Helen Mirren was all smiles with her co-star Tom Hardy at the MobLand premiere, after months of speculation about a feud between the pair over Hardy’s on-set behaviour. Hardy, 48, was seen embracing the legendary actor, 81, on the red carpet on Thursday (10 September) night as the cast launched season two of Guy Ritchie’s Paramount+ crime series. Standing close to them was Pierce Brosnan, 73, who was also involved in the rumoured fall-out, after it was reported that Hardy kept the James Bond actor and Mirren waiting “for hours” on set to film.
On the red carpet, however, Brosnan brushed off the gossip, calling it “a storm in a teacup”. Rumours of a feud between the pair first emerged in May when it was initially announced that Hardy would not be returning for season three of MobLand. Multiple outlets reported that the decision had evolved from on-set tensions between the cast, with an unnamed source telling The Hollywood Reporter that Hardy “refused to come out of his trailer for hours at a time”, which infuriated his co-stars.
In the week that followed, Mirren first dampened suggestions of a feud as she shared a photo of Hardy to Instagram, writing: “Love you now and always, Helen.” One month later, she ruled out a feud, although she did still suggest that the Mad Max star approached work in a way others may not be used to. ”As long as what’s on the screen is fantastic, I’m totally chilled with whatever, however anyone gets there,” she said. New subscribers only. £9.99/mo. after free trial. Plan auto-renews until cancelled.
This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. Speaking at the series premiere in London on Thursday, Brosnan also downplayed the allegations, saying: “Oh my God, it was a storm in a teacup, really. I’m a massive fan of the man’s work.
Everyone shows up for work, and everybody’s just there on the spot. It moves very fast so it’s not like we go out and socialise and go to the pub or anything like that. Coming up, these are actors that came before me.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
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