John Pearson

John Pearson on "Legend":

"It’s been over fifty incredible years since the violent and publicity-mad Kray twins signed me up to write the story of their lives, hoping it would one day be made into a successful movie. That day has now arrived, and I can only be grateful that, unlike the twins, I have lived long enough to finally see a great movie, based on that book I wrote so long ago, and entitled ‘Legend’.

In fact this extremely exciting adaptation of my book is the work of Hollywood writer-director Brian Helgeland, famous for early successes like L.A. Confidential and Mystic River. The idol of the young, British actor Tom Hardy, delivers a virtuosic performance as both twins that will truly captivate his audience.

My original biography of the Kray Twins, The Profession of Violence (Legend edition) is also now on sale, with a new postscript, and should have a particular interest for the younger generation, who don’t know the extraordinary and unique story of the Krays."

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Picture: John Pearson with Tom Hardy on the set of Legend