Justin Kurzel Casts Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult in True Crime Pic ‘The Order’

Australian director Justin Kurzel clearly has a thing for true crime stories. And he’s seen success with a few of them, including ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ and ‘The Snowtown Murders’. He’s back at the based-on-truth track for a new movie called ‘The Order’.

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Here’s the basic pitch for ‘The Order’: In 1983, a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations and armored car heists frightened communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. As baffled law enforcement agents scrambled for answers, a lone FBI agent (Law), stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, came to believe the crimes were not the work of traditional, financially motivated criminals, but a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, inspired by a radical, charismatic leader (Hoult), plotting a devastating war against the federal government of the United States.

It’s certainly topical and offers fertile ground for drama. Plus both Law and Hoult have long proved themselves capable of this sort of performance. Kurzel intends to start shooting this May in Alberta, Canada.

Both Law and Hoult have been typically busy of late, with Law ing the ‘Netflix, and which also boasts Baylin as one of the writers.

On the movie front, he’ll be Captain Hook for Peter Pan & Wendy’, which doesn’t have a release date yet, but we’re eager to see what the director does with the classic tale.

And in stories based on real-life, Law’s playing Henry VIII opposite Karim Aïnouz.

As for Hoult, he was last seen in ‘Renfield’ (in which he plays the troubled title character looking to break free from the vampire’s employ) due in theaters on April 14th.

Keeping with the vampire theme, he’s also due to star alongside Garfield’ comic strips.

Behind the scenes, the actor has a production company called Dead Duck Films and has been developing a TV series to star in called ‘Wildfire Johnny’. It tells the story of a young man who discovers a discarded straight razor with a note promising whoever possesses this blade will gain access to its particular magic. No word on when that one will be shooting yet.