Tom Hardy and Austin Butler have an intense relationship in The Bikeriders (Focus Options/ Common Footage/ Regency Enterprises)
Tom Hardy has spoken in regards to the relationship between his character and Austin Butler’s in Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders.
The crime drama, headlined by Venom’s Hardy and Dune: Half Two star and Elvis Oscar-nominee Butler, in addition to Killing Eve favorite Jodie Comer, follows a younger member of a gang who’s taken beneath the wing of an older biker.
Because the movie progresses, the extraordinary relationship between Benny (Austin) and Johnny (a Marlon Brando On the Waterfront-esque Hardy) sours in a violent exploration of masculinity.
Talking to Selection, Hardy stated: “I feel Benny, for Johnny, presents a component of want fulfilment: vitality, freedom – no matter that’s – and this man’s obtained no accountability. He’s pure. He’s stunning.”
The star went on to trace that his character’s obsession with Benny spells his downfall. “And what does he do? He tries to chain it. He can’t. There’s an habit factor to it. A compulsion, like a moth to a flame. It’s like Icarus to the solar.
“It’s very clear that Johnny was into Benny, method greater than Benny was into Johnny. [He] is responsible of objectifying Benny.”
The Bikeriders, written and directed by Jeff Nichols, is predicated on a guide by Danny Lyon.
Its official synopsis reads: “Over the course of a decade, a Midwestern motorbike membership evolves from a gathering place for native outsiders to a sinister gang, threatening the unique group’s lifestyle.”
The movie additionally options Mike Faist, contemporary from Challengers, The Flash‘s Michael Shannon and The Strolling Useless‘s Norman Reedus.
The Bikeriders opens on Friday (21 June).