Pierce Brosnan, Tom Hardy celebrated 'MobLand' ganster premiere and Sting showed up
Pierce Brosnan, Tom Hardy celebrated 'MobLand' ganster premiere and Sting showed up
Pierce Brosnan and the Paramount+ crime family series "MobLand" celebrated its premiere in New York on March 31. Sting showed up with his actress daughter Mickey Sumner: (L-R) Sumner, Sting, Keely Shaye Smith (Brosnan's longtime partner) and Brosnan (who plays patriarch Conrad Harrigan). Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For Paramount+
Sumner and Sting managed to get a smile out of Tom Hardy at the "MobLand" premiere. Hardy plays the tough crime family fixer in the Guy Ritchie-directed series. Sting starred in Ritchie's 1998 classic "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels." Getty Images
Hardy keeping it gangster at the "MobLand" event. Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For Paramount+
Hardy in another hard man pose. Deonté Lee/BFA.com
Mandeep Dhillon (who plays Conrad's favorite daughter Seraphina) and Anson Boon (who plays Eddie Harrigan, Conrad's wild grandson) at the "MobLand" premiere. Deonté Lee/BFA.com
Mandeep Dhillon, producer Kris Thykier, Joanne Froggatt (who plays Jan Da Souza) and Anson Boon at the premiere. Deonté Lee/BFA.com
Paddy Considine attends the "MobLand" premiere. The "House of the Dragon" star plays the trusted son of Conrad Harrigan in the series. Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For Paramount+
Pierce Brosnan, Tom Hardy and Lara Pulver (who plays Bella Hannigan) attend the "MobLand" premiere. Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images For Paramount+
Not present: Helen Mirren, who stars as Brosnan's wily wife Maeve in "MobLand." Mirren also stars in "1923" as Cara Dutton, which has a Season 2 finale on April 6. Paramount Network
Helen Mirren as Maeve Harrigan and Pierce Brosnan as Conrad Harrigan in "MobLand." Luke Varley/Paramount+
Tom Hardy (left) as Harry Da Souza, and Paddy Considine as Kevin Harrigan in "MobLand," streaming on Paramount+. Courtesy Of Luke Varley/Paramount+
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