If Paramount+ really is letting Tom Hardy go, the actor already has a backup plan: he’s becoming a rapper.
As his MobLand future hangs in the balance, the Oscar nominee is dropping his first album under the persona Frankie Pulitzer, a.k.a. Face Puller, teaming with hip-hop supergroup Czarface on Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer.
What Is ‘Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer’?
The album arrives August 28, with the debut single “Brothers Grimm” already out. Czarface is the trio of 7L & Esoteric and Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck, which means Hardy isn’t slumming it on some vanity project, he’s stepping into one of underground hip-hop’s most respected crews.
The guest list backs that up. Busta Rhymes, EL-O, and Method Man are all featured, putting Hardy on tracks alongside genuine heavyweights rather than novelty-act collaborators.
And this isn’t a first-time whim. An unreleased Hardy mixtape, recorded back in 1999 under the name Tommy No. 1, surfaced in 2018, so the actor has been circling a rap career for the better part of three decades.
A Rap Album Amid The MobLand Firing Drama
The timing is what makes this irresistible. The album news lands right in the middle of the saga over Hardy’s future on the Guy Ritchie-produced crime drama, where he plays fixer Harry Da Souza opposite Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren.
The original Puck News report claimed Hardy was being let go after clashing with producers, showing up late, pushing to rewrite dialogue, and bristling as the show leaned more ensemble.
Since then the narrative has steadily reversed, with Mirren going public in his defense and trades confirming talks to bring him back.
Whether the charm offensive lands or not, Frankie Pulitzer is dropping August 28 regardless.
Listen to “Brothers Grimm” now ahead of the full release.
