Tom Hardy extensive makeup for Capone revealed in new behind-the-scenes image 

Actor Tom Hardy had to go through quite the transformation to play notorious gangster Al Capone in the upcoming biopic Capone, as revealed in a new behind-the-scenes photo.

Photographer Greg Williams shared a new behind-the-scenes photo of Hardy, after going through an extensive makeup process to play the aging Capone.

Hardy, 42, also took to Instagram himself on Saturday, to share the new poster for Capone, which will be available on digital formats May 12.

The photographer Williams also praised the ‘amazing makeup’ by Audrey Doyle, who served as the ‘make up and prosthetics designer to Tom Hardy’ on the movie.

Capone was just 48 years of age when he died in Palm Island, Florida in January 1947, so the makeup aged the actor up slightly for the role

The poster features Capone’s head seemingly disintegrating, arriving just a few weeks after the first trailer debuted in mid-April.

Capone follows the last year of the mobster’s life, as he settles down in Florida after spending the past 10 years behind bars.

The notorious gangster was originally sentenced to serve 11 years in prison for tax evasion though he was released early due to his failing health.

He was diagnosed with syphilis and gonorrhea after arriving at the federal prison in Atlanta, and his health continued to decline.

He was diagnosed with neurosyphilis, syphilis of the brain, in 1938, which damaged his mental faculties to the point where he was said to have the mentality of a 12-year-old child in 1946. 

This biopic also stars Linda Cardellini as Capone’s wife Mae, Jack Lowden as FBI Agent Crawford, Matt Dillon as Johnny and Kyle MacLachlan as Karlock.

Josh Trank returns to the director’s chair for the first time since 2015’s  Fantastic Four reboot, while also writing the screenplay and editing Capone. 

The film will be released digitally by Vertical Entertainment on May 12, though there is no word if it will be seeking a theatrical release once movie theaters re-open.

Theaters have, by and large, been closed en massed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, leading many studios to release their films on digital formats early.

Films such as The Invisible Man, The Hunt, Bloodshot and others were made available to rent and buy in March after theaters shut down, with others like Onward arriving on streaming services like Disney Plus.