Josh Trank developing CIA limited-series which will star Tom Hardy

Last Updated on August 5, 2021

Josh Trank's CAPONE has now been released, and judging by the rather…interesting reviews it's received, it seems that Trank and Tom Hardy have given audiences something off-the-wall. According to Collider, Trank and Hardy are looking to reteam for another project which would chart the history of the C.I.A. in the form of a limited-series.

I’m working on this limited series that Tom Hardy is producing and that he’s involved in and he’s very excited about, and I’m excited about, [and it’s] a story that spans decades, from right at the end of World War II and concerning the formation of the CIA, but from a point of view that hasn’t really been seen in a movie or in television before, and is just mentioned in books. It deals a lot with Castro and Cuba, and capitalism versus Communism. It’s really big. Sort of the, you know, capitalism versus communism. It’s really big.

Trank confirmed that Tom Hardy would star in the series, which will mark a return to the small-screen for the actor after starring in Taboo and Peaky Blinders. That said, it doesn't sound as though the project is set up anywhere at the moment and obviously hasn't received a greenlight, but Trank seems very excited by its potential. "It’s really good," Trank said. "It’s interesting, it’s dangerous and it’s fascinating. The things I’m learning from it, it lends so much big commentary and parallel to how we ended up where we are now, and I’m fascinated by those things."

Our own Chris Bumbray reviewed the film earlier this week, and although he wasn't sure whether he loved it or even liked it, he did say that it was a hard movie to dismiss. "You have to give Trank credit for making a wildly unconventional film, and even if it’s not necessarily entertaining, you can’t deny that it’s well made," Bumbray said. "For one thing, it’s very well-paced and I was surprised at how quick the 100-minute running time went by, as a movie like this, in less skilled hands, could have seemed endless." Bumbray added that Tom Hardy's performance is on another level of scenery-chewing, which, depending on your opinion of the actor, is either a very good or very bad thing.