charlidos: I don’t know who else could have pulled it off, really. I started out by saying, I&
I don’t know who else could have pulled it off, really. I started out by saying, I’m going to cast Reggie. I knew I had to get Reggie first, regardless. And that’s a less attractive part, in a way, especially for somebody like Tom, who’s a movie star who’s always trying to hide that he’s a movie star by playing character parts.
But nobody’s really seen this movie star Tom Hardy. The really pure, great-looking, groomed - he can stand there like James Bond a lot of the time. Having Ron to play made it okay for him to go straight movie star on Reg, which I’m excited about - I’m really excited for people to see that version of Tom. Because they’ve seen him play Ron [before], in a way, you know?
- Director Brian Helgeland on Tom playing both Kray twins. I love his take on Tom being a movie star, it’s so true! And I’m glad he ‘tricked’ Tom into playing it ‘straight’. Tom should know, it can be as difficult playing someone ‘normal’ and giving such a character life and credibility, as playing someone a little (or a lot) deranged.
