Aussie Trio Wrapped Up In "Cut Snake"

Sullivan Stapleton, Ryan Kwanten and Rachael Taylor will star in the Aussie thriller "Cut Snake" says Deadline.

Blake Ayshford penned the script from which Tony Ayres directs.

The story is inspired by a real-life incident at Brisbane’s Whisky A Go Go nightclub in 1973--where Kwanten and Stapleton will play two ex-cons. Stapleton's character, having just gotten out of jail, persuades Kwanten's reformed character to pull off a robbery. In the process they set fire to a nightclub, killing 15 people.

Taylor plays the fiancé to Kwanten's character.

Trevor Blainey will produce the film

Production kicks off in the middle of next year.