According to several reports, Tom Hardy's actions on set during Season 2 of the popular Paramount+ crime thriller MobLand sparked problems, which have put him in the center of a growing controversy.The controversy intensified after Claims that Hardy's future on the program is now "in limbo," with certain sources even claiming he might not return if the production proceeds with a third season.What is the Tom Hardy MobLand controversy?While working on Season 2 of MobLand, Hardy apparently had conflicts with producers and frequently postponed filming, according to reports from The Hollywood Reporter and other sources.The actor allegedly left the cast and crew waiting during shooting because he refused to leave his trailer for hours. An insider said:“He refused to come out of his trailer for hours at a time.”Veteran actors Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren were allegedly among those left waiting on set, according to the source. The source added that Hardy kept the veteran actor and actress waiting:“He kept the cast waiting, [which is] a power play. Keeping Pierce Brosnan, Helen Mirren and others waiting is career suicide, I would wager.”In addition to making the cast and crew wait, Hardy was also accused of making creative changes behind the scenes. According to reports, the actor attempted to change the dialogue and give executive producer Jez Butterworth and series creator Ronan Bennett script notes. The alleged creative disagreements between Hardy and the producers at 101 Studios have only increased the tensions.Was Hardy fired from the show?Hardy plays Harry Da Souza, a fixer in the Guy Ritchie-directed crime drama, MobLand, for the wealthy Harrigan crime family.The show revolves around the criminal empire run by Pierce Brosnan's character Conrad Harrigan and Helen Mirren's character Maeve Harrigan. The show also includes Paddy Considine, Joanne Froggatt, Lara Pulver, Toby Jones and Janet McTeer.Rumors were floating around since last week that Tom Hardy had been "fired" from the show. The Hollywood Reporter subsequently noted that no official decision had apparently been made yet.The show has not been formally renewed by Paramount+ for another season. Although a writers’ room for a possible continuation has reportedly already been opened for MobLand season 3.According to sources, if the show gets the go-ahead, filming for a possible third season may start in September. Hardy's future role in the show remains unclear.Tom Hardy's past set controversiesThis was not the first time that Tom Hardy had problems with someone from the cast or crew on set. His MobLand controversy has reignited his previous on-set tensions during the filming of Mad Max: Fury Road.Hardy and co-star Charlize Theron notoriously had a falling out in Mad Max: Fury Road. The movie that took home six Oscar awards from ten nominations. Later, while talking about Tom Hardy's actions in interviews, director George Miller admitted to the challenging working environment.In 2024, Miller told The Telegraph that both the actors were “two very different performers.” He added:"Tom has a damage to him but also a brilliance that comes with it, and whatever was going on with him at the time, he had to be coaxed out of his trailer. Whereas Charlize was incredibly disciplined — a dancer by training, which told in the precision of her performance — and always the first one on set."The director added:“I’m an optimist, so I saw their behavior as mirroring their characters, where they had to learn to cooperate in order to ensure mutual survival. There’s no excuse for it, and I think there’s a tendency in this business to use great performances as an excuse for other disruption that could be avoided.”Actor Patrick Stewart, who recalled their collaboration on Star Trek: Nemesis, previously referred to Hardy as "an odd, solitary young man" in his 2023 memoir Making It So. He wrote:“I didn’t have a single exciting scene to play, and the actor who portrayed the movie’s villain, Shinzon, was an odd, solitary young man from London. His name was Tom Hardy.”Stewart added:“Tom wouldn’t engage with any of us on a social level. Never said, ‘Good morning,’ never said, ‘Goodnight,’ and spent the hours he wasn’t needed on set in his trailer with his girlfriend.”Tom Hardy and Paramount+ have not made any statements yet about whether the actor would return for a potential third season of MobLand, despite the controversy.Stay tuned to Soap Central for more information.