Al Capone target him. His driver was found tortured and murdered, and there was an attempt on Weiss's life in the Chicago Loop. On September 20, 1926, the North Side Gang used a ploy outside the Capone headquarters at the Hawthorne Inn, aimed at drawing him to the windows. Gunmen in several cars then opened fire with Thompson submachine guns and shotguns at the windows of the first-floor restaurant. Capone was unhurt and called for a truce, but the negotiations fell through. Three weeks later, Weiss was killed outside the former O'Banion flower shop North Side headquarters. The owner of Hawthorne's restaurant
Fonzo (film) Fonzo (film) Fonzo is an upcoming biographical crime film written, directed and edited by Josh Trank, with Tom Hardy starring as the notorious gangster Al Capone. The film centers on Al Capone after his 11 year sentence in Federal prison as he wrestles with dementia. It was announced in October 2016 that Tom Hardy would star as Al Capone in "Fonzo", which would be directed and written by Josh Trank. Filming was initially eyed to begin in the summer of 2017, with Hardy stating it would be released sometime in 2018. Hardy instead ended up filming "Venom" in 2017, and