Tom, Leo & Tobey working together
Yet ANOTHER project in the works for Tom Hardy:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Tom Hardy are teaming up to produce an untitled animal-trafficking drama that is set up at Warner Bros, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Hardy came up with the idea, inspired by friends who are former special forces operatives and went on to become anti-poacher fighters in South Africa and other nations.
The goal, say sources, is to make a movie in the vein of Traffic, Steven Soderbergh’s multi-story take on the various impacts of the war on drugs. In this case, the story would look at everything from the ground war on poachers in the African savannah to how animal material ends up in the fashion houses of Paris. It’s unclear whether DiCaprio, Maguire or Hardy would act in the movie.
A search for a writer has begun.
Dicaprio and Maguire are lifelong pals but rarely have worked together, although they both are starring in The Great Gatsby for Warners, which is set for release next summer.
DiCaprio also is longtime animal-rights activist. Last year he became the spokesman for a campaign to protect elephants organized by the International Fund for Animal Walfare.
Hardy is one of the studio’s new favorite actors, coming off his notable appearances in The Dark Knight Rises and Inception (alongside DiCaprio). Hardy is starting to become active as a producer, having recently set up an untitled biker project at Warner Bros.
(Source: hollywoodreporter.com)
