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  • ‘Fonzo’ Director Josh Trank Shares First Official Photo of Tom Hardy as Al Capone

    ‘Fonzo’ Director Josh Trank Shares First Official Photo of Tom Hardy as Al Capone

    Tom Hardy, Taboo
    FX

    Al Capone keeps finding himself in modern headlines, even after dying back in 1947 at age 48.

    In this case, it’s because “Fonzo” director Josh Trank just shared a look at star Tom Hardy in full makeup as the notorious gangster.

    “Fonzo” — nickname for Alphonse Capone — focuses on the end of Capone’s life, after almost a decade in prison for tax evasion, when he was suffering with dementia.

    https://twitter.com/joshuatrank/status/1027355493222809601

    A few months ago, Tom Hardy shared some early shots of his Al Capone during filming. It’s pretty clear he’s going to be unrecognizable.

    In Hardy’s early shots, Fonzo looked like Marlon Brando. In Trank’s photo above, as one fan tweeted, “Why does Tom look like Christoph Waltz?”

    At least there may not be anything covering his face this time.

    https://twitter.com/frankpallotta/status/1024488005590036480

    “Fonzo” also stars Linda Cardellini as Capone’s long-suffering wife Mae; Matt Dillon as his closest friend Johnny; Kyle MacLachlan as his doctor Karlock; Katherine Narducci as Rosie, one of his sisters; Jack Lowden as FBI agent Crawford; Noel Fisher as Capone’s son Junior; and Tilda Del Toro as Mona Lisa, a mysterious lover from Capone’s past.

    This will be Josh Trank’s first feature since “Fantastic Four” did not exactly go as planned. The release date for “Fonzo” has yet to be announced.

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  • New ‘Venom’ Trailer Unleashes Symbiote Army

    New ‘Venom’ Trailer Unleashes Symbiote Army

    Venom
    Sony

    Here is “Venom,” in all his gory glory.

    Sony released a new trailer for the movie, which stars Tom Hardy as a journalist named Eddie Brock who comes into contact with an alien symbiote that fuses with him. That gives him superpowers but also turns him into a slime monster with a really gross, long tongue.

    “I found something really bad,” Eddie says. “And I have been … taken.” And in this universe, there’s no Liam Neeson to save him.

    This trailer provides a better look at Riz Ahmed’s Dr. Carlton Drake, who’s conducting experiments on merging humans and symbiotes — and eventually becomes Riot, even more powerful than Venom.

    Venom is a character from the Spider-Man universe, though this movie is not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That likely means we won’t see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in this movie or any of the other villain-focused movies Sony is developing.

    “Venom” opens in theaters October 5.

  • Tom Hardy Still Plans to Make Two More ‘Mad Max’ Movies

    Tom Hardy Still Plans to Make Two More ‘Mad Max’ Movies

    Mad Max: Fury Road
    Warner Bros.

    Oh what a lovely day it will be when the next “Mad Max” movie is announced.

    Tom Hardy played Max Rockatansky in “Mad Max: Fury Road,” the fourth film in the Mad Max franchise. The reboot was meant to restart the franchise, with director George Miller said to have scripts ready and waiting for “Mad Max 5” and “Mad Max 6.” A few months ago, details came out about the ugly legal battle between Miller and Warner Bros., holding up production on the new movies.

    Tom Hardy was at San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend to promote “Venom,” but he also gave Variety an update on the mad wait for “Mad Max” to resume:

    Tom Hardy: “It was always the plan to do three of them, so I think we’re still waiting on being given the opportunity and the green light to go ahead on the next one. But when I engaged on that there was a plethora of material on it.”

    Variety: “So you’re waiting for Warner Bros. to green-light it?”

    Tom Hardy: “Obviously it belongs to Warner Brothers, so it would be them who green-lit it. But a lot of projects are in radial, you know, you wait for something to land when it’s real, and as soon as it’s real we’ll jump on it.”

    Yes, keep the pressure on. The court battle sounded pretty unpleasant, and it didn’t seem likely that Miller and WB would want to work together again. But money is the universal language, and if they know they can get more money out of this franchise maybe that will eventually bring them together for the next film.

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  • Riz Ahmed’s ‘Venom’ Villain Revealed, Spider-Man Team-Up Teased

    Riz Ahmed’s ‘Venom’ Villain Revealed, Spider-Man Team-Up Teased

    Sony Pictures/Marvel

    While Friday was a relatively quiet day for big screen news coming out of San Diego Comic Con, during the Sony panel there were a couple of details revealed about their highly anticipated “Venom” solo movie (with Tom Hardy in the title role).

    Perhaps the biggest news was the reveal that Riz Ahmed, who plays Dr. Carlton Drake, a scientist and philanthropist whose Life Foundation is experimenting with extraterrestrial entities, will also portray Riot, a symbiote like Venom who can hop from person to person. Riot first appeared in the comic book “Venom, Lethal Protector” issue #4 way back in 1993. (Drake was attempting to create a super-powered police force using the alien symbiote. Or something.) So yes, there are more symbiotes in “Venom” than just, you know, Venom!

    After screening some blood-splattered footage (in one sequence Venom eats a guy’s head), the cast and crew also teased a possible team-up with Tom Holland, the newly minted Spider-Man. While this seemingly seems impossible, seeing as how Marvel Studios jointly controls the character now, Holland was spotted on the “Venom” set earlier this year and it’s unclear if the “Venom” team was keeping coy or being purposefully opaque. “At some point down the road, they will hopefully cross paths,” director Ruben Fleischer said during the panel. While Hardy chipped in, “Go toe-to-toe with Tom Holland? I’ll have a go!”

    So what do you think? Will Spidey show up in “Venom?” And how excited are you to see the ultimate villain appear in his very own film?

  • Tom Hardy: ‘Venom’ Is ‘A Bit Like Ren and Stimpy’

    Tom Hardy: ‘Venom’ Is ‘A Bit Like Ren and Stimpy’

    Sony

    Tom Hardy says there’s a simple reason he wanted to play Venom: “He’s the coolest!” And that his interpretation of both sides of the character comes from a classic ’90s cartoon.

    Talking to EW about his upcoming superhero film, Hardy said, “As far as Marvel characters, I have to say for me, Venom looks the coolest. That sounds a bit shallow! But I appreciate that he has a kind of brazen swagger and a zero foxtrot attitude.”

    For the uninitiated, Venom is a bit of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde character. His human side is all-American journalist Eddie Brock. But when an investigation exposes him to an alien known as a symbiote, he’s infected with an alter-ego that’s got razor-sharp teeth, a wicked tongue and crazy powers.

    And a tendency to bite off heads. Hardy admits that Venom’s brutal method of dealing with adversaries “is not what you would expect from, say, Captain America taking down a crook.”

    Hardy explained he took inspiration for the character’s dual personalities from a feuding dog-and-cat duo. “It’s a bit like Ren and Stimpy, you know?,” he said to EW. “They have different sounds. I always saw Venom as sounding like a James Brown lounge lizard, and Eddie Brock is kind of…” — he switches to an aw-shucks American accent — “I don’t know, an everyday kind of guy. But he’s inherited this massive ego, this beast.

    “There’s a tragic clown element, which I find funny and is harmonious with some of the work that I like to do,” says Hardy of playing a vastly different villain than, say, Batman’s nemesis Bane.

    Although Venom exists in the Spider-Man ‘verse, he won’t share the same cinematic space as current Spidey Tom Holland. And he won’t be a retread of the character as played by Topher Grace in the best-forgotten “Spider-Man 3.”

    Director Ruben Fleischer (“Zombieland”) says that he and Hardy “talked a lot about a werewolf and what it is when you get infected or bit by a werewolf.” But instead of transforming into a wolf a la “An American Werewolf in London,” the human side has to coexist with the beast.

    In other words, no Tom Hardy waking up naked in the wolf cage at the zoo and wondering what the hell happened the night before.

    Two new photos over at EW include one with Riz Ahmed and Hardy strapped to a chair for what looks like an uncomfortable interrogation.

    Sony

    “Venom” hits heaters October 5.

    [Via EW]

  • The ‘Venom’ Trailer Has More Views Than ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Last Jedi’

    How big is Tom Hardy’s “Venom” going to be?

    Screen Crush got fans talking with its recent story pointing out that the Sony Spider-Man spinoff has actually had more views than any previous “Spider-Man” movie trailer. They also listed several other films with less-viewed trailers, and the major blockbusters with more views.

    The first “Venom” teaser didn’t show Venom at all, which is probably why the actual debut of the character in the official trailer got so much attention. And it was good attention, with some cynical fans admitting they were pretty impressed by the visuals.

    That official Sony trailer on YouTube currently has 64,189,157 views (with 1.3 million upvotes vs. 48K downvotes).

    Screen Crush compared that to the official trailer views for Andrew Garfield’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (37 million), Tom Holland’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” (28 million), and the upcoming computer-animated “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (25 million).

    They also listed a few other YouTube trailers that did not do as well as “Venom,” including several Marvel, DC, Lucasfilm, and Disney blockbusters:

    • “Iron Man 3”: 62 million views
    • “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”: 55 million
    • “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”: 50 million
    • “It”: 49 million
    • “Ghostbusters”: 44 million
    • “Justice League”: 42 million
    • “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”: 41 million
    • “Deadpool 2”: 41 million
    • “Black Panther”: 40 million
    • “The Dark Knight Rises”: 36 million
    • “Frozen”: 34 million
    • “Wonder Woman”: 29 million
    • “Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2”: 20 million

    Check out their full list of trailer views. It’s just counting the first official trailers, not teasers or future trailers, or combining views from all of the promos.

    Of course, “Venom” is nowhere near the 200+ million mark for the official “Avengers: Infinity War” trailer. But it’s still pretty impressive, and a good sign for Sony’s Marvel Universe. This is the first film in that new universe — which is completely separate from Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe.

    “Venom” — starring Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, and Jenny Slate — opens in theaters October 5.

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  • Pierce Brosnan Wants Tom Hardy as the Next James Bond (for His ‘Wiggle’?)

    Hardy. Tom Hardy. What do you think of him as the next 007?

    Pierce Brosnan told The Daily Mail’s Event Magazine that he himself was “never good enough” as James Bond, with the exception of “GoldenEye.” He talked about the tearful call he got from Barbara Broccoli after doing “Die Another Day,” when she told him he was done. He said it took him years to get over it.

    But he is over it. Now he’s talking about his role in the upcoming “Mamma Mia!” sequel, and the future of James Bond.

    The Daily Mail asked Brosnan whom he believes will inherit the role after Daniel Craig, and — in their words — “even whether such a misogynistic hero can exist in post-#MeToo Hollywood.”

    Here’s Brosnan’s answer:

    “Bond is Bond and you can’t change that. I think a woman could play Bond but it wouldn’t be James Bond. Daniel Craig has been an incredible Bond. He’s very physical, he looks lethal. You genuinely believe this is someone who could kill a man. He’s complained about doing the part because he’s put himself through a lot physically, but he will do the next movie, and then I think Tom Hardy could be a good Bond. I’d be happy to see him do it. You need an actor who can put a bit of wiggle into it – that’s what makes Bond.”

    By “wiggle” he probably meant a twist, or Hardy’s own unique unpredictable take. But we’re choosing to believe he literally meant Tom Hardy’s wiggle because that mental image is delightful.

    Tom Hardy has had a very eclectic career thus far, but he’s shown that he’s not averse to major franchises — from Bane in “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises” to his upcoming turn in the Spider-Man spinoff “Venom.”

    This isn’t the first time Hardy’s name has come up for 007. In 2015, he was asked if he’d consider the role; here’s what he told Sky News:

    “I think anybody would consider doing Bond, wouldn’t they?”

    Daniel Craig still has the job for “Bond 25,” but Pierce Brosnan’s endorsement certainly can’t hurt Tom Hardy when it comes to Bond 26.

    Pierce Brosnan’s “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” opens in theaters July 20th. Tom Hardy’s “Venom” opens October 5th. Daniel Craig’s “Bond 25” opens November 8, 2019.

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  • Emma Thompson Is Now a Dame; Tom Hardy, Keira Knightley Also Honored

    Congratulations to Dame Emma Thompson! The Oscar-winning actress was just named a Dame (the British equivalent of a knighthood) by Queen Elizabeth.

    Also being awarded with slightly lesser honors: Tom Hardy, who was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, which is two spots lower than a knighthood); and Keira Knightley, who received an OBE, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

    Most excellent news all around.

    Thompson, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Howards End” and a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for “Sense and Sensibility,” just starred in a BBC production of “King Lear” with her “Howards End” costar, Anthony Hopkins.

    She also has “The Children Act” opening in August in the UK. She plays a judge in the drama, which was written by novelist Ian McEwan.

    [Via Deadline]

  • Tom Hardy Is Now Totally Unrecognizable as Al Capone for ‘Fonzo’ Movie

    Tom Hardy is going deep for director Josh Trank’s Al Capone biopic, “Fonzo.”

    Last month, just before the start of filming in New Orleans, Hardy shared a set photo from wardrobe — but that did not prepare us for the transformation ahead.

    Hardy returned to Instagram with a few new shots from “Fonzo,” and …. wow.

    First of all, here’s what the movie is about:

    “Al ‘Fonzo’ Capone ruled Chicago with an iron fist during the Prohibition Era and was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore before being famously taken down by Eliot Ness.

    The film centers on his final days. At the age of 47, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, dementia sets in and Capone’s past becomes present as harrowing memories of his violent and brutal origins melt into his waking life.”

    Here are some of Hardy’s new shots:

    Chasing Fonzo ♠️

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    Mega awkward character misstep ????

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    Damn. Intensity — check. Commitment — check. This could be interesting.

    Last year, Hardy talked to The Daily Beast about his upcoming transformation for “Fonzo”:

    Is the Al Capone film Fonzo actually happening, with you playing Capone?

    Yeah. It’s not Cicero, the one I’d initially signed on to do. This is a completely different piece that I’m very excited by with Josh Trank set to direct. He’s written something that’s quite out of left-field and like nothing I’ve read before. I’ve spent quite a lot of time with Josh and he’s passionate and effusive about it, and I’m excited to get on with that. It’s not Al Capone as I expected him, which is what I really loved about it. When taking on an icon, you’re always looking for something inventive and compelling and has a new angle, and I think Josh has found that.

    Are you going to have to pack on the pounds and prosthetics?

    Well, Al Capone was forty-something when he passed away, so he wasn’t that far off my age anyway. And he’d lost a lot of weight before he passed because he was suffering from Syphilis and deteriorating. It’s not the classic Al Capone that you necessarily envision with the silhouette. I don’t want to give too much away about it, but there’s definitely a transformation with that role. I don’t know if it’s as drastic as Bane. I’ve probably damaged my body too much. I’m only little! If I keep putting on weight I’ll collapse like a house of cards under too much pressure

    “Fonzo” also stars Linda Cardellini as Capone’s long-suffering wife Mae; Matt Dillon as his closest friend Johnny; Kyle MacLachlan as his doctor Karlock; Katherine Narducci as Rosie, one of his sisters; Jack Lowden as FBI agent Crawford; Noel Fisher as Capone’s son Junior; and Tilda Del Toro as Mona Lisa, a mysterious lover from Capone’s past.

    “Fonzo” has yet to announce a theatrical release date.

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