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Tarantino Critiques Dano; Clooney and Day-Lewis Defend Actor

3/28/2026

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Quentin Tarantino (filmmaker) criticized Paul Dano on a podcast, calling his acting 'weak sauce'.
George Clooney and Daniel Day-Lewis support Paul Dano.
Paul Dano stars in The Wizard of the Kremlin as a young artist who becomes an official in 1990s Russia.
Jude Law plays a young Vladimir Putin in the film, due in UK and Irish cinemas on April 17.
Readers may submit questions for Dano until April 2.

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Quentin Tarantino (filmmaker) criticized Paul Dano on a podcast, calling his acting 'weak sauce'.
George Clooney and Daniel Day-Lewis support Paul Dano.
Paul Dano stars in The Wizard of the Kremlin as a young artist who becomes an official in 1990s Russia.
Jude Law plays a young Vladimir Putin in the film, due in UK and Irish cinemas on April 17.
Readers may submit questions for Dano until April 2.