There have been biopics about a whole lot of rock artists, particularly over the previous couple of years. However other than Lords of Chaos, there have not been many about metallic teams. In a brand new interview with Steel Hammer, Corey Taylor named the 2 actors he’d need to painting him in a biopic if one have been to be executed on Slipknot.
The primary actor Taylor talked about was Taron Egerton, who performed Elton John within the 2019 movie Rocketman. However, since he already performed a rock star earlier than, the Slipknot frontman supplied another.
“[Egerton and I’ve] obtained the identical construct – he’s obtained the neck. He’s stockier than I, however I’ve had instances in my life the place I’ve been fairly fuckin’ match and I simply suppose body-wise he’d be spot on,” Taylor reasoned. “If I needed to do it at my age now, I’d most likely say Tom Hardy. He’s scrappy and simply doesn’t give a fuck – he’s one in all my favorite actors. I may see him pulling off the eagerness I’ve obtained once I simply wanna rip the masks off and scream in everybody’s face.”
Hardy is a 45-year-old English actor greatest identified for his roles in The Revenant, the Venom movies and a number of other others. See a side-by-side picture of Hardy and Taylor beneath.
So, can we anticipate to see a Slipknot biopic any level? Shawn “Clown” Crahan is prepared to work on one, so long as the story is informed proper.
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“There’s a whole lot of dudes [in Slipknot] that have to be represented equally – not one is larger than the opposite, and you’ll’t clarify the band with out explaining all of them,” Clown asserted to NME a number of months in the past.
“After which there’s our [former] supervisor [Steve Richards], who handed away – that story must be in there – after which there’s a motley crew of a few dozen different motherfuckers… It’s insane. So we’re gonna do it, however we’re gonna do it our manner.”
Tom Hardy + Corey Taylor
