Jude Law went bald and wore so much make-up to play Vladimir Putin in “ The Wizard of the Kremlin ” that one of the movie’s executive producers, Thomas Pierce, didn’t recognize him.

“He was in full prosthetics. His head was shaved. And he was speaking with a Russian accent,” Pierce told me. “It was as if Vladimir Putin had walked into the room.”

The movie, shot in Latvia, will premiere Aug. 31 at the Venice International Film Festival .

Law wasn’t happy to shave his head, but was committed to the role. “He gained 20 lbs.,” Pierce said.

“Wizard” co-stars Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright and Alicia Vikander.

Pierce, who also produced “The Brutalist” with Adrien Brody, co-financed “ The Queen of Fashion ” starring Emilia Clarke as Isabella Blow.

Blow, a Brit who worked for Vogue and dis

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