Ryan, DeHaan in early talks for ‘Devil’s Knot’

“Devil’s Knot” follows private detective Ron Lax (Colin Firth), who took on the West Memphis Three case pro bono. He found DNA evidence linking Terry Hobbs (Alessandro Nivola), the stepfather of one of the three murdered boys, to material that was used to bind one of the young victims. That evidence helped convince a judge to release Misskelley Jr., Baldwin and Damien Echols last year after the trio submitted an Alford Plea, which allowed them to plead guilty in exchange for release from prison for time served.

Ryan is in talks to play Lax’s soon-to-be ex-wife, while DeHaan will play a teen who had some history with the three murdered boys.

Source: CT