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Child 44 (Blu-ray Review)

August 23, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Running Time: 137 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: August 24th 2015 (UK)

When it was first announced Child 44 seemed like a good bet – based on a hit book, directed by Daniel Espinosa (Safe House, Easy Money) and a really good cast. However, when it arrived in cinemas it was met with bad reviews and made hardly any money at the box office.

I’m not entirely sure where all the animosity came from though, as while it has quite a few problems it’s certainly tense, uneasy and very watchable.

Set in post-World War II Soviet Russia, Tom Hardy is Leo Demidov, an investigator for the feared MGB who roots out traitors for Stalin. The organisation is judge, jury and executioner – and it extracts ways to find guilt in everyone they arrest. It’s an era of massive paranoia and one where deviating from the official line on something can be a death sentence. [Read more…]

Child 44 Trailer – Tom Hardy investigates a string of child murders

January 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy is getting dramatic for Child 44, and he’s also going a bit Russian, alongside an excellent cast including Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke and Paddy Considine.

Now the first trailer has arrived, but to watch it you’ll have to click over to Apple.

Based on Tom Rob Smith’s novel, with Safe House helmer Daniel Espinosa directing, the Soviet Union set thriller is about a military police officer named Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) who has to investigate a string of brutal child murders that took place during the Stalin era. As he begins to dig further and further into the case, he realises that his government is keeping a sharp eye on every move he makes, and refuses to admit that the killings are actually happening.

Oldman is the head of police, who has problems with what Hardy is doing, while Rapace, who’s in the image below, is Tom’s wife.

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke, Paddy Considine DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

First Look At Tom Hardy & Gary Oldman In Child 44

December 16, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman obviously didn’t have enough of each on The Dark Knight Rises set (not that they had a vast amount of screen time together), as they’ve gotten back together for Child 44. Now the first images from the film have arrived, via RopesOfSilicon, featuring Hardy, Oldman and Noomi Rapace.

Oldman is the head of police, who has problems with what Hardy is doing, while Rapace, who’s in the image below, is Tom’s wife.

Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke and Paddy Considine also star. It’ll be in cinemas next year.

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Vincent Cassel Replaces Philip Seymour Hoffman In Child 44

August 30, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Child 44 is mid-production, but circumstances has resulted in a last minute addition to the cast, with Vincent Cassel stepping into a role that Philip Seymour Hoffman has departed. Deadline reports the news but doesn’t say exactly why Hoffman left. Let’s hope it’s not due to a relapse of the substance abuse issues he sought help for earlier this year.

Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke and Paddy Considine also star. It’ll be in cinemas next year.

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ACTORS: Vincent Cassel, Philip Seymour Hoffman DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Jason Clarke Reuniting With Tom Hardy For Child 44

July 12, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Aussie actor Jason Clarke has been flirting with the edges of true movie stardom in the likes of The Thing, The Great Gatsby, Zero Dark Thirty and White House Down, and now he’s got another interesting role that will see him reunite with Lawless co-star Tom Hardy.

THR reports that Clarke has signed up for Child 44, which follows Tom Hardy’s character, a Soviet military police officer who investigates a string of brutal child murders in the 1950s, only to discover that he himself has become a target of his own government. Jason Clarke is playing a man named Brodsky, who is accused of being a traitor by the MP. Noomi Rapace is Tom Hardy’s wife, with Joel Kinnaman playing the military cop’s murderous co-worker. Paddy Considine, Gary Oldman, and Philip Seymour Hoffman also star,

Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) is directing from a script by Richard Price, which was adapted from Tom Rob Smith’s novel. Filming is already under way.

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ACTORS: Jason Clarke, Noomi Rapace, Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Philip Seymour Hoffman Up To Join Tom Hardy In Child 44

June 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Philip Seymour Hoffman recently had to go to rehab to deal with a drug problem, but it thankfully looks like he’s getting things back on track, as he’s signed to star in Child 44, according to Deadline.

Based on Tom Rob Smith’s novel, with Safe House helmer Daniel Espinosa directing, the Soviet Union set thriller is about a military police officer named Leo Demidov (Hardy) who has to inverstigate a string of brutal child murders that took place during the Stalin era. As he begins to dig further and further into the case, he realises that his government is keeping a sharp eye on every move he makes, and refuses to admit that the killings are actually happening.

There’s no news on exactly who Hoffman will be playing, but he joins a cast that also includes Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, and Fares Fares. Filming recently began in Prague, with a 2014 release being eyed.

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ACTORS: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Noomi Rapace, Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Paddy Considine Joins Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace In Child 44

May 24, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace recently made Animal Rescue together and they’re planning to team again for Child 44 later this year. Gary Oldman and Joel Kinnaman have already joined them in the film, and now they have some more company, as TheWrap reports that Paddy Considine and Sweden’s Fares Fares are in talks to star in the movie.

Child 44 is set in 1950s Russia, with Hardy as a Soviet military police officer who becomes the target of his suspicious government while he’s investigating a string of child murders. Joel Kinnaman will play the killer responsible for these brutal deaths, while Noomi Rapace is Hardy’s wife. Oldman meanwhile is the head of police who becomes suspicious of Hardy’s character and starts investigating him.

There’s no news on exactly who Considine will play, but Fares will be one of Hardy’s trusted allies. Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) is set to direct.

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ACTORS: Paddy Considine, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Gary Oldman Joining Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace In Child 44

March 22, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman must like working together, as they’re set to team up for the fourth time in two years for Child 44, according to THR. Oldman joins Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Joel Kinnaman in the movie, which Daniel Espinosa is set to direct.

Oldman and Hardy previously starred together in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Lawless and The Dark Knight Rises, although they didn’t actually get much screentime together in any of those movies. Perhaps Child 44 will remedy that.

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ACTORS: Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Joel Kinnaman Joins Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace In Child 44

March 15, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace are spending much of this year together, making Animal Rescue and Child 44. Now they’ve got a new co-star for the latter, as Joel Kinnaman is in talks to join the movie. Kinnaman will reunite with director Daniel Espinosa for the film, having previously worked together on Snabba Cash and last year’s action-thriller, Safe House.

Daniel Espinosa will direct from a screenplay by Richard Price, adapted from the Tom Rob Smith novel of the same name. Shooting will start this summer. (Source: THR)

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ACTORS: Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace, Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Tom Hardy & Noomi Rapace Team Up For Child 44

January 31, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace certainly seem keen to work together, as a couple of months ago they both signed up to star in Animal Rescue, and now Variety reports the duo are also teaming up for Child 44.

News of the movie first emerged back in 2007 when Ridley Scott was attached to direct. Scott will no longer helm the movie, but is is still planning to produce. Instead Daniel Espinosa (Safe House) will take the director’s chair from a screenplay by Richard Price, adapted from the Tom Rob Smith novel.

The movie is set in 1950s Russia and centres on a former Soviet Police member who investigates a series of child murders but finds himself being targeted by his own government. Tom Hardy will play the Soviet officer, with Noomi Rapace as his wife, who pretends to be the loving partner, but is really concealing her true feelings.

Hardy and Rapace are going to be spending a lot of time together, as the Dennis Lehane adaptation Animal Rescue starts shooting in March, with Child 44 hoping to begin production in Budapest this May.

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ACTORS: Noomi Rapace, Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44