IFC Films Picks Up ‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci’s ‘The Death of Stalin’
IFC Films has acquired North American rights to “Veep” creator Armando Iannucci’s “The Death of Stalin,” a comedic take on the events that transpired after the brutal strongman died in 1953, TheWrap has learned.
Adrian McLoughlin plays Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in the film, which features an A-list cast including Steve Buscemi, Jeffrey Tambor, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs and Michael Palin.
The movie takes a comic approach to the aftermath of Stalin’s death, which plunged the Soviet Union into a power struggle pitting several ambitious officials against each other.