First screenshot of Hardy as Al Capone
MAD Max: Fury Road and Legend actor Tom Hardy is to become notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone in a new biopic, Fonzo.
Tom Hardy has revealed the first image of himself as Al Capone, using his account on Instagram to do so.
Directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle, The Fantastic Four), the feature film Fonzo catches up with Alphonse Capone at the age of 47 when, after a decade behind bars, he begins to suffer from the symptoms of dementia and a conscience haunted by his past deeds.
Principal production is to start on April 2 in New Orleans.
Al Capone was known as a mob boss without pity, ruling with an iron hand over Chicago’s underworld during the Prohibition.
He died of cardiac arrest in 1947 at the age of 48.
The same year that he costarred in Mad Max: Fury Road with Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy played twin London gangsters, Ronnie and Reggie Kray, in 2015 film Legend.
Having broken through as incarcerated criminal strongman Charles Bronson in Bronson, he further established himself with a turn as Eames in Christopher Nolan’s 2010 hit “Inception.
He was Batman’s nemesis Bane in The Dark Knight and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in The Revenant.
Linda Cardellini (Avengers : Infinity War), Matt Dillon (Wayward Pines), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Kathrine Narducci (The Sopranos) are also part of the Fonzo cast.
A release date has not yet been announced.
In other news, Amy Adams is reportedly set to star in upcoming drama The True American.
The Arrival actress is said to be in talks with Annapurna Pictures over a role in the big screen adaptation of Anand Giridharadas’ non-fiction book of the same name, set in Texas in the days after the 9/11 terror attacks.
According to Variety, the American Hustle star is in negotiations to appear in the film, which will be produced by Annapurna, although it is thought Amazon Studios could be taking over the financing and distribution of the project.
As reported by the publication, the deal has not yet been confirmed as Adams is said to be trying to work her schedule around HBO series Sharp Objects, which she is producing as well as starring in.
Jackie filmmaker Pablo Larrain is set to direct The True American, while it’s said Mark Ruffalo and Kumail Nanjiani are in talks to join the cast.