Tom Hardy is already one of the most exciting British talents around with the likes of Inception, Warrior and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy under his belt in the last eighteen months or so.
But 2012 is set to see that star rise even further when he tackles the superhero genre, in the form of The Dark Knight Rises.
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We last saw Hardy grace the big screen back in September when he took on the role of Tommy in Warrior, which just so happened to my may favourite role of the year.
His first project of 2012 is This Means War, which sees this actor tackle comedy for the first time.
The action/comedy movie sees him team up with Chris Pine and Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon.
Hardy & Pine play two spies whose friendship is put to the test when they both fall for the same girl.
But the movie that we are all waiting so see Hardy in this year is The Dark Knight Rises as he takes on the role of villain Bane.
The Dark Knight Rises is the final Batman movie for filmmaker Christopher Nolan and he is looking to go out with a bang.
The character has been described as 'brutal' by the actor himself, who put on 30 pounds of muscle for the role.
Bane promises to be the biggest test for Batman yet and The Dark Knight Rises could well be the biggest grossing movie of the year.
The movie teams Hardy up with Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Anne Hathaway.
He is also set to star in The Wettest County, another project with Gary Oldman.
The movie is directed by John Hillcoat and is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Bondurant.
Hardy is already one of the most versatile actors around with the projects that he has worked on - not only on the big screen but in TV as well.
He is set to demonstrate that further this year with comedy, comic book and dramatic projects and his name may just well shine a little brighter at the end of 2012.
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw