New Trailer For Josh Trank and Tom Hardy's Al Capone Film CAPONE Which May Be Released on VOD
Fantastic Four director Josh Trank has been working on his Al Capone crime drama with Tom Hardy for years. It’s been in development since 2016. The movie was originally titled Fonzo. It will now be titled Capone, and a new trailer for the film has been released that you can watch below. The film also may end up being released digitally.
The story that the film tells takes place near the end of Capone's career and begins when he's 47 years-old after he spent over 10 years in prison. Here's a brief description of the story:
A ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist, Al “Fonzo” Capone (Hardy) was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore. At the age of 47, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, dementia rots Capone’s mind and his past becomes present as harrowing memories of his violent and brutal origins melt into his waking life.
This is a time in Capone's life that has never really been explored before so it should make for an interesting story and film. Capone spent the final years of his life in Florida, and it wasn't easy for him. He ended up getting syphilis and because it was untreated for years his mind ended up deteriorating. Near the end of his life, he had the mental capacity of a child and he would apparently spend lots of time talking to his dead associates. Capone died in 1947.
The movie also stars Linda Cardellini as Capone’s long-suffering wife Mae, Matt Dillon as his closest friend Johnny, Kyle MacLachlan as his doctor Karlock, and Kathrine Narducci as Rosie, one of his sisters.
Check out the trailer below and read on for the details regarding the film’s release.
The movie will finally be released this year thanks to Vertical Entertainment and according to The Playlist, the movie will likely forgo its theatrical release and head directly to Digital. While the studio could push the release date back until next year, Vertical Entertainment pushed many of the films they pick up to VOD, so that’s most likely going to be the film’s fate.
Are you looking forward to watching this film?