 In 2003, "Ned Kelly", a $30 million budget movie about Kelly's life was released.Directed by Gregor Jordan with a script by John Michael McDonagh (brother of Martin McDonagh), it stars Heath Ledger as Kelly, along with Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, and Naomi Watts.Based on Robert Drewe's book "Our Sunshine", the film covers the period from Kelly's arrest for horse theft as a teenager to the gang's armour-clad battle at Glenrowan.