Tom Hardy says his role in Guy Ritchie's 'MobLand' is another gangster — but not like you've seen him before
- MobLand is directed by Guy Ritchie and features an ensemble cast that includes Tom Hardy and Pierce Brosnan, highlighting the strong presence of British actors in the series.
- Both Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan joined MobLand without knowing much about the plot, indicating a degree of uncertainty in their roles.
- MobLand premiered on March 30 on Paramount+, with new episodes scheduled to air every Sunday until the season finale on June 1.
- Froggatt mentioned that her character Jan has her own power base and must be strong enough to stand up to Tom Hardy's character, Harry.
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Tom Hardy says his role in Guy Ritchie's 'MobLand' is another gangster — but not like you've seen him before
Tom Hardy as Harry Da Souza in "MobLand."Luke Varley/Paramount+Tom Hardy adds another gangster role to his resume in Guy Ritchie's "MobLand."The star is no stranger to playing criminals after "Legend," "Bronson," and "Peaky Blinders."Hardy told Business Insider that his "MobLand" character is "unfazed" by violence.Tom Hardy has collected a number of intimidating roles, from the brutish title character in 2008's "Bronson" about the British crimin…
MobLand is a disappointment
Last year, I wrote a feature for this magazine in which, disturbed by the apparent revival in the British gangster genre, I counseled a degree of caution as to its practitioners’ apparent lack of discernment in their approach to the tropes and clichés of the tradition. “We will be left,” I concluded, “with the cinematic equivalent of bald men fighting over a comb: a boot, stamping on a human face for all eternity, while someone calls someone els…
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