Tom Hardy is unrecognizable as Al Capone
By
Amanda Devlin, The Sun
Published
April 13, 2018, 10:43 a.m. ET
He has been teasing fans for weeks about his upcoming film role as legendary gangster Al Capone.
Now Tom Hardy looks totally recognizable as he shows off his dramatic transformation with make-up and prosthetics to make him look older.
The “Peaky Blinders” actor will play Al Capone in his latter years as he suffers from dementia in the new film “Fonzo.”
Moviemakers say it will show “his past becomes present as harrowing memories of his violent and brutal origins melt into his waking life.”
In a series of black and white images, Hardy gives fans a taste of what he’ll look like in the upcoming film.
In one image he wrote: “Mega awkward character misstep.”
The biopic is directed by Josh Trank (“Fantastic Four”) and will see Hardy follow in the footsteps of award-winning actors Rod Steiger, Robert De Niro, and Ben Gazzara, who have all played Al Capone.
The American mobster, who went by the nickname of Scarface, reigned as crime boss for seven years in Chicago.
He was dubbed “public enemy number one” after the Valentine’s Day massacre which saw seven gang rivals murdered in broad daylight.
Hardy has been working on this and a “Spiderman” spin-off film called “Venom,” which Hardy will lead.
He is also likely to be working on a second season of “Taboo” after its return was announced.
“Fonzo” does not yet have a release date.
Hardy has starred in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters and most critically acclaimed films in recent years.
He has worked alongside Christopher Nolan on “Batman: The Dark Knight Rises,” “Inception” and “Dunkirk.”
In 2015 he won praise from fans and pundits for his leading roles in “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Revenant.”
The hunky actor has developed something of a reputation for playing the bad guy, due to some of the roles he has taken on over the years.
Tom played Charles Bronson, Britain’s most notorious criminal, in 2008 as well as taking on the role of famed East End gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray in “Legend” in 2015.