Jude Law Says New Film About White Supremacist Group 'Needed to Be Made Now': 'The Relevance Speaks for Itself'

Jude Law is aware of the importance of his latest film.

On Saturday, August 31, the 51-year-old actor attended the 2024 Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of his new film Orderwhich competes for the prestigious Golden Lion.

During the press conference, Law talked about why the project — which centers on a group of white racists — is so timely. “Unfortunately, the relevance speaks for itself,” he said, per The Hollywood Reporter. “It felt like a work that needed to be done now. It’s always interesting to find a piece from the past that has some relevant connection to today.”

Co-star Nicholas Hoult added, according to the outlet, “Hopefully the film, maybe if people see it, can shed more light on how these things happen and the people who instigate them, [and can] prevent this from happening again in the future.”

Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Marc Maron and director Justin Kurzel were also in attendance at the annual film event.

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Order based on a nonfiction book from 1989 Silent brotherhood By Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt. It tells the story of “a series of increasingly violent bank robberies, counterfeiting operations and armored car robberies that terrorize communities across the Pacific Northwest” in 1983, according to a synopsis shared by the film festival.

“While confused law enforcement agents search for answers, a lone FBI agent stationed in the sleepy, picturesque town of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, comes to believe that the crimes are not the work of traditional, financially motivated criminals, but a group of dangerous domestic terrorists, inspired by radical , a charismatic leader, who are planning a devastating war against the United States federal government,” the description continues.

Per DeadlineVertical picked up the rights to the film from AGC in the US in May and is targeting a December 6 release date.

Tye Sheridan, Zach Baylin, Justin Kurzel, Jurnee Smollett, Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

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“It’s such a tricky market and tricky landscape out there so any kind of early recognition is so welcome,” said Law, who co-founded Riff Raff Entertainment with his creative partner Ben Jackson in 2017, a venue for film festivals like Venice. .

“These festivals are championed by film lovers, so it’s just a win to be there and share that company with great filmmakers,” he added.

“It was clear that Justin was the right person for Order because the subject was complicated,” added Law in Rok collaboration with director Kurzel.

“It was political, delicate and controversial in certain areas. But he has this barometer of going to those dark places and approaching a dark subject with a very calm head and a non-judgmental perspective. It also combines cinematic realism with cinematic scale,” the actor continued.

Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett and Tye Sheridan in ‘The Order’.

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Law’s appearance in Venice comes after he spoke to PEOPLE in June about how he’s dealt with fame over the years, admitting that everything changed when he starred in the 1999 film. The talented Mr. Ripley.

“I look back now – my eldest son is 27 and I wasn’t much older,” he said of his early days of fame. “And honestly, I look back and I’m really proud. I think I handled it pretty well.”

Order will next have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, September 8.

The Venice Film Festival runs from August 28 to September 7.

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