Tom Hardy on His Wild ‘Bikeriders’ Accent and Knowing ‘Furiosa’ Is ‘Special’ (Without Even Seeing It Yet)
variety.comKatcy Stephan Tom Hardy knows that his character in Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” may seem to be a badass, charismatic leader of a lawless motorcycle gang — but appearances can be deceiving, he warns. “You look straight away at a biker movie and think, ‘Oh, it’s leather.
It’s sexy. The music’s great. The hair’s great. The obvious choice is to play to all of these. So the obvious choice for somebody like me is to go to the counterpoint of all those,” he muses. “This guy is a tragic clown.” “Where’s the pathetic element?
Where’s the wretch? Where’s the embarrassing moments? Where’s the weaknesses? I need to flesh this guy out. Why is the voice a little bit creepy?
Why is it a little like Bugs Bunny? What can we imbue this stud with that’s so un-studly that I can identify with it? Because I’m not that!” Speaking over Zoom a month ahead of the film’s June 21 release, Hardy seems relaxed and in good spirits, dressed down in a black hoodie and puffing on his vape pen between lengthy answers.
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