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The Dark Knight Rises actor Tom Hardy has been spotted on an East London set after he started filming his roles as both the Kray twins.

Mirror Online first brought you the news of his involvement in Legend, the biopic of the notorious gangsters back in February and now we've got the first shots of the man himself on set.

In the gallery above Hardy walks the streets and frequents local boozers for the upcoming movie - as you can see he wears glasses when playing Ronnie and removes them to play Reggie.

Earlier on today, Studiocanal released the first promo image of film.

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The thriller is written and directed by Brian Helgeland (LA Confidential) and although there is no release date as of yet it is expected to be released in the UK later this year or mid 2015.

In 1990 the twins were portrayed by Spandau Ballet’s Martin and Gary Kemp in The Krays.

Helgeland is said to have spoken about the project at a Writer’s Guild of America event in LA in October last year, revealing that he would be concentrating on the life of Reggie Kray as he sought to control the psychotic tendencies of his younger twin.

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Hardy has also signed up for the second series of Peaky Blinders which will air at the on BBC2 in autumn 2014.

The actor is also the lead in Elton John biopic Rocketman, which is due to shoot later in the year.

The living legend has told of his delight that Hardy had been cast to play him in a movie about his life.

Speaking on The Graham Norton Show, he said: "I've spent a lot of time with Tom already and we get on like a house on fire. We are very much alike - you wouldn't think so and certainly not physically."