Washington, Feb. 15 -- Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is joining Aaron Taylor-Johnson in 'Blood on Snow', an indie adaptation of the Jo Nesbo crime thriller directed by Cary Fukunaga, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Eva Green, Emma Laird and Ben Mendelsohn are also part of the cast.

Cumberbatch replaces Tom Hardy, who was originally scheduled to appear and produce but backed down owing to scheduling conflicts. The feature film will begin production at the end of the month and will be shot in Latvia.

Taylor-Johnson plays Olav, a hitman/fixer hired by his mob boss to assassinate the man's adulterous wife. When Olav convinces himself that he has fallen in love with his wife and does not kill her, a series of tragic events unfolds, threatening ...