Tom Hardy already wants to work with Austin Butler again

The Bikeriders hits theaters this week, marking the first time Tom Hardy and Austin Butler have worked together on screen.

Hardy plays Johnny, the head of the Chicago outlaw biker club Vandals MC, of ​​which Butler’s Benny is a member. Benny enjoys Johnny, but also finds himself forced to choose between his loyalty to the club and his partner Kathy (Jodie Comer).

Talk with The digital spyHardy was full of praise for rising star Butler and is already looking to the future.

“He’s great. He’s a really generous, sensitive soul and a very capable artist. He’s got a lot to say and do in his life. I hope I get to work with him again, I think he’s brilliant,” he enthused.

Based on the book of the same name by Danny Lyon, The Bikeriders’ clubhouse focus sees the film explore masculinity, and not always in ways you’d expect.

For writer/director Jeff Nichols, that was the whole point.

“People come into this movie with an idea of ​​what they think these people are. What’s interesting is when you discover that they’re possibly a little more, possibly a little more complicated, more dynamic,” Nichols said. The digital spy.

“That’s how I felt when I came into the world of Danny Lyon’s book, is that I might have had some judgments here, and now these people are speaking in a way that I identify with. That’s when it gets interesting. Masculinity is hard to define. “

Hardy added: “I think also when you start looking underneath something, you understand the connection between human beings and how they work.”

After its premiere at last year’s Telluride Film Festival, The Bikeriders debuted with a strong 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. It has since dropped slightly to a still-decent 84% ahead of its theatrical release.

The film also stars Norman Reedus, Mike Faist, Michael Shannon, Boyd Holbrook and Damon Herriman.

The Bikeriders opens in theaters on June 21.

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