Canoe logo Canoe 3 weeks ago

'Bronson' showcases violent prisoner

Charles Bronson seems like a bit of a sweetheart, when he's not trying to gouge someone's eyes out. Bronson is a three-ring circus of a biopic about the man known as Britain's most dangerous prisoner (and Britain's most expensive prisoner). Full Article at Canoe

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  1. Tom Hardy
  2. Nicolas Winding Refn
  3. Michael Peterson

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Related Quotes

  1. In England, it's very much a class society, and I think they want to punish him for who he is and what he represents
    – Nicolas Winding Refn SOURCE: Canoe 3 weeks ago
  2. Tom Hardy beefed up a lot. He looks like Freddie Mercury from Queen, so there was quite a physical transformation. I had this idea of him being nude as much as possible, because it made him primal.
    – Nicolas Winding Refn SOURCE: Canoe 3 weeks ago
  3. I actually really like the way I did 'Bronson,' technically
    – Nicolas Winding Refn SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 1 month ago
  4. I didn't want to make a biopic of Michael Peterson, or a film about Charlie Bronson, I wanted to make a film about the transformation from Michael Peterson to Charlie Bronson
    – Nicolas Winding Refn SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 1 month ago
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