The Dark Knight Rises Bane

[lililatigresse]

If Bane is in the movie, it's so Tom Hardy.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Danny Trejo

 

[ScarecrowMan666]

Javier Bardem is the best choice tbqh.

I agree...him or Hardy...then again Hardy could be playing Strange...

 

[RustyCage]

Hardy's so versatile that he could be literally anyone.

 

[Caped Crusader]

I really don't see Bane in TDKR

 

[Caped Crusader]

I really don't see Bane in TDKR

 

[Solidus]

I still think it will be Hardy. Yes Bronson shows how big he can get, but I would figure he may have to do even more, but he could fit the role perfectly.

 

[Solidus]

Lag lag lag. DP

 

[baleheadbrasil]

Can you enter ONE casting thread without blatantly trolling the character for not being Talia?

And Hardy as Bane would be ridiculous.
A really big actor would be better.
Sorry but I can´t see him as Bane.
Much less as Strange,as the friend said above.

 

[Bat-Mite]

I can't see Nolan being the least bit interested in Bane.

 

[Micah12345]

Whether it's as one of hugo strange's monster men, a mercenary hired by someone in gotham, or as a member of the league of shadows, there are a myriad of ways bane could fit into this movie, and he would be refreshing compared to the type of villains nolan has used already.

 

[Figs]

Whether it's as one of hugo strange's monster men, a mercenary hired by someone in gotham, or as a member of the league of shadows, there are a myriad of ways bane could fit into this movie, and he would be refreshing compared to the type of villains nolan has used already.

Agreed.

I really want to see a physical thread for Batman, that way Nolan might have to actually shoot better fighting scenes since Bane most likely won't be using ninja like martial arts...hopefully. I want to see Batman get thrown around a bit.

 

[Dark Knight]

Tom Hardy or a bulked up Javier Bardem FTW!

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

The big spanish looking dude in The Longest Yard remake with Javier Bardem's voice dubbed over.

 

[mrbrownie]

Danny Trejo

EFFING A!
First thing I'm doing when I get home, manipping BANE Trejo!

 

[EliteF50]

Dwayne Johnson!

Danny Trejo would be cool, too.

 

[Doctor Who]

I can't see Nolan being the least bit interested in Bane.

Really? Now why is that?

In Knightfall Bane was one of the only villains who managed to defeat Batman to the primal state of Bruce Wayne unable of being Batman anymore. He is a true mastermind who can meet his match physically and intellectually, and has the same amount of intergrity of actually getting to him; for that short time a decent comparrison can be made of having enough blood in for Batman as much as Green Goblin does for Spiderman.

Bane has been slandered over the years and has been treated as a second rate villain ever since the release of Batman & Robin. Nolan can pick any villain at this stage and I would be completely happy with his decision, but I think a severe steroid like-addicted monster who's good at defacing the Batman along with distroying the city by breaking loose every cook in Arkham into Gotham again is a serious contender for a main villain.

And for what it's worth, Tom Hardy is a gifted actor who could pull that sort of role off very well; not just in getting in shape for the role, but has the right look, mindset, and feel of the character. There's something with his diversity in voices too that I know he can come up with and make an intimidating sounding Bane as well.

 

[Conebone69]

Yeah, like others said I cant see Nolan being interested in Bane

 

[Mister Meddle]

Tom Hardy as Bane? Awesome! I'd love to see a Bane that is actually smaller in height and mass than Batman. He'll definitely look like a legit threat.

Leave Bane out of the film. Christian Bale has a lot of mass packed on when playing Batman so it's very difficult to find an actor that is massive enough to look like a Bane when standing next to Batman.... unless Nolan decides to put him on the juice.

 

[Bat-Mite]

Really? Now why is that?

For the very reasons you give here:

In Knightfall Bane was one of the only villains who managed to defeat Batman to the primal state of Bruce Wayne unable of being Batman anymore. He is a true mastermind who can meet his match physically and intellectually, and has the same amount of intergrity of actually getting to him; for that short time a decent comparrison can be made of having enough blood in for Batman as much as Green Goblin does for Spiderman.

... I think a severe steroid like-addicted monster who's good at defacing the Batman along with distroying the city by breaking loose every cook in Arkham into Gotham again is a serious contender for a main villain.

It sounds a lot like a movie that's all about being just as intense as TDK if not more so. Based on what he's said so far, I think Nolan is going to want to tone things down a bit and bring the focus back onto Batman. When TDK came out, we found out that at least some of those criminals who escaped in the first movie ended up working for the Joker. What will become of them in this film? Nolan won't be able to just leave them out there to be dealt with in the next film like he did with Begins. Batman would have to have them all dealt with (or at least, the majority) by the end of the movie, in addition to taking Bane on. That doesn't leave much time for anything else.

“Without getting into specifics, the key thing that makes the third film a great possibility for us is that we want to finish our story. And in viewing it as the finishing of a story rather than infinitely blowing up the balloon and expanding the story.”

This quote is why I don't think a lot of these ideas being tossed around for Bane would work well within the context of the film. They're very busy and Bane-centric, with little room for other villains and storylines. I can't see Nolan devoting that much time to one villain. If he were going to do so, he'd probably have done it with the Joker.

Bane has been slandered over the years and has been treated as a second rate villain ever since the release of Batman & Robin.

One does not need B&R as an excuse to find Bane underwhelming, or to think that he might not be a right fit in a movie that's meant to wrap things up. B&R trampled Ivy, Robin, Freeze, and Batgirl also, but I still wouldn't mind seeing a serious depiction of any of those characters in a future batfilm.

And for what it's worth, Tom Hardy is a gifted actor who could pull that sort of role off very well; not just in getting in shape for the role, but has the right look, mindset, and feel of the character. There's something with his diversity in voices too that I know he can come up with and make an intimidating sounding Bane as well.

Agreed, but all of this makes him just as fitting for Hugo Strange, who, IMO, has quite a bit more depth to his motivation to take on Batman than Bane does.

 

[The Joker]

Has this thread sprung up because of BOF?

 

[Alonsovich]

You guys do know that what Jett implied was Bane AND Hugo Strange, right?

 

[RustyCage]

And Hardy as Bane would be ridiculous.
A really big actor would be better.
Sorry but I can´t see him as Bane.
Much less as Strange,as the friend said above.

Thank you for going into some detail instead of just going 'This is stupid'.

However, the only reasoning you provided is 'a really big actor would be better'. Hardy can get big. Unless you mean a 9 foot tall guy.

 

[Doctor Who]

You guys do know that what Jett implied was Bane AND Hugo Strange, right?

Jett always implies; he hasn't been close to getting one straight fact on any movie yet. I just hope for Strange or Bane though.

 

[Mister Meddle]

Thank you for going into some detail instead of just going 'This is stupid'.

However, the only reasoning you provided is 'a really big actor would be better'. Hardy can get big. Unless you mean a 9 foot tall guy.

Hardy can't get big. It's genetically impossible for someone to turn into an Arnold Schwarzenegger over night. It literally takes decades just to reach your genetic peak - unless you're on anabolic steroids. There is no possible way Tom Hardy will have a larger physique than Christian Bale for the next film. It would look unbelievably silly for Bane to be shorter and have smaller arms than Batman. It would pretty much defeat the purpose of the character in general. The only way the character could work is if they decide to put a bodysuit on Hardy and make the illusion that he's five inches taller than he actually is.