There have been biopics about a lot of rock artists, particularly over the previous couple of years. But except for Lords of Chaos, there have not been many about steel teams. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Corey Taylor named the 2 actors he’d need to painting him in a biopic if one have been to be performed on Slipknot.
The first actor Taylor talked about was Taron Egerton, who performed Elton John in the 2019 movie Rocketman. But, since he already performed a rock star earlier than, the Slipknot frontman supplied another.
“[Egerton and I’ve] got the same build – he’s got the neck. He’s stockier than I, but I’ve had times in my life where I’ve been pretty fuckin’ fit and I just think body-wise he’d be spot on,” Taylor reasoned. “If I had to do it at my age now, I’d probably say Tom Hardy. He’s scrappy and just doesn’t give a fuck – he’s one of my favourite actors. I could see him pulling off the passion I’ve got when I just wanna rip the mask off and scream in everyone’s face.”
Hardy is a 45-year-old English actor best known for his roles in The Revenant, the Venom films and several others. See a side-by-side image of Hardy and Taylor below.
So, can we expect to see a Slipknot biopic any point? Shawn “Clown” Crahan is willing to work on one, as long as the story is told right.
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“There’s a lot of dudes [in Slipknot] that want to be represented equally – not one is bigger than the opposite, and you may’t clarify the band with out explaining all of them,” Clown asserted to NME a few months ago.
“And then there’s our [former] supervisor [Steve Richards], who handed away – that story would have to be in there – after which there’s a motley crew of about a dozen different motherfuckers… It’s insane. So we’re gonna do it, however we’re gonna do it our manner.”
Tom Hardy + Corey Taylor
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