In an
Instagram photo posted over the weekend,
Tom Hardy offered a first look at his latest role, taking on infamous mobster
Al Capone.
Hardy, who captioned the photo “Chasing Fonzo,” will play Capone in the upcoming biopic “
Fonzo,” which will also star
Linda Cardellini,
Matt Dillon,
Kyle MacLachlan, and
Kathrine Narducci. The first look at Hardy’s character shows the actor with a shaved head and tattoos, holding one of the gangster’s iconic fedoras.
“Fonzo,” written and directed by “
Fantastic Four’s”
Josh Trank, will follow Capone at age 47, after he spent several years in prison and has returned to rule Chicago as a ruthless businessman following his life as a mob boss. It will also follow his struggle with dementia, which eventually killed him following his near decade of imprisonment.
Cardellini will play Capone’s long-suffering wife Mae, Dillon will depict his closest friend Johnny, MacLachlan will portray his doctor Karlock,