Russian Communists Are Not Happy With DiCaprio Playing Lenin

Communist Party members in Russia have threatened to blockade if plans go ahead for him to play Lenin in a new movie.

The ‘Revenant’ star, who, strangely, doesn’t look unlike the Russian leader, has been offered the role by a state-owned film studio in St Petersburg, Lenfilm, after expressing a love for Russian history in a recent interview.

“I think there should be more films about Russian history because it has many stories worthy of Shakespeare,” DiCaprio told German newspaper Die Welt.

“That is fascinating for an actor. Putin would be very, very, very interesting. I would like to play him. Lenin also would be an interesting role. I would like also to star as Rasputin.”

But it’s not gone down well. At all.

“We have sent a letter to Lenfilm and told them that such move would provoke protest actions,” said Sergey Malinkovich, leader of the St Petersburg Communist Party.

“We would launch the civil disobedience actions near Lenfilm entrance, we simply would not let them enter it.

“They should find a Russian actor.”

Mr Malinkovich has form in this area, however, having previously chastised actress Olga Kurylenko, who was born in Ukraine, for taking her role in Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace’.

He penned her an open letter in 2008, which read: “In the name of all communists we appeal to you, prodigal daughter of poor Ukraine and deserter of Slavic world.

“The Soviet Union gave you free education, free medical care but nobody knew you would commit an act of intellectual and moral betrayal and become a movie girl of Bond, who in his movies kills hundreds of Soviet people and citizens of other socialist countries.”

But a spokesperson for the studio, which was founded in 1914, has said that it would continue with its plans, if DiCaprio was up for it.

“It is always interesting to make movies,” said Valeriy Karlov.

“Leonardo DiCaprio is often compared to Lenin in his youth. We have enough scenery and props to recreate the era of the revolution.”

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