Tom Hardy has a new project coming, and it is not another crime drama, superhero movie, or bruising action role.
The actor is releasing a full-length rap album with Czarface, the hip-hop trio made up of Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck, 7L, and Esoteric. Entertainment Weekly reported that Hardy is using the rap name Frankie Pulitzer, also known as Face Puller, for the upcoming album Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer.
The album is scheduled for release Aug. 28 through Silver Age. The first single, “Brothers Grimm,” is already out, giving listeners a preview of Hardy’s return to music under the Frankie Pulitzer persona.
The project may surprise casual fans who know Hardy mainly from Venom, Mad Max: Fury Road, Peaky Blinders, and MobLand, but it is not coming out of nowhere. Hardy has a longer rap history than the new album announcement might suggest.
The Album Arrives in August With Busta Rhymes, Method Man, and El-P
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Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer is listed for release on Aug. 28, 2026, on Czarface’s official shop. The album description places Frankie Pulitzer inside Czarface’s comic-book-inspired world, describing the project as another entry in the group’s “Meets” saga after past collaborations with MF DOOM and Ghostface Killah.
The guest list gives the album more weight than a one-off celebrity novelty track. Entertainment Weekly reported that Busta Rhymes, EL-O, and Method Man are among the featured artists, while Stereogum listed a 15-track album with guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Method Man, El-P, and Kendra Morris.
The tracklist opens with “Brothers Grimm” and also includes “All It Takes Is One Bad Day,” “Raw Forever” featuring Busta Rhymes, “Mad Technology” featuring Method Man, “Dragon Canon” featuring El-P, and “Frankie” featuring Kendra Morris.
Hardy’s Rap Side Is Not New
Hardy’s move into rap may look strange beside his acting résumé, but he has been connected to hip-hop for decades. Entertainment Weekly noted that an unreleased 1999 mixtape made under the name Tommy No. 1 surfaced online in 2018.
Complex reported that Hardy had already worked with Czarface before this album, including tracks connected to the group’s Good Guys, Bad Guys EP. Several of those tracks later appeared in Venom: Let There Be Carnage, linking Hardy’s music to one of his biggest screen roles.
Czarface Makes the Project Fit Its Own World
Czarface has built its identity around comic-book imagery, alter egos, masked characters, and underground hip-hop collaborations. The group has released full projects with MF DOOM and Ghostface Killah, and its artwork and track titles often play like panels from a pulp superhero story.
Hardy’s screen persona gives the collaboration an easy pop-culture hook, but Frankie Pulitzer also fits Czarface’s existing style. The official album description calls Frankie Pulitzer a “hybrid entity” inside the expanding Czarface universe, which gives the project a built-in character rather than treating Hardy as a guest rapper dropped into a standard album rollout.
“Brothers Grimm” leans into the group’s usual mix of hard-edged bars, comic-book atmosphere, and exaggerated villain energy.
The Release Comes During Questions About MobLand
The album news arrives while Hardy’s future on MobLand remains the subject of conflicting reports. The Paramount+ crime series stars Hardy as Harry Da Souza, a fixer for the Harrigan crime family, alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren.
Entertainment Weekly reported that early claims about Hardy’s possible exit from the show were followed by updates suggesting the situation was still being worked through creatively. Season 2 has already been ordered, but Entertainment Weekly noted in its guide that no official release date has been announced.