Bronson: Tom Hardy's forgotten movie that was filmed in Nottinghamshire

Nottingham is no stranger to the big screen. It has been the backdrop to some blockbuster hits including the Dark Knight Rises, filmed at Wollaton Hall.

Other movies include Netflix’s hallmark movie, The Princess Switched Again, and of course, 60s drama, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.

Among the films shot here in Nottingham, is an often-forgotten movie featuring a very famous (and handsome) face: Tom Hardy.

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Bronson released in 2008 is a biographical crime film based on Britain’s most notorious and violent prisoner, Charles Bronson.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, the film is based on a script written by Refn and Brock Norman Brock.

It stars Tom Hardy, as Michael Peterson, known from 1987 as Charles Bronson. British actors, Matt King, James Lance and Amanda Burton also featured in the hit.

Filming was done in and around the St. Ann's, Sherwood, Worksop, and Welbeck Abbey areas of Nottinghamshire.

For the role, Hardy had telephone conversations with Charles Bronson, before meeting him.

Bronson was so impressed by how Hardy had managed to build up his physique for the role and how good he was at imitating him, that he shaved off his trademark moustache for it to be used as a prop for Hardy to wear in the film. Bronson grossed $2,260,712 at the box office. It is rated 7/10 on IMDb and 4.4/5 on Amazon Prime.