Tom Hardy, a man of no fixed accent, is of course playing a nasty villain called Bane in Christopher Nolan?s upcoming Batman circle jerk, The Dark Knight Rises. You’d think he was pretty pleased at this well paying gig, right?
Well, not wholly. See, it seems that Hardy is looking lovingly at some indie roles because working on Batman is like working in a Starbucks.
Is that because of… er… the amount of Americanos working on the film? Is it because the Dark Knight set is… er… well venti-lated. It’s hard making jokes about Starbucks because it’s so cripplingly dull. Anyway, what does Hardy mean?
He says, sounding like every human on Earth simultaneously:
‘These movies are huge vehicles to make a lot of money? and make a large audience happy. So now you're at the very top level of trying to bring character work in a boutique way to something that is, you know, Starbucks”
Character work in a boutique way? Anyone? Is he talking about the Mad Max film he’s in? Or that Bronson one? We’re completely confused. Confused and tired.
?You deal with something like Dark Knight ? or ?Mad Max,? or ?Superman? or ?Spider-man,? whatever ? it's like going to work in an airport and going, ?Hi I'm over here!? and then everybody goes ?Oh here?s that, that's the villain of the piece.? Then it's a thousand people going to Duty-Free. Like, [shouting] ?I AM THE VILLAIN!? and make a lot of noise.
“There's a formula here, you can't muck around with it. There's a lot of rules, you're restrained in many ways as an artist. But then you're also grateful because of the huge exposure and the paycheck.”
At least he’s being honest about the glee of accepting large amounts of money.
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JoeMomma says
What a total douche. After doing a quick search on IMDB it seems like all his movies are fairly big Hollywood productions.
tom hardy says
Clearly you are a moron. it’s a shame for you that you are crippled with an insignificantly above average ability to present the written word, your article based entirely on your own ability to subjectify your own misunderstanding of the languague english, or even be open to metaphor, but then that’s why you write poorly for a blog site and nothing noteworthy beyond. i credit most people in the world with intelligence. To say Working for a franchise is similar to working for Starbucks is not a sign of me being ungrateful, I am very grateful, I’m over the fkn moon asswit. I’m saying in answer to whats the difference between indie movies and blockbuster types is this… ( and this is a metaphor Fukfphace so hang on to your fillings because you are already a twat this might back fire for you again) one is like working in a boutique store which isn’t a chain where it relies soley on the character it creates as a whole largely without large financial backing and the other is like working for a big franchise i.e Starbucks, which is largely financially backed and isn’t in the business (big business) of failing, there is a lot more pressure therefore as an artist, to bring interesting character work to an already established franchise which does well enough without having its ” Artists” rock that boat, thus it is in fact an honor and a privelage to serve in a movie of this magnitude or “Starbucks” and create a new kind of fkn pumpkin frappucino… dikpiece
kel says
God I hate people sometimes.. Mof Gimmers is a douchebag.. and Joe Momma is a tool
Michael Park says
From a purely editorial point of view, I should point out to readers that you are both the same person as you replied to the comment before it was approved. Something that, unless you’re the same person, is quite impossible to do.
I mean, far be it for me to mock the intelligence of someone who first of all claims to be “the great” Tom Hardy himself in order to call one of the staff a moron, only to then agree with yourself in order to make it seem as though you almost had a valid point in the first place.
In saying that; Mof Gimmers is a douchebag.
Big Rex says
I would like to see Tom Hardy beat Mof Gimmers to a pulp with his elbows and knees and pour an iced frappuccino over his unconscious pile of limp..
He’s talking about branding and custom and Mof is talking out of it’s @SS.. all he’s saying is its hard to get heard in a bigmachine and you have to work even harder to please your audience, but then that’s why you get paid the bigger bucks because its the big league.. there are some real idiots about
Joanna says
Dear Fake Tom Hardy,
Your grammar and spelling make me feel quite ill.
Nice job looking like a rampant fuckwit mind you. A+
Michael Park says
God, you again? You have more personalities than a Royal Variety Performance.
bames jond says
I’m with you on this one, Hardy. I think the media is having a field day by taking you out of context. Welcome to the pitfalls of becoming a big star.
Di says
Hmm….this might very well be the real Tom Hardy, based on what he’s written before. The style is similar.
If you’re sick of having your comments misconstrued, come to TomHardyParty.com (the best, largest and most awesome Tom Hardy site) and talk to us about it at our forum. Even if you are fake …we’ll play along.
Sincerely,
THP xoxo
P.S. we really want ETHX hats…
Becky says
Regardless of whether or not this is the real Mr. Hardy, I get what he was trying to say, but is putting Nolan’s Batman franchise in there really fair? Yes, he has to listen to the studio on the big stuff, but I’m sure they give him a lot of leeway because of how well the first two did. So it’s not your average franchise and Bane isn’t going to be your average product, or pumpkin frappuccino, right from the start. If it was a Michael Bay film and he was trying to bring something new to the villain, I’d say good luck. Nolan’s films, however, have more depth and darkness than other blockbuster popcorn flicks. And it’s not like the studio didn’t curb some things about Warrior, either. He said himself in another interview regarding the dialect used that Pittsburghese was considered but decided against in order to appeal to a wider audience and I’m sure there were more things that O’Connor got shot down on. It’s not like Warrior is a small indie film either. Lionsgate might not be Warner Bros., but it’s still pretty big and Warrior will be screened everywhere. It’s not a low-budget arthouse flick. If it was something like Mr. Hardy’s The Inheritance which had a very limited number of screenings in the UK only and like a
JoeMomma says
Joanna you make me want to be come a Mormon so I can have more wives. Marry Me?
tom hardy says
high end boutique indie at 30 million is the quote on Warrior.. even if it is pencilled at 70 mil.. no that’s big.. for an indie.. very.. but it’s still story character driven gamble for a studio, LG have got a really solid vehicle. Gamble will pay off, I believe, and no Chris Nolan is by know means churning out pish, but the size of the vehicle and the brand itself i.e Batman is still the relative comparison to Starbucks branding alone.. also working at an airport its a big stage a lot of airplanes landing and taking off a lot happening a lot to organise, easy to get lost out there it is a different beast.. question i believe was what the difference between working on an indie compared to a big block busting franchise.. answer simply nothing.. no difference between a 5 dollar performance and a 500 million dollar one, the love is the love and gratitude to play at all, but the field of operations is very very different
JoeMomma says
Dude, did you forget to take your Ritalin?
tom hardy says
No but i did forget to take a lot of other things into account including containment and I guess I fkd that up.. you guys are very clever over here.. I apologise, Tom Hardy clearly is an ungrateful and stupid whining douchebag.. who should stop moaning and be grateful.. he’s bound to be Sh@t in TDKR.. got the message..
Becky says
Fair enough. I’d imagine there are drawbacks and advantages to both types and I like that you’re mixing in the smaller ones like Wettest County with the huge beasts of Dark Knight Rises and Mad Max. I haven’t yet heard the details on Cicero to know if it fits in there, but I assume that’s still the plan? Taking a puddle-jumper every once in a while between flights on the huge, cushy, noisy and way crowded 747s?
Becky says
Hmm, there’s a somewhat relevant article in the NY Times today:
“That
Becky says
This is the internet. Bored fools take satisfaction in insulting complete strangers. Also, cat videos.
Anyone who doubts your gratitude hasn’t been paying attention. And of course you’re going to rock Bane. There isn’t a doubt in my mind. My only concern when I first heard the casting was that it was too close to Bronson. You’re great as the nutters and big mean scary criminals, but I wouldn’t want to see you typecast. Not to mention that the up-down weight can’t be a good thing. So not to harp on about it, but variety is key. Fantastic if you can make a name for yourself with Bronson and Bane and Capone, but I hope that name still allows you the Forrests and Rickis.
Anyway, thanks for clarifying that original quote for me and your response.
JoeMomma says
I’m glad we could rectify your thinking. You were about to be requested to report to Room 101.
Di says
The general consensus is that you’ll be amazing in TDKR. More and more people are checking out your body of work, and Bronson is especially convincing for those that weren’t sure of your casting before.
People love to talk shit, but when they see the work they’ll be speechless. The acting speaks for itself.
Cookie Monster says
These comments show one of two things. Either sincere thespians of note are always at risk of gaining a following that includes mentally incompetent fans, or sincere fans of thespians are always at risk of following mentally incompetent celebrities.