There have been many films about Ned Kelly and the Australian gang he led in the 1870s. The brand new film True History of the Kelly Gang is based on a novel of the same name by Peter Carey, and stars a whole host of Antipodean and British stars. Here is everything there is to know about the movie.
When is True History of the Kelly Gang out in cinemas?
The star first aired at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, and did some of the other film festivals around the world after that.
The film was released on January 9 in Australia and shortly afterward online, and now has a limited released in the UK from February 28.
The movie will later be available in the USA and online in the USA on April 24, but news of when it becomes available online in the UK is unknown.
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Who is in the cast of True History of the Kelly Gang?
George MacKay stars the the bushranger Ned Kelly, while child star Orlando Schwerdt plays the young Ned Kelly.
Russell Crowe is Harry Power, an older bushranger who once served as an accomplice to the teenage Ned Kelly, while Thomasin McKenzie plays Mary and Jacob Collins-Levy plays Thomas Curnow.
Nicholas Hoult is Constable Fitzpatrick, the man desperate to track down the gang, alongside Charlie Hunnam, who plays Sergeant O’Neill.
Essie Davis plays Ellen Kelly, Ned’s stepmother, while Gentle Ben Corbett plays his father Red Kelly, Earl Cave plays Dan Kelly, Ned’s brother, and Marlon Williams is George King, Ellen’s later husband.
Sean Keenan plays another member of the gang, Joe Byrne, while Louis Hewison is Steve Hart and Claudia Karvan plays Ms Shelton.
Ned Kelly is heard saying: “A man cannot change the past nor outrun his destiny.
“I’m called the coldest murderer on record, but others who know the truth would call me a hero.”
Clearly this movie will give more information about the true story behind a family who have gone down in infamy for years.
True History of the Kelly Gang is out in cinemas on February 28
