Tom Hardy is noted for his total transformation into whatever role he plays, and with his depiction of the legendary mob boss Al Capone he knocked that out of the park, at least in appearance. The actor is an ageing gangster suffering from dementia and recalling of his notorious criminal days in the first trailer for Capone, previously titled Fonzo.
In fact, this is the premise for the movie:
Once a ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist, Alfonse Capone was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore. At the age of 47, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, dementia rots Alfonse’s mind and his past becomes present.
Harrowing memories of his violent and brutal origins melt into his waking life. As he spends his final year surrounded by family with the FBI lying in wait, this ailing patriarch struggles to place the memory of the location of millions of dollars he hid away on his property.
In the trailer, flashbacks, visions, and hallucinations appear to blend with Capone’s final days in Florida mixed up at the height of his control in recollections of dinners in Chicago. It has a sort of a horror movie vibe — try not to be distracted by the alligator scene.
Due to coronavirus pandemic social distancing measures, movie theaters everywhere are out of commission. So, distributors Vertical Entertainment have teamed with Redbox Entertainment to release Capone via Video On Demand (VOD), with the hope they’ll be able to do a proper theatrical release later in the summer.
Capone will be available to stream as a 48-hour rental on May 12, 2020.
