The British star will follow the World War II epic Dunkirk with a more modern account of warfare in My War Gone By, I Miss It So, based on the memoirs of veteran reporter Anthony Loyd.
The film will tackle the horrors of modern warfare and drug abuse.
Hardy said: “My War Gone By is a brutal yet sensitive story which addresses both the nature of addiction and the experience of war.
“I was struck by Anthony’s work and words, experiences, and for me his is an important voice and an important book.”
The actor reamins the favourite to succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond. He is currently starring as a bomber pilot in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. The director recently finally revealed why he always covers Tom Hardy’s face in every movie they make together.
My War Gone By, I Miss It So is based on the 1999 book of the same name. it recounts Loyd’s experiences of the The Bosnian War as the former Yugoslavia continued to break into smaller independent nations.
The international armed conflict raged in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995 and involved troops from many NATO countries.
Loyd is an English journalist and war correspondent from a military family.
His account of the Bosnian War covers his experiences at the war front and personal reflections of his time in the British army. He admitted that his addiction to the adrenaline of covering the war contributed to his own personal battle against substance abuse.
Gavin O’Connor will direct and produce and has referred to the story at the next Apocalypse Now.
O’Connor told Variety: “Anthony’s memoir was love at first page — a portrait of war like I’d never read before.
“An up-close-and-personal account of a heroin junkie reporting from the front lines of Bosnia — the bloodiest conflict Europe has witnessed since the Second World War — who uses the high of war to kick his drug habit.
“It’s a book written with both fists. It’s Anthony’s Apocalypse Now. I feel privileged and honored for the opportunity to bring the book to the movies.”
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