Thanks to the $372 Million performance of Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy''s shot right back to the top of the action A-list. This is probably central to the news that New Line have tapped him to star in and produce an adaptation of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's gnarly comic 100 Bullets. New Line have been developing the project for a while with screenwriter Chris Borrelli. The comic's hook has a mysterious entity named Agent Graves empower victims with the names of people who've wronged them, and 100 bullets with which to extract revenge. How that's being formed into a singular narrative remains under lock and key, but it sounds like the sort of dark, adult role Hardy thrives in. 100 Bullets is part of DC's edgier Vertigo range of product, a subset of the company absorbed by New Line a little while back. Other projects under the label include an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, although 100 Bullets is the first property inching into active development since New Line acquired rights. No director is yet attached, although in my eyes the list of appropriate candidates (Alex Proyas, Adam Wingard, Dan Gilroy or even George Miller) for something so dark, twisted and compelling is endless. Hardy will produce through his Hardy Son & Baker production house.
