The actor plays military man Leo Demidov in the Tom Rob Smith adaptation.
Tom Hardy has a go at yet another accent in the Ridley Scott produced 'Child 44', an adaptation of Tom Rob Smith's award-winning 2008 novel about a series of brutal murders during the time of the Soviet Union.
Gary Oldman and Tom Hardy go head to head in 'Child 44'
Hardy plays a former Russian military officer named Leo Demidov in the thriller, who's offered the highest protection in the wake of his war heroism. But things take a dark turn when it becomes apparent that a set of ongoing child killings are being covered up by the authorities, and Demidov wants to do the right thing and find the perpetrator - to much anger from his Stalin obsessed superiors.
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While the movie presents yet another example of Hardy's versatility, we have to say we're most excited about his brand new accent. While there was the questionable Welsh articulation of 'Locke' (which he himself admitted could've been better), his Russian delivery in 'Child 44' joins the list of fantastic accents that Hardy has shared with us over the years. There's the gravelly cockney of gangster series 'Peaky Blinders', the Brooklyn twang of 'The Drop', the Southern charm of 'Lawless' and who could forget the deep croak of Bane in 'The Dark Night Rises'? Yes, it's safe to say we're impressed once again, though it's not surprising given the amount of time the actor spent filming for 'Child 44' in the Czech Republic.
Watch the trailer for 'Child 44' here:
More: Read our review of 'The Drop'
'Child 44' is set to be released in US movie theaters on April 17th 2015.
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