

It’s uncertain whether the dogs in the photo belong to Hardy or a fan of the stars, but regardless of owners it’s adorable to see the two dressed as his characters. One dog is donning the costume of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises while the other is dressed in the style of Charles Bronson from 2008’s Bronson, complete with the circular sunglasses and curly mustache, which he paired with a comment “ #nailed lads. To celebrate Halloween, Hardy took to Instagram to share a photo of a couple of dogs dressed as characters the Oscar nominee has played. Related: How Batman Begins & Dark Knight Subtly Setup The Next Movie’s Villains Though not a critical success, the box office returns saw Hardy return for the recently released sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage and plans to return in future SSU installments. The Dark Knight Rises would mark the start of Hardy’s time in the world of comic book filmmaking as he would return in 2018 with Venom, the first film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.

The film marked Nolan’s second time working with Hardy after one of his early breakout roles in 2010’s Inception and Hardy’s performance as Bane saw strong reviews from critics and audiences alike, albeit faced some negative comparisons to Heath Ledger’s Joker in the previous film. Bane is well-remembered in the comics for having been the only villain to mentally and physically break the Bat, which carried over into The Dark Knight Rises as he crippled Batman’s back and left him in The Pit to die. The third installment in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy introduced Bane as a revolutionary excommunicated from the League of Shadows who is desperate to continue Ra’s al Ghul’s legacy by destroying Gotham. Helgeland stopped by Deadline/Awardsline studio at TIFF where he discussed the film and how Hardy got lost in the parts.Tom Hardy takes to Instagram to share an adorable Halloween photo of a dog dressed as his iconic villain Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. Legend recently opened in the United Kingdom where it made close to $8M, cracking all sorts of September records there. Directed by Brian Helgeland, Legend is a co-production with Studiocanal, Working Title Films and Crook Creek Pictures. Following its limited play, Legend will expand to additional U.S. Not to mention, a platform roll out will allow more audiences to find Legend and for word of mouth to build it’s a different kind of gangster epic (very British in fact), one which could play strong into awards season, in particular for Hardy as best actor. November 20 boasts fewer male-demo pics, such as The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and STX’s The Secret in Their Eyes. This is not a slap in the face to the film, in fact it’s a better springboard for Legend. The original October 2 release was bulked up with too many guy pics, read 20th Century Fox’s The Martian and Sony’s Imax-fueled The Walk.

After scoring cheers at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, Universal’s Legendstarring Tom Hardy as British gangster twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray is moving off its October 2 release date to Friday, November 20 where it will open in New York and Los Angeles.
