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Production: Originally titled The Wettest County in The World, the film's title was briefly changed to The Promised Land, before eventually reverting to Wettest County. Although meant to begin shooting in February 2010, it had been reported in January that the project had fallen apart as a result of financing problems.
According to screenwriter Nick Cave, "a lot of the truly brutal stuff didn't pull through into the film. Within the book, you get lulled by the beautiful lyricism from the writing, and then suddenly you are slapped in the face with a graphic description of the killing. I tried to be true to that around I possibly could." Next he said the filmmakers "tried to stay as true to the original story as possible", adding "we kind of changed aspects of the personality and temperament of Rakes to obtain [Guy Pearce] involved."
The indie studio Sony Red Wagon Entertainment decided to get the project. In December 2010, it was reported that LaBeouf would stick to board and Bad guy would part of as Forrest. Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke, Dane DeHaan, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman and Randall Franks also joined the cast. Filming began last month 28, 2011 in a variety of locations near Atlanta, Georgia, including Newnan, Grantville, Haralson, LaGrange, and Carroll County's McIntosh Park.
In March 2011, Momentum Pictures and it is parent company Alliance Films acquired the U.K. and Canadian distribution rights. In May 2011, the Weinstein Company bought the U.S. distribution rights, with a wide release expected. In March 2012, the title was changed to Lawless. It.
