While filming the dark political satire The Death of Stalin, where he played the swaggering, medal-heavy Marshal Zhukov, Isaacs was granted a brief day off. He used his free time to attend a prestigious, somber commemoration event for the Battle of the Somme, where he found himself hobnobbing with actual world leaders, including former British Prime Minister David Cameron. When Isaacs described the movie's plot—which revolves around power-hungry, greedy politicians acting like chaotic children to seize control—Cameron could barely contain a mix of surprise, horror, and amusement. The politician looked at Isaacs and confessed that the script's absurd backstabbing matched the real-life political scheming happening inside Downing Street on a daily basis.
