PIC: Tom Hardy transforms into Al Capone for new film

Cape Town – Tom Hardy steps back into the shoes of a gangster for his new role. 

Hardy who played gangster twins in the 2015 film Legend now transforms into notorious crimes boss Al Capone for Chasing Fonzo.  

The biographical drama directed by Josh Trank will take place 10 years into Capone’s sentence when the 47-year-old starts suffering from dementia and is haunted by his past. 

Hardy shared a picture of himself in character on his Instagram account. Alongside the image he wrote: “Chasing Fonzo.”

SEE THE PICTURE HERE:

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A post shared by Tom Hardy (@tomhardy) on Mar 24, 2018 at 10:55am PDT

Chasing Fonzo started filming on Monday in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Other cast members include: Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan and Jack Lowden.

Hardy was pictured on set walking around with a wig on a mannequin head. 

Tom on set #Fonzo pic.twitter.com/FP0nwmedn1

— Tom Hardy (@TomHardyDaily) April 3, 2018