Based on a true story, legend follows the tale of reginald reggie kray and his twin brother, ronald ronnie kray both portrayed by all around great guy tom hardy. Playing the part of ronnie and reggie are no other than the kemp brothers of the 1980s pop group spandau ballet. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. The krays meet with the american mafia film clip youtube. Tranks movie also stars linda cardellini, jack lowden and kyle maclachlan. But its better evidence of tom hardy s ability to do just about anything. Identical movie twins naturally have to be dysfunctional and strange, theres no. However, the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut in the miniseries band of brothers 2001. From charles bronson to the kray twins, tom hardy has form for portraying. Legend trailer 1 2015 tom hardy, emily browning crime thriller movie hd official trailer. Following a short role in ridley scotts action film black hawk down in 2001, he earned recognition for appearing as the main villain shinzon in star trek. Legend tom hardys movie promoters creatively hide poor.
Tom hardy is al capone in josh tranks fonzo new image. Tom hardy recommends christopher nolan to direct james bond. Like bad boy tom hardy in taboo, men dug deeper to become more fragile and tormented in the best shows of 2017. In this new clip, the actor whos previously played charles bronson and the kray twins, among. Confidential comes the true story of londons most notorious gangsters, twins reggie and ronnie kray tom hardy. This week we have chosen to talk about tom hardy, a british actor who has pretty recently risen significantly to fame.
Legend 2015 2015 full movie watch in hd online for free. I found this to be a hugely entertaining gangster flick, one of the best gangster brit flicks to date and the risky gimmick of two tom hardy s for the price of one has massively paid off. Tom hardy as ronald ronnie kray and reginald reggie kray. Identical twins who terrorised london during the 1950s and 1960s. Legend, the new film from brian helgeland opening friday, nov. Edward thomas hardy cbe born 15 september 1977 is an english actor and producer. In london, a realestate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, attracting some of the citys scrappiest tough guys and its more established underworld types, all of. After studying acting at the drama centre london, he made his film debut in ridley scotts black hawk down 2001 and has since appeared in such films as star trek. Nemesis 2002, rocknrolla 2008, bronson 2008, warrior 2011, tinker tailor soldier spy 2011, lawless 2012, locke 20, the drop 2014. I figured the krays, a bio about the infamous pair of london twin brother criminals reggie and ronald kray, that no matter what it would have to be better than the recent disappointment that was the tom hardy vehicle legend, a film on the same subject. Tom hardy proved he is fully dedicated when it comes to the transformation necessary for the roles as he gave the first look at the less than pleasant teeth he sports in the movie. The movies a testament to the krays ability to get away with everything for a while, anyway. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. Lethal bizzle mentions the kray twins in his song london in the line im a london boy like the kray, kray kray after which he repeats ronnie, reggie twice.
With his breakthrough performance as eames in christopher nolans scifi thriller inception 2010, english actor tom hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. There are two things that save this movie from being a real bore, tom hardy as ron kray and tom hardy as reggie kray. Tom hardy in legend hardy s astonishing, awardcaliber twin turn as the notorious kray brothers deepens and darkens brian helgelands biopic. Tom hardy, emily browning, david thewlis and christopher eccleston star with colin morgan, chazz palminteri, paul bettany, tara fitzgerald and taron egerton as well as the singer duffy featured in supporting roles. Welcome back to another week of our new section here on whats on netflix. The libertines song up the bracket references the kray twins as two shadow men on the vallance road. Toggle search bar movie quotes tv series quotes cartoon quotes. London in the 1960s, everyone had a story about the krays. Tom also starred in the heralded cold war thriller, tinker tailor soldier spy 2011 with colin firth and gary oldman. Suave, charming and volatile, reggie kray tom hardy and his unstable twin brother ronnie start to leave their mark on.
List of tom hardy films on netflix whats on netflix. Tom hardy has transformed into al capone for a new movie, the first trailer of which is finally here. This is tom hardy s movie, he carries it from start to finish and its success or failure rests squarely on his shoulders. With tom hardy, emily browning, taron egerton, paul anderson. Identical twin gangsters ronald and reginald kray terrorize london during the 1960s. Reggie and ron kray, both portrayed by tom hardy in an amazing double performance. This is where we pick out a certain actor or actress and take a quick look at what films are available to stream on netflix that they star in. The electric follow up to the ferocious rise of the krays. The film tells the story of the rise of the duo, focusing in particular on the wooing by reggie of frances emily browning, the local girl who fell in love with and then married the hoodlum. Tom hardy portraying both ronnie and reggie kray in legend, 2015 hardy s television roles include the hbo war drama miniseries band of brothers 2001, the bbc historical drama miniseries the virgin queen 2005, itvs wuthering heights 2008, the sky 1 drama series the take 2009, and the bbc historical crime drama television series peaky blinders 20. The film legend, starring tom hardy as both twins, has its premiere today, and it opens in cinemas next week. Hardy rejoined christopher nolan for the dark knight rises 2012. From the producers of rise of the footsoldier, the brutal brothers from bethnal green are back and bloodier than ever.
The krays 1990 age rating 18 directed by peter medak and starring billie whitelaw gary kemp martin kemp tom bell susan fleetwood, box office chart history, uk gross, us gross and world gross, related news, bbfc certificates. Follow the birth of the kray twins in this absorbing movie. With police detective leonard nipper read hot on their heels, the. Bond favourite tom hardy stars as the kray twins in legend but eyewitnesses claim they were both bisexual, reggie was actually in love with his wifes brother and their mum violet had frances shae killed because she was pregnant. The performance alone from hardy should give you enough juice to watch legend. Tom hardy is an english actor and producer who began his career in hbos awardwinning miniseries band of brothers 2001. Having secured their empire and their infamy, they must now defend both, as the obsession of a police officer becomes entwined with a burgeoning romance and a dangerous state of mind for reggie and ronnie respectively. Legend 2015 tom hardy as reggie kray, ron kray imdb. Reggie was a gangster prince of east end, ronnie kray.
The krays themselves cultivated the myths that sprouted around them, in a manner not entirely dissimilar from onetime boston crimeboss james whitey bulger, subject of the recent movie. Tom hardys al capone movies firstlook trailer arrives. Tom hardy films the krays biopic with eyecatching dodgy. With tom hardys already established terrific acting skills, legend becomes something more then a typical gangster crime film. Rons murder of george cornell for which john barrie was also convicted, and reg and rons murder of jack the hat mcvitie for which ronald bender and brothers christopher and anthony lambrianou were also convicted. Hardy plays both roles in the story of reggie and ronnie kray, the infamous gangsters who ruled across large parts of london in the 1960s. How tom hardy plays his own twin in legend the new york. The muchhyped gangster film is about to take viewers back to 1960s hackney but. Tom hardy is bangon as both ronnie and reggie in a cartoonish but entertaining account of the kray twins east end reign. His performances, both of them playing as he does, both ronnie and reggie kray are just superb. Tom hardy and tom hardy are the reasons to see legend, a gangster flick in which he does double duty as ronnie and reggie kray, the british gangster twins who had a moment in the 1960s. Reggie and ronnie kray, both portrayed by tom hardy in a powerhouse double performance. The plot largely focusses on the doomed relationship between reggie and frances kray and as well as the expected violence there are plenty of lighter moments too.
Though hardy put forth a great pair of dual performances, that particular movie was poor in just about every other way. Wuthering heights 2009 michael petersoncharles bronson. Suave, charming and volatile, reggie kray tom hardy and his unstable twin brother ronnie start to leave their mark on the london underworld in the 1960s. This little known movie made in 1990 is, in my humble opinion, one of the greatest gangsta movies of all time. Tom hardy will play twins ronnie and reggie kray, who have worked their way through the ranks to become powerful crimelords in londons underworld in the 1960s. Legend is a 2015 biographical crime thriller film written and directed by american director brian. Suave, charming and volatile, reggie kray and his unstable twin brother ronnie start to leave their mark on the london underworld in the 1960s. The film depicts both murders for which the krays were convicted in 1969. Hardy, 42, has experience of playing gangsters and lifelong criminals in his career, having portrayed notorious london gangsters the kray twins in the 2015 film legend and one of britains most violent prisoners charles bronson in. Reggie was also bisexual and their mum had his wife killed bond favourite tom hardy stars as the kray twins in. The movie s a testament to the krays ability to get away with everything for a while, anyway. The least thing to expect from a movie called legend is that it will show the audience why the movie s legends were considered legendary. Tom hardy does not so much act in films as wildly devour them, drawing every last ounce of energy and audience love his way.
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