier and the script, that this story was going to be told intelligently and with nuance and consideration”, the actor said on Sunday afternoon at the movie’s official press conference. “We weren’t looking for controversy for controversy’s sake. It’s a character in a broader story. We weren’t trying to define anything about anyone”.