Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In 2009 Tom Hardy was interviewed about playing notorious criminal Charles Bronson in the eponymous film. Before filming began he visited Bronson in prison where he was given some acting notes by the man himself on everything from weight gain to facial hair.

Clip taken from Film 2009, originally broadcast on BBC One, 10 March 2009.




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