It's looking increasingly likely that Tom Hardy's next movie might be a comic book adaptation.

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The British actor, who we all know played Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, is reportedly up for the role of Apocalypse in director Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse , according to TheWrap The site claims Hardy is being "courted" for the role of Apocalypse, but that he's also in the mix for Warner Bros.' Suicide Squad.Indeed, Deadline says Hardy is "close to signing on" for director David Ayer's Suicide Squad (as are Will Smith and his Focus co-star Margot Robbie) so that would seem to nix the chances of Hardy doing X-Men as they'll both be filming next year for 2016 releases.Stay tuned for more on X-Men: Apocalypse and Suicide Squad!