No, Bill Belichick’s relationship with the girl who’s 50 years younger than him isn’t just a fling. They’ve apparently fully shacked up together!
17.06.2024 - 17:33 / variety.com
Katcy Stephan Tom Hardy knows that his character in Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” may seem to be a badass, charismatic leader of a lawless motorcycle gang — but appearances can be deceiving, he warns. “You look straight away at a biker movie and think, ‘Oh, it’s leather. It’s sexy.
The music’s great. The hair’s great. The obvious choice is to play to all of these.
So the obvious choice for somebody like me is to go to the counterpoint of all those,” he muses. “This guy is a tragic clown.” “Where’s the pathetic element? Where’s the wretch? Where’s the embarrassing moments? Where’s the weaknesses? I need to flesh this guy out. Why is the voice a little bit creepy? Why is it a little like Bugs Bunny? What can we imbue this stud with that’s so un-studly that I can identify with it? Because I’m not that!” Speaking over Zoom a month ahead of the film’s June 21 release, Hardy seems relaxed and in good spirits, dressed down in a black hoodie and puffing on his vape pen between lengthy answers.
It’s a sharp contrast to the heaviness to his role as Johnny, the founder and leader of Chicago’s Vandals motorcycle gang. He immediately rebuffs a compliment about his midwest accent in the film: “I’m not sure that I did nail it,” Hardy says. But getting the dialect perfectly right was never really his goal.
“What’s important to me is that if you’re doing something as an actor, if you’re going to commit, then make the effort to fully commit, even if you fail. It doesn’t matter. I’d rather go out swinging, trying something to make the effort, than not make the effort at all, because there doesn’t seem to be any point in playing safe.” It’s hard to deny that Hardy always swings for the fences.
No, Bill Belichick’s relationship with the girl who’s 50 years younger than him isn’t just a fling. They’ve apparently fully shacked up together!
Angelique Jackson It’s well-proven that Emmy winner Jodie Comer excels at accent work. The actor’s Russian accent as psychopathic assassin Villanelle in “Killing Eve” was so good that playwright Suzie Miller nearly passed on her to star in “Prima Facie” because the play was written for someone from Liverpool. (Comer, is in fact, from Liverpool and ultimately collected an Olivier award, followed by a Tony for her performance).
Tom Morello has revealed that working on his upcoming solo album has offered him more “purity” in his work than with a band.In an interview with NME, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist reflected on striking out solo – not least, with the forthcoming release of his single ‘Soldier In The Army Of Love’.“I’ve done a number of solo records before, but I love the idea of being in a band because what you get out of being in a band is chemistry,” he said. “Together you create something that none of you could create alone.”“What you get out of being a solo artist is purity and being able to create something that no one else would be able to create.”Elsewhere in the interview, Morello stated that the upcoming album will be his “first straight-up rock and roll record with my name on it”.“I was just letting the music lead the way and the songs that I was writing with [13-year-old son Roman Morello] were like heavy rock songs,” he adds.
Editors Note: This review was originally published September 1, 2023 after the film’s world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. The movie was originally to be released in December 2023 by 20th Century Studios before being derailed by the Hollywood strikes. Focus Features is now distributing and released it in theaters Friday.
In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo goes on a joyride with one of the stars of “The Bikeriders.” The film follows the members of a Chicago-area biker gang from their innocent inception in the 1960s to their descent into a darker underworld.
As The Bikeriders rolls into theaters, viewers will be transported back into the 1960s and 1970s, particularly via biker culture and the fictional club, the Chicago Vandals. The film’s ensemble includes Austin Butler as Benny, a lover of motorcycles who joins up with Tom Hardy’s Johnny, who starts the Vandals. Jodie Comer plays Kathy, who immediately falls for Benny one night at a bar. Damon Herriman plays Johnny’s righthand man Brucie, and other staples of the crew include Beau Knapp’s Wahoo, Karl Glusman’s Corky, Boyd Holbrook’s Cal and Michael Shannon’s Zipco. Norman Reedus later joins up, and the story wouldn’t exist without Mike Faist’s rendition of Danny Lyon, a photographer who put together the book titled The Bikeriders which inspired Jeff Nichols’ film.
Seal, Gaz Coombes, Kate Nash, Soft Play and more have been announced as the special guests for Robbie Williams‘ London BST Hyde Park show.The British pop icon will take to the stage on Saturday, July 6, following previously announced headliner Andrea Bocelli who will top the bill on the Friday (July 5).The British Summer Time performance will be a UK exclusive for the singer, where he’s set to perform hits like ‘Rock DJ’, ‘Let Me Entertain You’ and ‘Angels’.Other guests that have been announced for Williams’ date include Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape, James Smith, Ellur, Davina Michelle, Ryan Gibb and Ben Kidson. You can purchase any remaining tickets here.Speaking about his headlining gig at London’s Hyde Park in a press statement, Williams shared: “It’s an honour to be back headlining BST Hyde Park alongside an incredible line-up of music talent.
Austin Butler lead an all-star cast in The Bikeriders.Directed by Jeff Nichols (Mud, Midnight Special), the film follows a Chicago outlaw motorcycle club as it evolves into a violent crime syndicate in the 1960s.The film, while fictional, is inspired by the 1967 photobook of the same name by Danny Lyon, which depicts the lives of the Outlaws MC.Other cast members include Tom Hardy, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook, Damon Herriman, and Beau Knapp.The film is scored by David Wingo, who previously collaborated with director Jeff Nichols on Take Shelter, Midnight Special and Loving.He’s also known for his collaborations with David Gordon Green, including on The Exorcist: Believer, and for scoring the HBO TV series Barry.The Bikeriders features a wealth of Chicago-based music, ranging from Muddy Waters and Magic Sam, to major rock acts from the 1960s.You can check out all the songs featured in the film below.
Jeff Nichols’ newest film, The Bikeriders, has some true elements to it. Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer, Norman Reedus, Boyd Holbrook, Toby Wallace and more have finally hit the big screen after a new distribution deal and release date postponed the movie’s release in 2023. Butler stars in the film as Benny, a man who loves motorcycles and finds himself drawn to the Chicago Vandals, a club of bikers that frequently gathers to drive around and be in community.
Tom Hardy opened up about his plans for the future and if he intends to return to the Wasteland for another Mad Max project.
Tom Hardy is addressing the possibility of returning to the Mad Max universe for a rumored prequel, The Wasteland.
Le sigh… It’s been a terrible year for movies at the box office and audiences just haven’t been coming out for good movies. One of them neglected by the moviegoing public is George Miller’s “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” the prequel movie to “Mad Max Fury Road” starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth (read our review).
Tom Hardy has commented on the new Mad Max prequel, revealing that he hasn’t yet seen it.Hardy, who stars in Jeff Nichols’ new movie The Bikeriders, alongside Austin Butler and Jodie Comer, spoke in a recent interview about the prequel to his 2015 movie, Mad Max: Fury Road.Describing his own experience on Fury Road as “great”, the Peaky Blinders star said (via Variety): “ It absolutely was one of the most important things that ever happened to me in my career, ever. I’m grateful for that.”He continued, praising the film’s creator, saying: “I think George Miller is a genius, and the whole crew with everybody was amazing.
Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Tom Hardy may not be as scary as his bad boy reputation makes him out to be. “Tom was a teddy bear,” “The Bikeriders” producer Brian Kavanaugh-Jones told me at Monday’s premiere of the Focus Features drama at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Co-star Austin Butler agreed: “He’s very much that.
Tom Hardy has addressed whether he’ll be making an appearance in the upcoming Peaky Blinders movie.The hit BBC period crime drama, which starred Oscar winner Cillian Murphy as gangster and businessman Tommy Shelby, concluded in 2022 after six seasons. Its creator, Steven Knight, has since announced his plans to wrap up the story with a feature-length film, rather than a seventh season.Although the cast for forthcoming movie has not yet been announced, Knight has previously confirmed that Murphy will be reprising his lead role.
Police have released a picture of a man they want to speak to after reports of an attack in an Iceland supermarket.
As one of Hollywood's most highly sought actors, Johnny Depp is no stranger to competition. In Tara Wood's upcoming, untitled documentary, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star and famed director Tim Burton open up about what led to Depp landing his role as Edward Scissorhands in the 1990 fantasy film and reveal the other A-list stars who were considered for the part. "[Tom Cruise] was not far away from actually playing Edward Scissorhands — true story," Depp said in the documentary, according to People.
The cast of the upcoming movie The Bikeriders has brought the film to London!
Tom Hardy has shared that his teenage son often critiques his acting performances.Speaking recently with E! Online, the actor spoke about his 16-year-old son Louis, who takes an active interest in Hardy’s work, even offering constructive criticism about his acting.However, Hardy shared that Louis doesn’t explicitly admit whether he likes a film or not: “I mean, he wouldn’t ever tell me,” the Venom actor shared.“He’s 16, you know what I mean? He told me what I’m getting right or wrong.”Hardy did share that the advice is given in a constructive and helpful way, adding: “That doesn’t mean he doesn’t back me or support me or look out for me, and offer information that’s useful in order to be better with what I do.”He continued to describe how Louis goes about critiquing his work, saying: “It comes from a position of like, ‘Look, you know this.’”“He deconstructs what I’m doing like a peer would,” the Mad Max: Fury Road star added.In other news, Hardy will lead the cast of the upcoming film The Bikeriders, out in UK cinemas from June 21.Starring Elvis’ Austin Butler, Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and Challengers’ Mike Faist among others, the film follows a rebellious fictional Midwest motorcycle club in the ’60s and ’80s.In a four-star review of the film, NME wrote: “Eschewing melodrama for a more low-key register, it may not satisfy those looking for quick thrills.
Tom Hardy is opening up about his family.