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Tom Hardy replaces Michael Fassbender in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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by: George Merchan Sep. 3, 2010


Casting for the Tomas Alfredson (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN) adaptation of TINKER, TAILOR, SOLIDER, SPY has been solidifying in recent months. The latest bit of news is that Michael Fassbender (CENTURION) will NOT be in the film due to his commitments on X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, which just began filming this week. But fret not, as the great Tom Hardy (INCEPTION) will be replacing him.

Hardy, who will be playing Ricky Tarr in the British spy film, is joining a real dynamite cast here. Opposite him as the central character will be Gary Oldman (THE DARK KNIGHT) as retired agent George Smiley, and accompanying them will be Ciaran Hinds (MUNICH), Jared Harris ("Mad Men"), Colin Firth (A SINGLE MAN), and Benedict Cumberatch (ATONEMENT) as British operatives.

The film, adapted by the very talented Peter Morgan (FROST/NIXON, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) with help from the novel's creator John le Carré, follows retired intelligence agent George Smiley (Oldman) who's called back to service when a high-ranking member of MI6 is suspected of being a Soviet mole.

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLIDER, SPY begins shooting this month in the UK.

Source: Daily Mail

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Extra Tidbit: Fans of Le Carré's novels (or fans of the BBC version with Alec Guinness), how do you guys feel about this casting switch?

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Derrida
2:58PM on 09/06/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
It can be done
I'm not too worried about the runtime, if anyone can do it it's Peter Morgan
I'm not too worried about the runtime, if anyone can do it it's Peter Morgan
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schwarzgerät
5:49AM on 09/07/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Oh, I don't doubt that it can be done - I just doubt that it can be done *well* without excising a whole lot of stuff. It tends to be the "whole lot of stuff" that makes Le Carre's stories more interesting than Generic Spy Movie #3001.

Hopefully they can pull it off, but I just don't see how they'll manage to faithfully adapt the novel without some major compromises.
Oh, I don't doubt that it can be done - I just doubt that it can be done *well* without excising a whole lot of stuff. It tends to be the "whole lot of stuff" that makes Le Carre's stories more interesting than Generic Spy Movie #3001.

Hopefully they can pull it off, but I just don't see how they'll manage to faithfully adapt the novel without some major compromises.
 
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schwarzgerät
6:05AM on 09/06/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Squeezing 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' into a 2-hour run-time? Yeah, that'll work splendidly.
Squeezing 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' into a 2-hour run-time? Yeah, that'll work splendidly.
 
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SS-Block
10:33AM on 09/04/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
terrible
Fassbender > Hardy
Fassbender > Hardy
 
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Shriek10124
9:38AM on 09/04/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Damn. The way Fassbender played the role of the British spy in Inglourious Basterds really had me excited when I read he was starring in Tinker, Tailor. He had the pitch perfect King's English accent for a war-time soldier and it would've been great for the Cold War Smiley world. I'm a huge fan of the le Carre novels and really can't wait for this!!
Damn. The way Fassbender played the role of the British spy in Inglourious Basterds really had me excited when I read he was starring in Tinker, Tailor. He had the pitch perfect King's English accent for a war-time soldier and it would've been great for the Cold War Smiley world. I'm a huge fan of the le Carre novels and really can't wait for this!!
 
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Duke
7:29AM on 09/04/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Thought Hardy was one of the best unexpected aspects of Inception. Did not realize AT ALL that he was the same guy from Bronson. That dude has brilliance written all over him. Anybody can go back and watch main stream "stars" who started in small films and say sure, there they are being them young in an independent film, but Hardy vanished in Bronson and then outshone major stars in Inception....
Thought Hardy was one of the best unexpected aspects of Inception. Did not realize AT ALL that he was the same guy from Bronson. That dude has brilliance written all over him. Anybody can go back and watch main stream "stars" who started in small films and say sure, there they are being them young in an independent film, but Hardy vanished in Bronson and then outshone major stars in Inception. An impressive feat.
 
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Derrida
5:17AM on 09/04/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Truly amazing cast
Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Ciaran Hinds, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch?! Sign me up!
Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Ciaran Hinds, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch?! Sign me up!
 
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The_Soloist
12:17AM on 09/04/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Him and Oldman in the same movie. Sounds great to me. Hardy was awesome in Inception.
Him and Oldman in the same movie. Sounds great to me. Hardy was awesome in Inception.
 
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writer19
11:30PM on 09/03/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Mister Replacement
i'm a big fan of his, but will he ever get a movie without replacing someone? Mad Max is one if it's ever made
i'm a big fan of his, but will he ever get a movie without replacing someone? Mad Max is one if it's ever made
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corran horn
1:51PM on 09/18/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
He didn't replace anyone in INCEPTION or in BRONSON, for that matter, so I don't know where this "Mr Replacement" talk is coming from.
He didn't replace anyone in INCEPTION or in BRONSON, for that matter, so I don't know where this "Mr Replacement" talk is coming from.
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