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"Lawless director John Hillcoat has said Tom Hardy&amp;#039;s talent left him &amp;quot;awestruck&amp;quot;. Hardy and Shia LaBeouf play outlaw bootleggers in Lawless, which also stars Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain and Guy Pearce.   Hillcoat explained in a recent interview that Hardy developed instant on-screen chemistry with his co-star LaBeouf. &amp;quot;I kept hearing about this incredible guy called Tom Hardy. I started watching his work, and I was awestruck\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 he was amazing,&amp;quot; the fillmaker said, according to Flicks and Bits. Hillcoat further explained: &amp;quot;I could also see Tom and Shia as brothers\u00E2\u20AC\u00A6 Tom&amp;#039;s approach was very much about the different emotional textures there were to [his character] Forrest and how distilled and controlled he was. It was a unique and fascinating attitude towards the character.&amp;quot; Hardy recently joked that his role as quick-shooter Forrest from was partly inspired by British television series Come Dine with Me. &amp;quot;I really do like Come Dine with Me. It&amp;#039;s great people-watching,&amp;quot; he quipped. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll steal characters from Come Dine with Me, because they&amp;#039;re real people.&amp;quot; Lawless will be released on August 29 in the US and September 7 in the UK. Watch a trailer below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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