Actor Tom Hardy decided to give up the male lead role in romantic films after his failed audition for “Pride & Prejudice”.
On screen, audiences are familiar with Tom Hardy through his dark and violent roles. He once played the brutal terrorist Bane of The Dark Knight Rises (2012), a man who lost Max Rockatansky’s family in the midst of a devastated world in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), cold-blooded gruff hunter John Fitzgerald in The Revenant < /span> .< /span>Venom(2015)… and the latest is the scandalous reporter Eddie Brock from the superhero series
Tom Hardy has twice transformed into Brock on screen. Venom (2018) grossed 856 million USD from the global box office ( according to Box Office Mojo). The sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage was released in early October and pocketed 441.9 million USD< /span> after 1.5 months in theaters. The film currently holds the 7th position in the list of the 10 most popular films of 2021.
Creating Tom Hardy in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Photo: Sony Pictures.
Creating Tom Hardy in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Photo: Sony Pictures.
Creating Tom Hardy in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Photo: Sony Pictures.
Creating Tom Hardy in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Photo: Sony Pictures.
Early in his career, Tom Hardy tried softer roles, such as the male lead of Pride & Prejudice. Unfortunately, the unsatisfactory audition and subsequent comments made the actor upset. However, the failure also made Hardy realize that he was not suitable to be the male lead in emotional and romantic films.
Failed to audition for the project Pride & Prejudice
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Tom Hardy admitted that he had difficulty trying out leading male roles. romance. In the early 2000s, he auditioned for the project Pride & Prejudice.
Hardy made his mark with dark, thorny roles on the big screen. Photo: IMDb.
Hardy made his mark with dark, thorny roles on the big screen. Photo: IMDb.
Hardy made his mark with dark, thorny roles on the big screen. Photo: IMDb.
The Telegraph revealed that although he often plays tough characters in movies, Hardy still has a special love for romantic scripts. classic. He has high expectations for his role as Mr. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice. However, Hardy failed and lost his chance to Matthew Macfadyen.
Tom Hardy admits he missed the role of Mr. Darcy made me depressed. The director’s comment at that time was deeply engraved in his heart. Hardy recounted what he had heard from the former Universal employee: “Honey, every woman in the world has a clear impression of Mr. What does Darcy look like? And there’s nothing like that, honey.”
“That comment hurt me. Really sad. That day I wore a blue T-shirt and jeans, over a blazer of the same color, trying to show off my romantic Hugh Grant look. But after auditioning, I found I was only suitable for the role of kids with crooked teeth and bowed legs,” Hardy continued.
Also in the interview, Tom Hardy shared that experience inspired him to break away from romantic and comedy films. “I thought to myself, ‘This is enough’. Obviously I was not born to play the male lead in a romantic movie. So I won’t focus too much on things that are not my strengths. I want to play characters with diverse inner feelings, always torn between good and evil,” the actor concluded.
Horrible experience on set This Means War
Even though he swore off the romance and comedy genres after a failed audition, in 2012, Tom Hardy still decided to give it a try when he accepted the invitation to participate This Means War with Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine. The romantic, comedy film has action and spy elements revolving around the competition between two CIA agents who are also close friends (Tom Hardy and Chris Pine) to win the heart of a beautiful woman (Reese Witherspoon).
Tom Hardy in a rare role plays the male lead in a romantic comedy movie with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon. Photo: Overbrook Entertainment.
Tom Hardy in a rare role plays the male lead in a romantic comedy movie with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon. Photo: Overbrook Entertainment.
Tom Hardy in a rare role plays the male lead in a romantic comedy movie with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon. Photo: Overbrook Entertainment.
Tom Hardy in a rare role plays the male lead in a romantic comedy movie with Chris Pine and Reese Witherspoon. Photo: Overbrook Entertainment.
Shared with USA Today in an interview in September 2014, Hardy said he participated in the movie because he wanted to have new experience. The actor said: “I am very willing to try things I have never done before.”
However, filming This Means War ultimately brought Tom Hardy unpleasant experiences. The last film made me even more convinced that the comedy genre is not suitable for me. “I still don’t understand how we feel miserable when we try to do something fun,” says Hardy.
He said he felt out of place with the whole crew. “I definitely won’t do any more comedy or romantic movies. Do you understand what I mean?”, the actor affirmed.
Satisfied with rough, rough roles
In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Tom Hardy affirmed that he does not set a strong goal of becoming a movie superstar. Instead, Hardy was satisfied with his career as an actor.
Director Brian Helgeland, who worked with Tom Hardy on the film Legend (2015), commented on the actor: “ Tom doesn’t want to play the lead role in a romantic movie because that type of character is too boring.” This remark did not meet with any objection from Hardy.
In Legend, Hardy takes on two roles at the same time: Ronald and Reginald Kray. They are two rogue twin brothers who roamed London in the 1960s. Photo: Cross Creek Pictures.
In Legend, Hardy takes on two roles at the same time: Ronald and Reginald Kray. They are two rogue twin brothers who roamed London in the 1960s. Photo: Cross Creek Pictures.
In Legend, Hardy takes on two roles at the same time: Ronald and Reginald Kray. They are two rogue twin brothers who roamed London in the 1960s. Photo: Cross Creek Pictures.
The actor also believes that his stardom will not last long. “I’m just a guy named Tommy doing his part,” he said. Now and in the future, I will continue to act in films. I’m like a poor guy who caught luck from the sky.”
Throughout his career, despite often playing the role of rugged, muscular men, Tom Hardy admitted that he felt more or less afraid when transforming into this type of character. That’s why Hardy is always attracted to them.
“I think things that scare me always radiate attraction, making me want to learn more about them. Whenever I travel around the world, I will always encounter someone who is a little scary and copy their features. The same thing happens with animals. I also learn a lot from animals,” the star of the series Venom shared with Los Angeles Times.