Tom Hardy fans baffled by his 'absurd' accent in new movie with Jodie Comer

07 September 2023 , 19:24

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Tom Hardy fans baffled by his 'absurd' accent in new movie with Jodie Comer

Tom Hardy fans were baffled after hearing his 'absurd' accent in the new trailer for the upcoming movie, The Bikeriders.

The Bikeriders, which was inspired by the 1967 photo book of the same name, has Jodie Comer's character Kathy recounting the story of the Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals, through the lives of its members. The movie has an all-star cast of Jodie, Tom, Austin Butler, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist and Norman Reedus.

After the trailer was released on Wednesday, fans couldn't help but focus on the accent Tom adopted for his character, Johnny. Rushing to social media, one user joked: "Babe wake up there's a new Tom Hardy voice I want to impersonate for the next 6-8 months."

"Tom Hardy Don’t do a Silly Voice Challenge (impossible)," one fan said while another added: "This movie has everything. Tom Hardy speaking in a pizza shop owner accent. Jodie Comer speaking in a small cartoon mouse voice. The accent formerly known as Elvis. Mike Feist."

Fans are confused by Tom's new accent in The Bikeriders (YouTube / 20th Century Studios)

One viewer commented: "Tom Hardy using another absurd accent, The Bikeriders is going to be so good," while another confused fan posted: "Ahhhhhhhh the incredibly soothing sensation of Tom Hardy doing another new voice and accent that has never existed before."

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Tom is known for his use of accents in movies, including as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders and John Fitzgerald in The Revenant. It comes after it was revealed Americans struggle to understand Tom's accents.

The Londoner topped a poll of people who have US viewers scrambling to switch on their TV subtitles. Tom, whose big screen hits include Legend and Bronson, pipped Irish actor Colin Farrell, 47, to the top spot with Arnold Schwarzenegger, 76, coming third – even though the Austrian star has lived in the US since 1968 and was governor of California.

Americans also need subtitles to decipher 35-year-old singer Adele’s Cockney accent. More than two-thirds of US viewers admitted that they needed help to make sense of English, Scottish and Irish accents. They routinely turn subtitles on to follow the plots of international hits such as The Crown, Bridgerton and Peaky Blinders.

Overall, the Scots burr of stars like Ewan McGregor and Gerard Butler were voted the hardest to understand with 47% needing subtitles. Only 20% had trouble with an Irish lilt. Online language tutor Preply asked 1,500 Americans which stars and hit programmes they struggled to follow the most. More than half – 51% – said they leave subtitles on most of the time if they are available.

Zara Woodcock