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This must be a still from Rocknrolla, right? A deleted scene, in that case. Maybe a scene with Handsome Bob in court, either getting his five years sentence or getting out of it… And in an adorably too big suit. One Two’s suit, maybe? :)
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And finally, is there any movement on that RocknRolla sequel you’ve been wanting to make?
You know, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it! I’ve written a script, I think it’s a great script, and Joel [Silver] wants to pay for me to do it. But up until now we haven’t had the time to do it. It’s sitting there and we’d all like to do it, it’s just a question of when we’re going to fit it in. So we’ll wait and see.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw51zhV22T1qde7iyo1_r1_1280.jpg)
And finally, is there any movement on that RocknRolla sequel you’ve been wanting to make?
You know, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about it! I’ve written a script, I think it’s a great script, and Joel [Silver] wants to pay for me to do it. But up until now we haven’t had the time to do it. It’s sitting there and we’d all like to do it, it’s just a question of when we’re going to fit it in. So we’ll wait and see.
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Quotes from an interview in the Sept issue of French gay magazine Tétu (my translation):
About the difficulties of being a man:
“I’ve always felt set apart and different from other guys. People have always seen me as being hyper masculine, manly, but that’s not how I see it… Sometimes I feel intrinsically … feminine! It’s very difficult being a man. There’s so much you need to learn, so many sacrifices, and punishment, but also to accept your feminine sides in order to grow.”
About Handsome Bob in Rocknrolla:
“I adored him. I didn’t try to play someone gay. It’s impossible, in my view. And so I stayed natural. I played him … straight. Maybe that’s why people thought I was believable as a gay man, because today nobody knows if I’m gay or not! And I really don’t give a damn.” (laughs)
About transforming his body:
“I have a need to transform my body in order to get under the skin of my characters. For Warrior, they asked me to put on 13 kilos of muscle, a little less than for Bronson which was 20 kilos! And for Batman, it’ll be more. Every time it’s a challenge.
“When I did the physical preparations and the jiu jitsu, I learned to tame my body, to control it. When I was younger, I had no control over it and I wasn’t comfortable in my own skin. It’s like I was put into the body of a man without giving me any tools to make it work. I remember when I was a kid, my mom would never let me watch fight films. I didn’t discover Rocky and Commando until I was 15 years old. In the rooms of all my friends, there were posters of Stallone. In mine, there was Mary Poppins!”
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Excerpt from an interview with Tom Hardy in Men’s Fitness magazine:
[On his fighting experience]Three years ago, I did a bit of training when I was on Rocknrolla because Guy Ritchie does BJJ [Brazilian jiu jitsu]. Then I did tae kwon do for about a year in London. Now I’m into it. I’m training on the set of Dark Knight with [karate world champion] Buster Reeves, doing some striking. On Mad Max I’ll have BJJ guys to train with every day. It’s a therapeutic thing, very chilled.
You play a lot of physically imposing characters. Do you find that being in shape changes your disposition?Yes, I do. I notice when I’m in bad shape because I become more of a dick. When I’ve been training I feel more secure in myself - I’m not sure if it’s endorphins, but I feel satiated. When I’m not training my shoulders go up, I’m bow-legged, my centre of gravity goes up on the balls of my feet, but when I’m training I’m much more loose. It’s so easily forgotten, it’s easy to go, ‘I’ve got no time for this, I’ve got finances, romances, all this stuff’, but when I train everything slows down a bit more. It’s a vital part of life.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqhtigFxyL1qe5f96o1_1280.jpg)
Excerpt from an interview with Tom Hardy in Men’s Fitness magazine:
[On his fighting experience]
Three years ago, I did a bit of training when I was on Rocknrolla because Guy Ritchie does BJJ [Brazilian jiu jitsu]. Then I did tae kwon do for about a year in London. Now I’m into it. I’m training on the set of Dark Knight with [karate world champion] Buster Reeves, doing some striking. On Mad Max I’ll have BJJ guys to train with every day. It’s a therapeutic thing, very chilled.You play a lot of physically imposing characters. Do you find that being in shape changes your disposition?
Yes, I do. I notice when I’m in bad shape because I become more of a dick. When I’ve been training I feel more secure in myself - I’m not sure if it’s endorphins, but I feel satiated. When I’m not training my shoulders go up, I’m bow-legged, my centre of gravity goes up on the balls of my feet, but when I’m training I’m much more loose. It’s so easily forgotten, it’s easy to go, ‘I’ve got no time for this, I’ve got finances, romances, all this stuff’, but when I train everything slows down a bit more. It’s a vital part of life.
Tommy and his wonderfully expressive hands!
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