The Sydney Morning Herald of October 10, 2013 has an article entitled "New Money Could Bring Another Ned to Our Screens." (I can imagine that all the Ned fans will be complaining that it is based on a work of fiction that does not always mirror the actual facts, but, consider the fact that I was first attracted to the Kelly story by Carey's novel....and look at me now!)
It begins with:
He's been played by, among others, Mick Jagger, Heath Ledger and
Carlton football legend Bob Chitty: now a new Ned Kelly could be coming
soon to our cinemas.
Screen Australia has announced $643,125 of funding to support
the development of 18 feature film projects. One of the films it is
supporting is an adaptation of Peter Carey's Booker-prizewinning novel True History Of The Kelly Gang, which is being written by playwright and screenwriter Joe Penhall (The Road). No actor has yet been named for the lead but Justin Kurzel, whose debut feature was the harrowing Snowtown, is attached to direct.
Later in the article it says:
There is no guarantee that the projects receiving preliminary
funding will all make it to the screen, but this particular line-up
presents an especially intriguing and varied slate of possibilities.
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