Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is reteaming with his Taboo and A Christmas Carol collaborators on a new adaptation of Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations. Knight will write and executive produce the six-part BBC One/FX limited series that is also exec produced by Ridley Scott, Tom Hardy, Dean Baker, David…
In 1986, huckster reporter Gerald Rivera staged a hyped, bloated, two-hour TV special called The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault, tantalizing viewers with what treasures might be buried there. When it was finally opened, there was nothing, a big con that led nowhere. That almost describes this new film, Capone, which…
Here’s the first trailer for Capone (previously Fonzo), starring Tom Hardy as the American gangster whose bloody reign atop Chicago’s organized crime scene during the prohibition era earned him long-lasting infamy.
Director Josh Trank (Chronicle) took to social media to announce that the movie is heading for a May 12…
BBC pre-school channel CBeebies has enlisted Tom Hardy to read six Bedtime Stories after the actor proved to be the most popular celebrity storyteller for the long-running strand when he appeared in 2016.
The Peaky Blinders and Inception star will read one story a night over the course of a week later this month…
It’s been more than two years since FX and BBC One renewed Tom Hardy’s high-profile period drama series Taboo for an eight-episode second season. But the new season is not much closer to reality now than it was when originally ordered in April 2017.
Taboo is created by Peaky Blinders'Â Steven Knight with Hardy and his…
Sony Pictures has set Andy Serkis to direct Venom 2, Deadline has confirmed. The sequel to last year’s Marvel villain pic that grossed $856.1 million worldwide is slated to hit theaters October 2020. Studio met with the Mowgli and Breathe director, and Bumblebee‘s Travis Knight was among the names in the mix. Ruben…
FX has boarded the BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. The three-part series is produced by Ridley Scott's Scott Free, Tom Hardy's Hardy Son & Baker and FX Productions.
The U.S. cable network will air the series in December, the latest collaboration between the two broadcasters following Tab…
Tom Hardy's Taboo has headed for China after Alibaba and Youku struck deals for the FX and BBC drama.
The two companies struck the deals for the period thriller with The Media Pioneers, a UK-China media group run by Managing Director Maggie Liang. It will air on the digital platforms of both firms.
Produced by Scott…
SATURDAY UPDATE: Sony’s Venom has its jaw firmly clamped on China, taking $78.6M through Saturday in the market. With Sunday's results, we'll see a $100M+ opening, making it just the second superhero movie ever to hit the century mark during a 3-day Middle Kingdom bow, behind only Avengers: Infinity War.
China is…
EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s Venom took a big bite out of October when it bowed to a $205.2M global opening earlier this month. Now, it’s passed $300M at the international box office and is chomping at the bit to hit $500M worldwide this weekend. The current breakdown through Wednesday is $302.5M internationally, $175.3M…
As the Batman supervillain Bane in 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy hid mostly behind a mask and muddled voice, to mixed reviews at best. So why not try another comic book baddie and get above-the-title billing this time? Jumping from the DC world to Venom, an attempt by Sony to launch its brand of characters…
