'Bronson' trivia and fun facts

Jason Statham was originally asked to play Charles Bronson but scheduling conflicts prevented him from appearing in this film.

Charles Bronson was not allowed to see the film, but said that if his mother liked it, that would be enough for him. According to Refn, his mother loved it. In 2011 Bronson was finally allowed to see the film and called it "theatrical, creative and brilliant".

Charles Bronson's shaved off his moustache and sent it to Tom Hardy so that it could be made into a loose-moustache for Hardy to wear.

Never killed a man but is serving life imprisonment.

Charles Bronson was born under the name of Michael Gordon Peterson on the 6th December 1952 in Luton, Bedfordshire.