The ‘Tom Hardy Fired From MobLand’ Story Takes A Backtracking Turn

InnovationGamingThe ‘Tom Hardy Fired From MobLand’ Story Takes A Backtracking TurnByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 29, 2026, 11:09am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.MobLandParamountEarlier this week, Puck News reported that after clashes with actors and producers on set, Tom Hardy was fired from the huge hit series MobLand on Paramount Plus, a show that he leads.Now, Variety is reporting that it can confirm he has not been fired from MobLand, and that negotiations are ongoing in terms of how to keep him around.The original report said that Hardy was hours late to production, changed script notes and dialogue, didn’t like the big-name ensemble cast that included Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan and sparred with producer Jez Butterworth.Now, while none of those items are specifically disputed, and some have actually been confirmed, the claim that he’d been fired as a result of all this has seemed to have been shot down. At least according to Variety sources who said:“Tom was not fired, the door is not closed for Season 3 and things are being worked through creatively.”“I’m sure [producer] Guy [Ritchie] is probably pushing [producer] David Glasser to make it work,” a production source told Variety. “Guy likes working with Tom.”MORE FOR YOUFurther explanation says that “He’s difficult, but he’s a movie star,” and the other side of the coin was explained that Hardy was upset with late scripts, and he had “sound” ideas for changes.MobLandParamountSome in the industry speculate that this is some sort of PR war between “camps” of various actors or producers, as sometimes seen with issues like this, and no one is officially responding for comment, all of this done through backchannel trade sources.The goal for Paramount and Ritchie,...