Tom Hardy kept film legends waiting as he ‘refused’ to come out on set

The Paramount+ drama series, which has previously filmed scenes in Oxfordshire, including at a pub in Great Tew, has been a significant hit for the streaming platform.

This week, The Hollywood Reporter has said Mr Hardy had been “clashing with producers”.

This includes executive producer Mr Jez Butterworth and senior figures at Mr David Glasser’s 101 Studios, which makes MobLand.

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The outlet also noted ongoing uncertainty over the programme’s future, with the streamer yet to officially renew the show for a third series, although filming is understood to be pencilled in for September if it is given the go-ahead.

According to one source quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, tensions rose during production on the second series over Mr Hardy’s conduct on set.

“He refused to come out of his trailer for hours at a time,” the source said, claiming his behaviour had unnerved producers who were reassessing his involvement.

The same source added: “He kept the cast waiting, [which is] a power play. Keeping Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and others waiting is career suicide, I would wager.”

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MobLand, co-directed by Mr Guy Ritchie, features Mr Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a fixer working for the Harrigan crime clan headed by patriarch Conrad, played by Mr Pierce Brosnan, and matriarch Maeve, portrayed by Ms Helen Mirren.

Despite recent reports that Mr Hardy had been “fired”, an inside source has informed Variety that this is not the case.

“Tom was not fired, the door is not closed for season three, and things are being worked through creatively,” said a source close to production.

Variety did state in the same report that the publication “understands the tensions were real, but that Mr Hardy was not officially fired”.