Tom Hardy 'fired from MobLand' ahead of season three
Tom Hardy has reportedly been fired from MobLand where he starred alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren ahead of its upcoming third season.
Hardy may be one of the most beloved celebrities around, but according to a new report, he may not always be the easiest to work with.
Matthew Belloni’s Puck News are reporting that Hardy was fired off MobLand ahead of the TV show's upcoming third season, stating that he was frequently late to set and difficult to work with, leading to a showdown with producers.
MobLand is one of Paramount+’s most successful TV series, starring Hardy as a mob hard-man who is dragged back into an ongoing gang war between two London crime families.
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Belloni claims in his newsletter that producers Jez Butterworth and David Glasser clashed with Hardy during the production of the TV show’s second season, which is yet to release. Season three has already been confirmed, but Hardy won't be coming back.
The report says: “Hardy was apparently late to set a bunch, constantly asked to give notes on scripts, attempted to change dialogue, and expressed his displeasure that a series initially built around him was increasingly becoming an ensemble showcase for Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, and other co-stars.”
This reportedly reached the point where Butterworth threatened to quit, with the studio instead deciding to fire Hardy.
MobLand was a major hit with critics and fans, receiving an average score of 8.3 on IMDb and a score of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Fans were shocked to discover that Hardy, the lead of the show, was fired from the show. One posted on X, saying: "Well that’s that show ruined then. Don’t get me wrong, rightfully fired if that’s true but he was that show."
Another said: "Without Tom Hardy, MobLand wouldn't exist. It was a great show, what a shame."
This is not however the first time that Hardy has caused on-set issues.
Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron's infamous Mad Max feud
Charlize Theron and Hardy had an on-set feud during the production of Mad Max: Fury Road with Theron saying they both 'should have done better'.
A book titled Blood, Sweat and Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road reported that Hardy would show up to set hours late on multiple occasions, in one instance leading Theron to request that he be fined $100k for 'every minute that he's held up the crew'.
The book claims that Hardy then charged up to her and was 'aggressive', leading to Theron requesting personal protection on the set of the film.
She said in the book she 'didn't feel safe' and was 'scared s**tless'.
Hardy had to be 'coaxed out of his trailer', director George Miller told The Telegraph, adding: "I think there’s a tendency in this business to use great performances as an excuse for other disruption that could be avoided."
The Dark Knight Rises star admitted his faults on the film, stating that he was 'in over his head', with both stars pointing to the intense pressure they were under during shooting.
He responded to the allegations by saying: "What [Theron] needed was a better, perhaps more experienced partner in me. That's something that can't be faked. I'd like to think that now that I'm older and uglier, I could rise to that occasion."
What have Tom Hardy's other co-stars said about working with him?
Sir Patrick Stewart
Stewart and Hardy worked together on 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis, in which Hardy played the villain Shinzon.
The X-Men star described Hardy as 'an odd, solitary young man from London' in his memoir Making It So, adding: "Tom wouldn't engage with any of us on a social level. Never said, 'Good morning,' never said, 'Goodnight,' and spent the hours he wasn't needed on set in his trailer with his girlfriend."
Dame Helen Mirren
Hardy's MobLand co-star was rumoured to have been 'frustrated' with his alleged habit of turning up late to set, according to The Sun.
But she shut down the rumours with an Instagram post last December which praised Hardy 'for his brilliance onscreen, his dedication off screen, his good heart and especially the HardyHugs I get when onset with him which is not nearly enough in my opinion'.
Austin Butler
Butler and Hardy starred alongside each other in 2023's The Bikeriders.
Butler said: "I pictured him to be this grizzly bear, always serious. And really, he’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever met.
"He’d be joking around until action is called, and then go into being the most intense guy I’d ever seen."
LADbible Group has contacted representatives for Paramount and Tom Hardy for comment.
Topics: Tom Hardy, TV and Film, Celebrity
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