The Dark Knight Rises Tom Hardy as Bane XIV

[Van Petrol]

So what do you people think the chances are of this guy possibly stealing the show this time around?

 

[EliteF50]

He will. It'll be Tom's movie.

 

[The Joker]

You think Bane will steal the movie?

 

[fire_rising]

I think the cast is far too big for one man to steal the show. I mean, we have Christian Bale who just got an Oscar for the Fighter, Gary Oldman (who is apparently killing his role in TTSP), Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, and Anne Hathaway all in one roughly two-hour movie. With all due respect towards Hardy, and I do think his Bane will be excellent, I think he's going to be amazing beside his peers, rather than a figurehead like Ledger.

After The Dark Knight, we naturally expect a seminal figure who will be the face of the movie. The Joker was that face, and he was so important to the story that he defined the film. But like I said, TDKR is a whole new ballpark.

That said, everyone is going to have their favorites. To many, Tom's Bane will be that all-star character everyone cites after seeing the movie. But I'd expect that the consensus will be more like Batman Begins (recognizing the entire main cast), than The Dark Knight (focusing on Heath Ledger). And this is for reasons not just within the movie.

I'm not saying it's impossible for Hardy to steal the show, I just don't think he can manage being the prominent performance beside this remarkable cast, even if his take is just as impressive.

 

[Van Petrol]

^ Good post!

 

[Fudgie]

So what do you people think the chances are of this guy possibly stealing the show this time around?

Bane will. They want a showy villain to match the Joker in Dark Knight. New standard has to be met.

 

[Faramir]

Bane has a lot going on against him. He will give a very physical performance, will be involved in several action scenes that eat time out of his more Thespian abilities and, most importantly, will have a mask covering everything but his eyes. We gotta admit these are very serious handicaps for an actor. I know Nolan chose Hardy because he wanted to give him a moment to shine, and Hardy's talented enough to deliver a wonderful tour-de-force performance. But, as Fudgie said, there is a new standard, this is the last performance to all the regular cast and they will all be bringing their A game.

Not an easy task.

 

[DC Batman]

Gosh Tom Hardy is in a lot of upcoming movies. He is in two other movies with Gary Oldman: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Wettest County in the World. Both movies seems to have a good cast.

 

[kvz5]

I think the cast is far too big for one man to steal the show. I mean, we have Christian Bale who just got an Oscar for the Fighter, Gary Oldman (who is apparently killing his role in TTSP), Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, and Anne Hathaway all in one roughly two-hour movie. With all due respect towards Hardy, and I do think his Bane will be excellent, I think he's going to be amazing beside his peers, rather than a figurehead like Ledger.

After The Dark Knight, we naturally expect a seminal figure who will be the face of the movie. The Joker was that face, and he was so important to the story that he defined the film. But like I said, TDKR is a whole new ballpark.

That said, everyone is going to have their favorites. To many, Tom's Bane will be that all-star character everyone cites after seeing the movie. But I'd expect that the consensus will be more like Batman Begins (recognizing the entire main cast), than The Dark Knight (focusing on Heath Ledger). And this is for reasons not just within the movie.

I'm not saying it's impossible for Hardy to steal the show, I just don't think he can manage being the prominent performance beside this remarkable cast, even if his take is just as impressive.

Excellent points.

With this being Nolan's last Batman movie, I think everyone will be given a moment to shine and to win over our hearts.

If anything, I think it will be Nolan that will steal the show and wow us with what he will give us. It won't be known as Bale's movie, Tom's movie or Anne's movie but Nolan's Batman movie.

 

[Dr. Jackstraw]

I'm just concerned his voice will be altered too much like Batman, which did mask a lot of Bale's raw performance. Nolan needs to dial that back a bit.

 

[The Joker]

Bane will. They want a showy villain to match the Joker in Dark Knight. New standard has to be met.

I agree.

The Joker left big villain shoes to fill. Nolan knows audiences will have big expectations of the villain after Heath's Oscar winning performance. Although I get the feeling Hathaway's Catwoman might be the scene stealer in this one.

I'm just concerned his voice will be altered too much like Batman, which did mask a lot of Bale's raw performance. Nolan needs to dial that back a bit.

His voice needs to be altered dramatically if it's natural sound is what we heard in those on set clips. He sounded like he should be applying for the old age pension.

 

[Reek]

You think Bane will steal the movie?

Catwoman steals the movie.

 

[Goku Goes Crazy]

How weird would it be if Bane and Catwoman have the same amount of screen time as Ras and Scarecrow did. Ras and Scarecrow were the very definition of secondary characters.

Are we expecting too much from the villains? The Joker and Harvey Dent were undoubtedly just as much as leads as Batman was in The Dark Knight. It was an ensemble. Begins was not an ensemble. Batman was the lead and focus. The villains were very secondary.

I wonder if we are going to get that with TDKR. What if Bane and Catwoman are very secondary like Ras and Scarecrow and not leads like Joker and Harvey were.

 

[Faramir]

Well, we haven't seen a trace of the mob, or any gangster character. Ra's and the Scarecrow had little time because Batman was setting everything up and the mob was a big threat too, so all that ate up screen time. But now it all seems to be freak villains and revolutionaries/LoS. I really doubt Nolan will underuse Bane, Selina or Miranda.

 

[Nitrobot]

So, I was delivering to the Venetian casino last week and I think I found out where they got the idea for Bane's new mask. The Blue Man Group!

PLUS THIS:

THEN:

 

[Spiderman6592]

I kindly dedicate this gif to anyone that thinks Tom Hardy is too small to play Bane:

Forced perspective rules.

 

[PSYLENTGuardian]

^ I see nothing.

 

[AnneFan]

Catwoman steals the movie.

Agreed, she will. Bane is a badass that will no doubt be confronting and mete out shocking behaviour. But I feel the audience will connect to Catwoman's naughty anti-hero routine. She's pretty hard to hate, you know, she isn't mass murdering a stadium of people. She's a well known top tier character too. Someone to relax and have fun with for a little while, away from the scary Bane fellow.

 

[Liam_H]

^Or Bane and Catwoman are just a smokescreen for Talia who would be the real crux of the story. This happened in TDK, everyone was so focused on Ledger's Joker that Dent wasn't advertised as much. But he turned out to be the core of the story with Joker directly effecting him. I doubt it'll happen in this movie but its possible.

 

[I'm Not a Hero]

I think the cast is far too big for one man to steal the show. I mean, we have Christian Bale who just got an Oscar for the Fighter, Gary Oldman (who is apparently killing his role in TTSP), Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, and Anne Hathaway all in one roughly two-hour movie. With all due respect towards Hardy, and I do think his Bane will be excellent, I think he's going to be amazing beside his peers, rather than a figurehead like Ledger.

After The Dark Knight, we naturally expect a seminal figure who will be the face of the movie. The Joker was that face, and he was so important to the story that he defined the film. But like I said, TDKR is a whole new ballpark.

That said, everyone is going to have their favorites. To many, Tom's Bane will be that all-star character everyone cites after seeing the movie. But I'd expect that the consensus will be more like Batman Begins (recognizing the entire main cast), than The Dark Knight (focusing on Heath Ledger). And this is for reasons not just within the movie.

I'm not saying it's impossible for Hardy to steal the show, I just don't think he can manage being the prominent performance beside this remarkable cast, even if his take is just as impressive.

cool post but Tom will steal the show

 

[Doctor Jones]

It's really hard to judge at this point. I don't see Bane as the type of scene stealing characters as the Joker. Tom could scene steal with his hopefully great and powerful performance. I want more to ****ing dread him too.

 

[Batman jr.]

This will be Anne Hathaway's movie no doubt, Hardy won't be secondary I'm sure, but she'll be Nolan's focal point.

Both will be huge after this (and well deserved), but ever since I saw the setpics of her I just knew that she's gonna be the "Heath of the moment."

 

[Lily Adler]

I wonder if Bane will be some sort of anti-thesis to Bruce or will they be same?

 

[JAK®]

I kindly dedicate this gif to anyone that thinks Tom Hardy is too small to play Bane:

Forced perspective rules.

Let me make this clear. Never has anyone said that Tom Hardy is too small to play Bane (as in, he shouldn't be playing the character). All people have been saying is that he needs to be taller on screen, and forced perspective has been suggested before.

Your gif, which isn't even showing up, is not a revelation to those who share that opinion.

 

[Van Petrol]

Agreed, she will. Bane is a badass that will no doubt be confronting and mete out shocking behaviour. But I feel the audience will connect to Catwoman's naughty anti-hero routine. She's pretty hard to hate, you know, she isn't mass murdering a stadium of people. She's a well known top tier character too. Someone to relax and have fun with for a little while, away from the scary Bane fellow.

The Joker was a mass-murdering/chaos-ensuing maniac, who wasn't meant to be liked, and was scary and creepy. Granted he had the 'fun' and 'entertaining' aspects to his character, as well as being from the top tier of the rogues gallery. But he's not exactly the type of character you'd want to relax and connect with.

It's really hard to judge at this point. I don't see Bane as the type of scene stealing characters as the Joker. Tom could scene steal with his hopefully great and powerful performance. I want more to ****ing dread him too.

Good point about having the material in front of you to start with and build a performance from. And like you hinted, the way the material is brought off the paper by an actor/actress can make a whole world of difference, good or bad.*
For example, Tom probably had some of the least material to work with in Inception, almost chewing scenery at times, but arguably came out giving the most charismatic performance in the film.

This will be Anne Hathaway's movie no doubt, Hardy won't be secondary I'm sure, but she'll be Nolan's focal point.

Both will be huge after this (and well deserved), but ever since I saw the setpics of her I just knew that she's gonna be the "Heath of the moment."

Harvey Dent was probably the focal point of TDK, yet Mr. J was the one the majority was talking about.