Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Tom Hardy have joined the cast of director Cary Fukunaga crime thriller ‘Blood on Snow.’
Based on Jo Nesbø’s best-selling novel of the same name, Nesbø is also penning the script alongside Ben Powers.
The story is set in 1970’s Oslo, where two rival gang leaders—Hoffman and the Fisherman (Hardy) —vie for control. Hoffman’s trusted hitman, Olav (Johnson), is a cold, efficient killer, perfect for the job. But beneath his ruthless exterior lies an unexpected intelligence and an unwavering moral code shaped by a complicated childhood…When Hoffman orders his own wife to be murdered, Olav’s principles clash with his loyalties. Instead of pulling the trigger, he hatches a scheme that makes him Hoffman’s next target and with nowhere safe to turn, Olav forms an uneasy alliance that places him at the heart of Oslo’s deadly gang war. Once a violent enforcer, Olav’s choice makes him an unlikely hero in a world where no good deed goes unpunished.
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Hardy and Dean Baker will produce under their Hardy Son & Baker banner, alongside Fukunaga, Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, and Hayden Lautenbach.
Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer will also produce under the Department M banner, which will also fully finance the feature. Hardy Son & Baker’s Tallulah Fairfax, Damiano Tucci, Sophia Banks, and Tiziano Tucci are executive producers on the film.
The project is set to start filming later in the year.
