It is based on Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s 2011 graphic novel The Death of Stalin, which was first published in French.
The Death of Stalin will be Iannucci’s second film, following In the Loop, 2009’s big-screen take on his TV series The Thick of It.
The Death of Stalin was announced as shooting this year.
Dalton will play Georgy Zhukov, a war hero and former confidante of Stalin who was another key figure in the power struggle.
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