Jude Law Says Film About White Supremacist Group ‘Needed to Be Made Now’ [Video]

Jude Law knows the importance of his latest film.

On Saturday, Aug. 31, the actor, 51, attended the 2024 Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of his new film The Order, which is competing for the prestigious Golden Lion.

During a press conference, Law spoke about why the project — which centers around a White supremacist group — is so timely. “Sadly, the relevance speaks for itself,” he said, per The Hollywood Reporter. “It felt like a piece of work that needed to be made now. It’s always interesting finding a piece from the past that has some relevant relationship to the present day.”

Fellow cast member Nicholas Hoult added, per the outlet, “Hopefully the film, perhaps, if people see it, can shed more light on how these sorts of events occur and on the people that are instigating them, [and can] help prevent it happening anymore in the future.”

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