Tom Hardy, actor who played Bane in the Dark Knight Rises, may try his hand at a different role. According to new reports, the actor is being considered to take on Sir Elton John in the upcoming biopic of the music legend called Rocketman.

The website HITFIX, reports that Hardy may star as Elton John in the new film. The biopic is described as “a biographical musical fantasy that weaves together the life of Sir Elton John and his music.”  Elton John will be executive producing the biopic, while newcomer film director, Michael Grey, will be directing. Talk about a leap for Hardy. In the past, He has taken on roles in films such as the Dark Knight Rises, Bronson, and Inception.

The site claims that Hardy has not necessarily been made and offer, but that “the project is out to [him]”. The 35-year-old actor will appear in the Stephen Knight thriller entitled Locke opposite Tom Holland. He has also been spotted filming Animal Rescue, a crime drama centered around a lost pitbull and a scam artist. The film is based on a short story and is directed by Michael R. Roskam, who worked on 2011’s Bullhead.

Sir Elton John will headline at a new Hyde Park festival that is celebrating British songwriters this year and is set to headline Bestival.

Shanika Simmons

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Variety announced today that hunky action star Tom Hardy has been selected to star in the film adaptation of the popular Tom Clancy video game series ‘Splinter Cell’ being produced by Ubisoft. For now it will be an internal project but Ubisoft is looking to selling the movie to a major studio as production gets underway. It was also announced that Eric Singer has been selected as the screen writer. Jean-Julien Barronet, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures released a statement today saying: “Tom Hardy is currently one of the biggest talents in the film industry, and he has a phenomenal ability to take on complex and varied roles with his broad range of acting skills. His involvement in Tom Clancy’s ‘Splinter Cell’ movie is exciting news for movie and video game fans alike.” Hardy is best known for his portrayal of Bane in ‘The Dark Night Rises’ and appeared in the hit movie Inception alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.

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