Those of us who were fans of Josh Trank’s Chronicle (not so much his Fantastic Four) and fans of Tom Hardy (who isn’t?) have been waiting on Fonzo since 2016. The Al Capone drama, which stars Hardy as a late-in-life version of the infamous gangster, has been pretty quiet for some time, and now we may have an idea why. Not only has it found a new distributor, but a new title and likely will head straight-to-VOD.
Film Ratings says Fonzo has been given the boring new title of simply Capone. Yuck. The film has been newly-acquired by Vertical Entertainment who are known for digital distribution and have very little theatrical presence.
It’s easy to see why they moved ahead with the name change. Fonzo doesn’t mean anything to anybody, but tell people that Tom Hardy is playing Al Capone and they’re going to want to see that.
Still, there’s a lot to look forward to. Trank is in desperate need of comeback after the Fantastic Four debacle, and his firing from a solo Boba Fett movie. The idea of Hardy as Capone, suffering from dementia in his twilight years, is also intriguing. Not to mention a score by Company Flow and Run the Jewels frontman El-P. A lot to like here, and I’ll be there to see it no matter when and where it drops.
Yup, Josh Trank's FONZO has been retitled #CAPONE and will be released by Vertical Entertainment in the US. (h/t @jasonosia) https://t.co/5JMMxpiMJc pic.twitter.com/tGD5WLqvMd
— Anton Volkov (@antovolk) April 15, 2020
