Jude Law reveals why he stayed apart from Nicholas Hoult during filming ‘The Order’
When thinking about why he wanted to star in a film like “The Order” during this time in history, Jude Law reflects that the idea of division through hatred is something that’s been around forever but also highlighted a story that he felt needed to be amplified. “It shone light on the early forming of hate groups and extremist groups in the States and by going back, telling a story that somehow has these uncomfortable relevances to today is a great way of talking and having a conversation starter,” he tells Gold Derby during our recent webchat (watch the video interview above). He adds, “By concentrating on getting that authentic, it seemed to be effective as a piece that’s commenting on where we are now.”
“The Order,” currently in theaters and being distributed by Vertical, stars Law as Husk, an FBI agent. Husk goes to Idaho to investigate a series of bank robberies and other crimes that he discovers are all linked to Mathews (Nicholas Hoult). Mathews is using the fruits of these crimes to finance a white nationalist group called The Order, which splintered from the Aryan Nations. The film also stars Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver, Morgan Holmstrom, and Marc Maron. The movie is directed by Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel and written by Zach Baylin.
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Law and Hoult didn’t spend a lot of time around each other during much of the shoot. Law thought this was organic but has since learned that this was something that Kurzel wanted to be the case. “Our story follows one path on the hunt for the other side, which Nick Hoult was leading up and the schedule was such that there were very few days when, in fact, we were all filming at the same time.” That dynamic ended up just taking off from there in their interactions on set. “Once we’d started, it became apparent that Nick and I were not going to cross paths and I think we just all leaned into that. We are always trying to make something plausible and authentic and it’s easier to do that when you’re not then having lunch opposite the guy you’re meant to not know anything about.”
Since he started acting professionally in the late 1980s as a teenager, Law has had an astonishing career that has led to him getting two Oscar nominations. He was first nominated in 1999 for supporting actor for “The Talented Mr. Ripley” and then again in 2003 in lead actor for “Cold Mountain.” His filmography also includes “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “Road to Perdition,” “Hugo,” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” He’s also has a long list of credits on the stage in both London and New York. He’s been nominated for three Olivier Awards: one for Best Newcomer in a Play for “Les Parents terribles” in 1994 and two for Best Actor (Play) for “Hamlet” in 2010 and “Anna Christie” in 2012. He’s also garnered two Tony nominations: Best Featured Actor (Play) for “Indiscretions” in 1995 and Best Actor (Play) for “Hamlet” in 2010.
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