In the new @HouseOfCards, we meet Russian President Victor Petrov, a.k.a. Vladimir Putin. http://t.co/qKmBrHGYCQ #HOC http://ift.tt/1AL4hL2
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) March 1, 2015 HOC Creator Beau Willimon spoke to the Daily Beast about Season Three's arc with the Russian president and the character of
Some spoiler summaries under the cut:
On the US/Russia relationship in the HOC universe: “The dynamics between the U.S. and Russia we wanted to be as authentic and true to life as possible, but we don’t limit ourselves to real-life parallels because that restricts us creatively,” says a cagey Willimon. “But sure, you could find things in Victor Petrov that you could say are similar to Putin, but I think there are also elements in him that are different.”
On Pussy Riot's cameo: “It turns out they were big House of Cards fans and had watched the show on their plane ride over to the States,” says Willimon. “I asked them questions about their experiences because we were developing the Russia storyline for the season, and invited them to come to the writers’ room and speak with us. They did, and told us what they were trying to achieve, and the price they paid for it.”
“I thought it would be really provocative to have our Russian president try to co-opt them, and then have them confront him face-to-face,” says Willimon. “It was something we could do on our show that might not happen in real life.”
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