Breaking: Tom Hardy Pulls Out Of "Suicide Squad"

 
Tom Hardy, who previously portrayed Bane in "The Dark Knight Rises," has dropped out of Warner Bros' all star cast of their DC Comics based "Suicide Squad" movie.

Per the Hollywood Reporter, Hardy's departure is not immediately clear. However, with Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's film "The Revenant" running behind on its shooting schedule, which Hardy is involved, it is the most likely reason Hardy is leaving the project.

Hardy would have taken on another DC Comic villain, that of Rick Flag, the leader of the Suicide Squad, in the David Ayer's directed film, which the director describes as the "Dirty Dozen' with super villains."

With Hardy exiting the project, that still leaves Jared Leto as the Joker, Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Boomerang and Cara Delevigne as Enchantress , Viola Davis has been reportedly being cast as Amanda Waller.

Tom Hardy will next be seen along side Charlize Theron in "Mad Max: Road Fury."

"Suicide Squad is set to begin filming in April in Toronto and opens August 5, 2016.

UPDATE: The Wrap is reporting that Jake Gyllenhaal is being looked at as a rplacement.

 Are you disappointed that Tom Hardy is leaving and is Jake Gyllenhaal is a good choice as a replacement? Let me know in the comment below.


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The Dark Knight Rises Goes Live with the First Pics of Bane

The Dark Knight Rises website has gone live at TheDarkKnightRises.com. There the first pic of Tom Hardy as Bane, the villain who broke Batman's back, has been posted.

I think Bane looks kind of cool, but I think Reis over at Hey, Look at my Toys could have given Tom Hardy a run for his money. He even could have brought his own wardrobe. Just messing around Reis. ;-)

Anyway, what do you think of the first look at Bane?

Via Collider and Coming Soon

First Look at Tom Hardy on the Set of The Dark Knight Rises

Since Tom Hardy was the first to be announced to have a starring role in The Dark Knight Rises, it is only fitting that the first pic we get to see is Hardy on the set of the latest Batman movie.

Hardy has been cast as the villain Bane. The arch enemy known to be the one that broke Batman's back. Some Bat-fans have had concerns that Hardy wouldn't be able to bulk up enough, but he looks like he got beefed up to me. Besides, if he were to get much bigger, would it really look realistic? I know Bane is huge in the comics, but come on, you can't be Hulkish with out some CG.

It is unknown at this time if this is the final look for the villain behind the wrestling match, but we'll see. Filming begins next month and before you know it, more pics will be floating around.

(via Comic Book Movie)

Anne Hathaway to Play Catwoman/Selina Kyle in 'Dark Knight Rises', Meow!

The cat is out of the bag. No pun intended. Well, maybe. Christopher Nolan has finally announced Anne Hathaway will be the next bat-villain in his third installment of his Batman series franchise as Catwoman. We had speculated that Hathaway would be the winner to play the jewel thief love interest of Batman/Bruce Wayne. He also has announced who Tom Hardy will play. We had hopped for Professor Hugo Strange, but that will not be the case.

Hathway was one of the actresses that was listed on Nolan's short list. Other contenders, such as Natalie Portman and Marion Cotillard, were ruled out due to pregnancy. In a press release Nolan stated:

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble cast as we complete our story."

We were thinking that Tom Hardy may be a good match as Hugo Strange, but he will be playing the back breaking Knightfall villain Bane. Last seen in Batman & Robin. Let's expect that this experience will turn out better than the previous one.

That leaves just one more role to be announced. That of Bruce Wayne's love interest. Or is Anne Hathaway filling both shoes as villain and love interest? Stay tuned.

(via The Hollywood Reporter and io9)