Rumours are swirling that Tom Hardy has been fired from the Paramount+ series MobLand after clashing with cast and crew. Reports from Puck and the Hollywood Reporter suggest Hardy departed the set following disputes over creative control, with sources claiming he frequently arrived late and locked himself in his trailer for hours, keeping co-stars including Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren waiting. However, Mirren later posted a photo of Hardy on Instagram with the caption 'Love you now and always', casting doubt on the severity of the rift.
This is not the first time Hardy has faced accusations of difficult behaviour on set. During the filming of Mad Max: Fury Road, he reportedly clashed with co-star Charlize Theron, with tensions escalating to the point of a physical confrontation. Patrick Stewart also wrote in his memoir about Hardy's aloofness on the set of Star Trek: Nemesis, describing him as an 'odd, solitary young man' who rarely socialised.
Other incidents include a fight with Shia LaBeouf on the set of Lawless and a confrontation with director Alejandro González Iñárritu during The Revenant, after which Hardy had T-shirts made depicting him with Iñárritu in a headlock. Despite these reports, Iñárritu later called Hardy 'a beautiful human being'.
Hardy's eccentricities are well-documented, from his distinctive voice for Bane in The Dark Knight Rises to his grunting in Taboo. His decision to join MobLand, a show on a lesser-known streaming service, is itself seen as an odd choice. Nonetheless, Hardy is widely regarded as the standout element of the series, providing charm and momentum as fixer Harry Da Souza.
If MobLand is recommissioned—which seems likely given it was Paramount+'s biggest launch—producers face a difficult decision. Letting Hardy go would be easy to write into the plot, but without him, the show risks losing its centre of gravity. The future of the series remains uncertain as Paramount has yet to greenlight a third season.
