Tom Hardy In Talks For London Peroid Gangster Flick LEGEND

ScreenDaily (via ThePlaylist) reports that actor Tom Hardy is looking to put together his next badass role. This time being in talks for Legend being written and directed by Brian Helgeland (42, Mystic River, Man On Fire), who is known for writing L.A. Confidential which earned him an Oscar (also nominated for his screenplay for Mystic River). Hardy would play real-life gangster twin brothers, that were apart of the London criminal underworld during the 1950-60s.

"The film will be based on the true story of Ronald and Reginald Kray, sibling toughs from the 1950s and 1960s who rubbed shoulders with celebrities while also taking part in murder, armed robbery, arson, racketeering, assault, and more."


SOURCE: PLAYLIST

Noomi Rapace Could Join Tom Hardy In ANIMAL RESCUE

Deadline reports that Tom Hardy is in final talks to star in Michael K. Roskam's (Bullhead) Animal Rescue. While Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, Dragon Tattoo) has been offered the female role of the film. The Boston set drama from author Dennis Lehane (Gone Baby Gone, Mystic River, Shuter Island) focuses on a man who wants to shed his criminal path but somehow gets mixed up in a bad heist and a killing resulting from a lost and contested pit bull. Hardy recently wrapped production on Mad Max Fury Road with Animal Rescue looking to start shooting in March. Having Hardy and Rapace in one film seems like a solid match of badasses not to mention how intense Roskam's Oscar nominated thriller Bullhead was.