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Bearded and shirtless Tom Hardy covers May issue of Esquire

A bearded, shirtless Tom Hardy covers the May issue of Esquire in advance of his new film Locke.

Surprisingly, Hardy says he’s not the rough and touch he-man  he plays in many of his roles:

“I have always been frightened with men,” Hardy said. “To the point where I couldn’t go into a gym because of the testosterone and I felt weak.”

“I don’t feel very manly,” he continued. “I don’t feel rugged and strong and capable in real life, not how I imagine a man ought to be. So I seek it, to mimic it and maybe understand it, or maybe to draw it into my own reality.

“People who are scary, they terrify me, but I can imitate them.”
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“I’m not a fighter. I’m a petit little bourgeois boy from London,” he added. “I don’t fight, I mimic.”

Tom also talks frankly about substance abuse issues he faced earlier in life:

“I am f—ing lucky to be here, to be honest. Any near-death experience — if you’re lucky enough to f—ing realize that it is one — is going to leave an indelible mark on you. And then you add shame and guilt and fear into that, it’s a recipe for awareness if you have the ability to become aware from it. And good things can come back into your life.”

(via NY Daily News)

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Tom Hardy in Mad Max movie “Fury Road”

A new photo has been released featuring Tom Hardy as he takes on the role of “Mad Max.”

The film, despite delays, currently has a release date of May 2015.

Hardy stars in “Fury Road” as Max Rockatansky, a hardened ex-cop in a future beset by gas shortages and marauding gangs.

The story picks up after 1985’s “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,” and centers on Max and the “Five Wives,” a group of women Max must protect from the bad guys.

One other picture of Tom Hardy in the film was released last year.  See Below.

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Tom Hardy as Elton John in bio pic?

Tom Hardy (L), Elton John (R)

Hard to picture this one.  No knock on Sir Elton, but Mr. Hardy is pretty knock down, drag out handsome.  Just saying….

 Variety has the details:

Tom Hardy will star as Elton John in Rocket Pictures’ “Rocketman” and Focus Features has come aboard to give the film a “major” U.S. release.

Hardy broke out last year as the villain in “The Dark Knight Rises.” He will next be seen in Steve Knight’s “Locke” and in the reboot of the “Mad Max” franchise for Warner Bros. and George Miller.

“Tom is quickly becoming known as one of the world’s most versatile actors, and like others at the top of their craft, he has proven his ability to transform himself completely into the character or subject found in the material,” said Schlessel. “We are confident that Tom will embody the physicality and spirit of Sir Elton. This, in conjunction with the creative team led by Michael and Rocket Pictures, will provide the foundation for something that will be a unique cinematic event.”

Tom Hardy, pictured shirtless here, will play Elton John in the biopic “Rocketman”