Prior to seeing Inception I was excited to find out that a certain British actor who I had recently become acquainted with is part of the "dream team" which includes Leonardo Dicaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Ellen Page in Christopher Nolan's newest hit. This actor is Tom Hardy, who portrays the nonchalant action-hero Eames in Inception. But right before this role Hardy portrayed Charlie Bronson, England's most dangerous and violent inmate in the 2008 movie "Bronson". Hardy's crazy and thoroughly convincing portrayal of Bronson earned him a lot of notoriety everywhere. And as you can see from the picture at right, he went through quite a physical change to adapt to the role.
Bronson is a great cerebral movie that will shock you with its violence and psychological quirks, but it is also really well done visually and supported most of all by Hardy's performance. Nicolas Winding Refn (the Pusher Trilogy) directed and is now coming out with Valhalla Rising which looks equally as crazy, dark, and visually stunning, and who's trailer you can see here.
But back to Hardy, he's definitely one of my new favorite actors. Like many dashing, bulky action heroes out there like Sam Worthington and Christian Bale, it looks like Hardy will rise pretty fast after Inception. But unlike actors specifically like Worthington, Hardy has a lot of diversity. Even though Worthington recently told the press he wants to play characters with a little more depth now, that doesn't ignore the fact that he's only taken 1 dimensional heroes from Avatar, Terminator Salvation, and Clash of the Titans to rise to the top. Hardy on the other hand likes anything and everything and new things as he professes in a truly fascinating interview over at cinematical.
And he's definitely proven it by taking roles ranging from "Wuthering Heights" to "Star Trek: Nemesis" and "Rocknrolla". Now, Hardy's most recent casting news and the most exciting to be announced for a while about anyone is his role as Max in two new Mad Max movies directed by original director George Miller (who apparently also directed Happy Feet? wtf?). If you combine Hardy's portrayal of Bronson with Eames from Inception, I'd say you have a pretty awesome Mad Max. Sadly, filming has been currently delayed for Mad Max, but I'm sure it will start eventually. Who doesn't want to see those movies redone? I don't care how much of a cult following they have, the originals are TERRIBLE. Please give us something better, Mr. Hardy and Mr. Miller, because Mr. Gibson is in no shape to return to any sort of acting as we all know from a few certain tapes.
Anyway, everyone should pay more attention to Hardy. Even though his character in Inception isn't as extreme as Bronson, he got the job done and is my favorite character in the movie because of it. I hope to see him in much more from now on. I have included the "Bronson" trailer below for your enjoyment and a possible viewing on Netflix since it's on instant watch right now.
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ReplyDeleteIn 2006, Hardy created "Shotgun", an underground theatre company along with director Robert Delamere, and directed a play, penned by his father for the company, called "Blue on Blue". In 2007, Hardy received a best actor BAFTA nomination for his touching performance as Stuart Shorter in the BBC adaptation of Alexander Masters' bestselling biography Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007). Hardy, hailed for his transformative character acting, was lauded for his emotionally and physically convincing portrayal in the ill-fated and warmhearted tale of Shorter, a homeless and occasionally violent man suffering from addiction and muscular dystrophy.
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