Jude Law Talks The Order, Anthony Minghella on the Awards Chatter Podcast

Jude Lawguest in this episode The Hollywood Reporter‘with Chatter about awards podcast, is an Englishman who has been one of the world’s best film actors for 30 years.

Twice nominated for an Academy Award before he turned 30, the first time for his successful supporting role in 1999. The talented Mr. Ripley and then for his first major leading role in 2003 Cold mountainand he directed both Anthony Minghellahe also directed it Clint Eastwood, David Cronenberg, Steven Spielberg, Sam Mendes, David O. Russell, Kenneth Branagh, Mike Nichols, Martin Scorsese, Joe Wright, Steven Soderbergh, Wes Anderson, Paolo Sorrentino and Brady Corbettamong other things.

And now, at the age of 51, he stars in the well-received Disney+ series Star Wars: Skeleton Crewand gave what many consider his best performance yet as an FBI agent hunting white nationalists in Idaho in the 1980s in Justin Kurzelnew movie Orderwhich premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in August, and began publishing on the platform through Vertical Pictures on December 6.

During a conversation at the Hollywood offices of Law’s publicist, the actor reflected on his journey to the film and the special relationship he formed with Minghella, who also directed it in 2006. Breaking and enteringwho died suddenly in 2008; the kind of role he deliberately avoided until he couldn’t turn down the money he was offered to star in the 2004 remake of the film. Alfieand how his public persona, influenced by British tabloid coverage, may have limited the way some people see him; why he thinks he’s done some of his best work in years, including a limited TV series Young Pope in 2016 and The new Pope in 2017, and in films Vox Lux in 2018, Nest in 2020, Firefighter 2023 and now Order; plus more.