Tom Hardy has offered to pay the salaries of the entire television crew of Guy Ritchie’s new series after a construction company went into liquidation.
The Venom star, 47, recently filmed scenes for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming TV series The Associate in London.
But around 50 self-employed construction workers were left devastated after Helix 3D, the construction company hired to build sets, went bankrupt, The Times reported.
The company is said to have then refused to pay £250,000 in wages before Christmas, with its chief executive Brian Dowling sending the devastating message last week saying his salary would probably not be in its accounts before the New Year.
It wasn’t until star Tom intervened and offered to pay the workers’ salaries that Paramount resolved the situation and got their paychecks in order.
A source close to Tom said The times: ‘He offered to (pay), but the production and Paramount arranged the payment.’
Tom Hardy has offered to pay the salaries of the entire television crew of Guy Ritchie’s new series after a construction company went into liquidation.
The Venom star, 47, recently filmed scenes for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming TV series The Associate in London.
Meanwhile, a Paramount source said they were “outraged” by the situation and that there were plans to ensure workers were paid.
In a letter seen by the publication, broadcast union Bectu organizer Chris Hudson said: “Our members deserve to be treated with dignity and respect and compensated on time for their work.”
‘It is totally unacceptable that they are facing significant financial precariousness, especially before Christmas.
“At this time of Christmas, our members are rightly very distressed and many fear they will not be able to meet their needs.”
Tom is known for his handsome looks, and in the snaps of him filming the series in London, the crew was on hand to make sure his makeup and wardrobe were perfect before he went into action.
While director Guy soon dropped by to chat with his star before the scene and give him some last-minute notes and pointers.
The Associate marks the second collaboration between the director and the Venom star, after the pair previously worked together on 2008 crime thriller RocknRolla.
Tom also signed on as executive producer of the Paramount+ show alongside Guy, Jez Butterworth and Kris Thykier.
But around 50 freelancers who had worked on the set were left devastated after Helix 3D, a construction company, went bankrupt, The Times reported.
In addition to Tom, the star-studded cast also includes Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren and former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan.
They play married couple Maeve and Conrad Harrigan, who together head one of London’s most successful Irish organized crime families.
While Tom plays Harry Da Souza, a dangerous ‘fixer’ who is also on call for the Harrigans to help them solve any problems.
The show’s synopsis describes it as the story of “two warring London-based families whose companies span every corner of the world and the fiercely loyal ‘fixer’ tasked with protecting one of them at all costs.”
However, production got off to a rocky start, as the London set was broken into twice last week, with thieves said to have made off with £1m worth of camera equipment.
The company is said to have then refused to pay £250,000 in wages before Christmas and its chief executive, Brian Dowling, sent the devastating message last week saying his salary would probably not be in its accounts before the New Year.
The first robbery took place last week, while production crew and security were on location, when two men in a Toyota Prius allegedly distracted people by asking directions before speeding off with the expensive equipment.
Speaking about the incident, a source said the sun: ‘His questions distracted people and at that moment, the other guy jumped out and grabbed a bag of camera equipment that was on the side of the road.
“He got into the car and they sped away. The security guards started going crazy because they had basically been robbed in broad daylight.
‘It was a pretty embarrassing and costly mistake. The equipment for those films is not cheap.