Leonardo DiCaprio wants to play Putin

If a biopic would be planned on Vladimir Putin, Leonardo DiCaprio has expressed his interest in portraying the Russian president.

The 6-time-Oscar nominated actor told Germany’s daily Welt he could indeed imagine himself stepping into the Russian president’s shoes – cinema-wise, at least.

 “Putin would be very, very, very interesting. I would like to play him,” DiCaprio said.

 DiCaprio has also expressed interests in playing Lenin and Rasputin  too, if their roles  are available, Russia Today reported.

 Other personalities in Russia’s long-winded history have also reportedly captivated DiCaprio’s acting spirit, including the leader of Russia’s Communist revolution, Vladimir Lenin, and peasant-turned-emperor-shaman Grigori Rasputin.

 The Hollywood star, who is now basking in the success of his latest film, The Revenant, also recalled meeting Putin in 2010, when DiCaprio was attending the International Forum on Tiger Conservation in St. Petersburg.

 “My fund has several projects aimed at financial support for protecting these wild cats [Siberia tigers],” DiCaprio said. “Putin and me spoke only about these magnificent animals, not about politics.”

 “I think there should be more films about Russian history because it has many stories worthy of Shakespeare. That is fascinating for an actor,” he said. “Lenin also would be an interesting role. I would like also to star as Rasputin.”

 The actor’s grandmother was Russian and the actor refers to himself as “half Russian.”