The Bikeriders: Jeff Nichols’ Midwestern motorcycle club film starring Tom Hardy gets dated

Last Updated on August 3, 2023

Gas up your hog and prepare to ride alongside Tom Hardy because 20th Century Studios is ready to announce The Bikeriders release date. The motorcycle club drama hits the road in theaters on December 1, 2023, just in time for Oscar season. Jeff Nichols (Mud, Midnight Special, Take Shelter) directs from a script he wrote inspired by the Danny Lyon novel. The Bikeriders is an original story set in the 1960s following the rise of a fictional Midwestern motorcycle club. Seen through the lives of its members, the club evolves over a decade from a gathering place for local outsiders into a more sinister gang, threatening the original group’s unique way of life.

Produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, The Bikeriders features a cast that would make any Sons of Anarchy fan drool with envy. Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, Venom), Boyd Holbrook (Logan, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny), Jodie Comer (Free Guy, The Last Duel), Michael Shannon (The Flash, Take Shelter), Austin Butler (Elvis, Dune: Part Two), and Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead, The Boondock Saints) lead the cast. Damon Herriman (Justified, Judy & Punch), Mike Faist (West Side Story, The Atlantic City Story), Karl Glusman (Devs, Nocturnal Animals), and others also star.

Hardy’s Havoc is in post-production. The story occurs after a drug deal has gone wrong when a bruised detective must fight through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son while unraveling a deep web of corruption and conspiracy ensnares his entire city. Gareth Evans directs, with Timothy Olyphant, Forest Whitaker, and Luis Guzman leading the cast.

Meanwhile, production for Hardy’s Venom 3 is pausing due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Pre-production for Marvel’s Venom threequel started in February, with exciting additions to the cast signing on for the symbiote spectacle. Kelly Marcel directs Venom 3, with Juno Temple (Ted Lasso, Fargo) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Dirty Pretty Things) assuming lead roles.

Are you excited about The Bikeriders release date bringing the film to theaters before the end of the year? Have you ever ridden a motorcycle? Do you think they’re great methods of transportation or death traps on two-wheels? Feel free to let us know in the comments section below.