'Legend' trivia and fun facts

In the UK, 'Legend' became the highest grossing 18-rated British film of all time, surpassing 'Trainspotting'.

Tom Hardy actually brought his wife to the film premiere as his date. They both also brought their dog.

Aneurin Barnard reprises his role as the photographer David Bailey from in 'We'll Take Manhattan' (2012).

(Charles Kray, Sr.) previously played Sam Ripley in Los Krays (1990), another biopic of Reggie and Ronnie Kray.

When Ronnie is walking Francis to the car, he talks about a man in a flood and cutting a bit off in order to carry on. This is taken partly from Tom Hardy's phone calls to Charles Bronson which can be seen on the Bronson extras and on YouTube.

Reggie Kray later admitted to another murder on his death bed, that of Mad Teddy Smith, Ronnie Kray's henchman and homosexual lover who was portrayed by Taron Egerton in the movie.

Both appeared in different films entitled "Sucker Punch": Hardy in Sucker Punch (2008) and Browning in Sucker Punch (2011).

Jon McKenna (Charles Kray, Sr.) previously played Sam Ripley in Los Krays (1990), another biopic of Reggie and Ronnie Kray.

Tom Hardy had a serious ankle injury during a fight scene in a pub.

This was Alex Giannini's final film before his death on October 2, 2015 at the age of 52.