The Dark Knight Rises Tom Hardy as Bane XXIV

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[TheLongestDay]

Friend......... t:

Hardy will rock; he's a gifted actor, has gotten into terrific shape for the role, and by the looks of the writing, has finally been given the justice to the character Bane.

Tt doesn't bother me at all that this Bane isn't South American, but I'm curious as to why they've chosen a European or Asian ethnics for the character. With the Joker you can get away with no telling of his origins in TDKR because of how it's inspired by The Killing Joke, but my curiosity for how Bane came to be will be interesting to see on the screen. For me, personally.

Thats probably what I am looking forward to the most from the film,I became a huge bat-fan right around the time of Knightfall and Vengeance of Bane is one of my fave stories!

 

[Macphisto]

He's going to steal the show. He looks and sounds fantastic.

 

[Doctor Who]

Thats probably what I am looking forward to the most from the film,I became a huge bat-fan right around the time of Knightfall and Vengeance of Bane is one of my fave stories!

Vengeance of Bane proved to me that Bane doesn't need the Venom compound; in fact, if they just hinted at his prison life he had as a child and that he worked effortlessly on his body until his adulthood in solitary confinement.... that ALONE to me makes me believe Bane has the drive and will to destroy Batman.

I have NEVER seen a character done in such a way and perceives Batman the way he does; it's what makes Bane unique and one of my favorite villains.

 

[jonnywhc]

I'll give him credit for traps on that but not the neck. The neck (muscles that make up the neck) is a separate group of muscles. You can't really tell unless the shot is from the front or he looks toward the camera. But either way, that's not how he looks as Bane. When he did his shootings for Bane, he got fat and went through atrophy.

Pic on set of TDKR

Pic on same day as the previous pic I posted

How he can be called fat or small is beyond me. Yes, he's smaller and not as lean as Warrior but id love to see a pic of you out-neckntrapin-him cos he's so average.

That really is me done with this cos when defending Tom and his look I was bashed and saying I thought the vest is boxy I was bashed. I love Tom and the prologue proved to me be can do the job. I can't wait til I see the film in full.

The voice, the eyes...I'm sold. And don't forget that shot in the teaser of him walking up to and TOWERING over Batman...he will be a monster in all possible ways.

 

[craigdbfan]

Vengeance of Bane Pt.1 & 2 proved to me that Bane doesn't need the Venom compound; in fact, if they just hinted at his prison life he had as a child and that he worked effortlessly on his body until his adulthood in solitary confinement.... that ALONE to me makes me believe Bane has the drive and will to destroy Batman.

I have NEVER seen a character done in such a way and perceives Batman the way he does; it's what makes Bane unique and one of my favorite villains.

Well said Doc. Vengeance of Bane Pt. 1 & 2 are a great read.

 

[TheLongestDay]

Vengeance of Bane proved to me that Bane doesn't need the Venom compound; in fact, if they just hinted at his prison life he had as a child and that he worked effortlessly on his body until his adulthood in solitary confinement.... that ALONE to me makes me believe Bane has the drive and will to destroy Batman.

I have NEVER seen a character done in such a way and perceives Batman the way he does; it's what makes Bane unique and one of my favorite villains.

Couldnt agree more.

It was nearly heartbreaking to see him turned into Wrestler Henchman Hulk in so many other stories/mediums.

Im so glad Nolan and Co decided to use him for this movie and cant wait to see the full story.

 

[Doctor Who]

Well said Doc. Vengeance of Bane Pt. 1 & 2 are a great read.

I need to get Pt. II; can't find it anywhere in the Valley.

Same with Legacy; good lord, do you have ANY idea how hard it is to find the original book and back issues alone for that?!?!?!

 

[jonnywhc]

I cant wait to hear what his LAST line is...something tells me it'll be in death and saying something to Batman that could be quite..poetic perhaps?

Or a tangerine joke.

 

[craigdbfan]

I need to get Pt. II; can't find it anywhere in the Valley.

Same with Legacy; good lord, do you have ANY idea how hard it is to find the original book and back issues alone for that?!?!?!

It's impossible. I haven't found them either.

Wasn't DC going to do a re release of both of those? Bane vs Batman or something?

 

[beastmode]

Pic on set of TDKR

Pic on same day as the previous pic I posted

How he can be called fat or small is beyond me. Yes, he's smaller and not as lean as Warrior but id love to see a pic of you out-neckntrapin-him cos he's so average.

That really is me done with this cos when defending Tom and his look I was bashed and saying I thought the vest is boxy I was bashed. I love Tom and the prologue proved to me be can do the job. I can't wait til I see the film in full.

The voice, the eyes...I'm sold. And don't forget that shot in the teaser of him walking up to and TOWERING over Batman...he will be a monster in all possible ways.

Give me your email and I'll send you that pic you're requesting.

 

[MultipleJesuses]

As I've said before, I've met Tom and acted with him, and its not so much that's big but its the dude's presence. You just feel like he could snap and rip someone's head off at any second. Thats why I can't wait to see him as Bane, he can have the calmness og a master tactician, plotting his next move or the ferocity of a wild animal hunting it's prey.

 

[jonnywhc]

Give me your email and I'll send you that pic you're requesting.

Open forum, post away

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, Vengeance of Bane I & II were great. I remember picking up VOB when it came out and no one paid attention to it at first... it was like Sword of Azrael in that it turned out to be really important but DC couldn't come right out and say what they had planned because they wanted to surprise people. With VOB though they did run a promo announcing that he would be "the one to finally break the Batman." Of course, we didn't know at the time that would mean he would snap his spine, but at least a few of us took notice and figured that Bane would ultimately be an important character. Plus, I think it was right about the time when they killed Superman and a lot of us were thinking, "Could Batman be next?"

It's a shame that DC had so much trouble figuring out what to do with Bane after Knightfall. They inserted him into the Ra's al Ghul story, but that didn't last all that long. Then they kept trying to "redeem" him for some reason. That I never understood. He was sympathetic given his history... but he was a BAD guy. One of my favorite Bane lines was right before he beats up and breaks Batman, he says, "I would kill for anything." That tells you right there just what kind of guy he is. Human life means absolutely nothing to him. Maybe that type of person can be redeemed, but seriously, why? Bane is much more awesome as a ruthless, methodical villain.

 

[Doctor Who]

Couldnt agree more.

It was nearly heartbreaking to see him turned into Wrestler Henchman Hulk in so many other stories/mediums.

Im so glad Nolan and Co decided to use him for this movie and cant wait to see the full story.

That's my biggest problem with views fans bestow on Bane. Is he from South America? Yes...... but that's not crucial; he just HAPPENS to be South American, and at the wrong place and time. The luchadore is a fun interpretation, but it doesn't ground him as the story should. LOL It does't dignify who he is, what compels him, or allows him to make the decisions that he commits to. IN FACT, if he was brought up in a prison that took place in a League of Shadows like dictatorship and had to pay for his father's crimes.... that honestly makes more sense to me, and adapts perfectly to the Nolan franchise.

But no, when I see Bane I see this ruthless, power hungry mercenary who has an idea: from what he knows and hears from Gotham and the Batman, his confinement naturally eludes him, and it grows. He's never had any possession, besides Osito , is angry at the world for being treated unfairly, and becomes this monster. It's not an origin, more less a creation, like Dixon said. His burning passion to have Gotham can be solved by only one action: Killing the Batman. It haunts his dreams, which I find interesting because the other only character that had premonitions before he even met Batman was Ra's Al Ghul. It's the idea of getting rid of Batman to have Gotham at his own disposal that makes him far more tasteful and evil in comparison to the other Rogue's Gallery villains.

 

[beastmode]

Open forum, post away

You really think I would post a pic of myself on a public forum?

 

[Doctor Who]

It's impossible. I haven't found them either.

Wasn't DC going to do a re release of both of those? Bane vs Batman or something?

*shakes head* Bane Vs. Batman only had Vengeance of Bane I and Bane of the Demon; there's a place called milehighcomics who has them, remarkably, but I need to get a job before I consider buying. Other than that however, yes... I don't know why they're so rare, but they are.

They did one for Ra's Al Ghul recently; I would have bought it for Bride of the Demon, but I own the other stories it contained. LOL

 

[jonnywhc]

As I've said before, I've met Tom and acted with him, and its not so much that's big but its the dude's presence. You just feel like he could snap and rip someone's head off at any second. Thats why I can't wait to see him as Bane, he can have the calmness og a master tactician, plotting his next move or the ferocity of a wild animal hunting it's prey.

Omg how long was the stay in the hospital after surviving that explosion of awesomeness? t: what did you act in?

 

[jonnywhc]

You really think I would post a pic of myself on a public forum?

You really think I'd give you my email address? lol. I posted a pic of me in my mask in the last thread. You taking a pic of your neck won't give away your location..

 

[Doctor Who]

Yeah, Vengeance of Bane I & II were great. I remember picking up VOB when it came out and no one paid attention to it at first... it was like Sword of Azrael in that it turned out to be really important but DC couldn't come right out and say what they had planned because they wanted to surprise people. With VOB though they did run a promo announcing that he would be "the one to finally break the Batman." Of course, we didn't know at the time that would mean he would snap his spine, but at least a few of us took notice and figured that Bane would ultimately be an important character. Plus, I think it was right about the time when they killed Superman and a lot of us were thinking, "Could Batman be next?"

It's a shame that DC had so much trouble figuring out what to do with Bane after Knightfall. They inserted him into the Ra's al Ghul story, but that didn't last all that long. Then they kept trying to "redeem" him for some reason. That I never understood. He was sympathetic given his history... but he was a BAD guy. One of my favorite Bane lines was right before he beats up and breaks Batman, he says, "I would kill for anything." That tells you right there just what kind of guy he is. Human life means absolutely nothing to him. Maybe that type of person can be redeemed, but seriously, why? Bane is much more awesome as a ruthless, methodical villain.

In Gotham Knights it actually kind of worked; I found it AWE DROPPING when I found out that there was a story where Bane had an idea that Thomas Wayne could have been his possible father.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, that was kind of interesting, but then they dropped it and it turned out that his father was King Snake, I believe?

I think what always bugged me was, I never saw a good rematch between Batman and Bane. I think they fought a bit, off and on but there was never a good, satisfying battle like the Bane/Azbats fight. I really wanted to see Bruce duke it out with him and take him down once and for all.

 

[craigdbfan]

Yeah, Vengeance of Bane I & II were great. I remember picking up VOB when it came out and no one paid attention to it at first... it was like Sword of Azrael in that it turned out to be really important but DC couldn't come right out and say what they had planned because they wanted to surprise people. With VOB though they did run a promo announcing that he would be "the one to finally break the Batman." Of course, we didn't know at the time that would mean he would snap his spine, but at least a few of us took notice and figured that Bane would ultimately be an important character. Plus, I think it was right about the time when they killed Superman and a lot of us were thinking, "Could Batman be next?"

It's a shame that DC had so much trouble figuring out what to do with Bane after Knightfall. They inserted him into the Ra's al Ghul story, but that didn't last all that long. Then they kept trying to "redeem" him for some reason. That I never understood. He was sympathetic given his history... but he was a BAD guy. One of my favorite Bane lines was right before he beats up and breaks Batman, he says, "I would kill for anything." That tells you right there just what kind of guy he is. Human life means absolutely nothing to him. Maybe that type of person can be redeemed, but seriously, why? Bane is much more awesome as a ruthless, methodical villain.

Well said. I feel the same way. Their constant attempts at redeeming Bane felt somewhat forced. Feeling pity and somewhat sympathetic towards his harsh background was understandable but that didn't excuse for his actions as a monster which he was completely proud of and embraced in Knightfall.

That's why I'm hoping TDKR does something similar. Making Bane very much an irredeemable character yet still gives the audience a small peek at his tortured past.

The line "No one cared who I was until I put on the mask" gives me hope we might see something like that.

*shakes head* Bane Vs. Batman only had Vengeance of Bane I and Bane of the Demon; there's a place called milehighcomics who has them, remarkably, but I need to get a job before I consider buying. Other than that however, yes... I don't know why they're so rare, but they are.

They did one for Ra's Al Ghul recently; I would have bought it for Bride of the Demon, but I own the other stories it contained. LOL

Hopefully with the eminent release of TDKR, DC decides to do a re release.

 

[Doctor Who]

Yeah, that was kind of interesting, but then they dropped it and it turned out that his father was King Snake, I believe?

I think what always bugged me was, I never saw a good rematch between Batman and Bane. I think they fought a bit, off and on but there was never a good, satisfying battle like the Bane/Azbats fight. I really wanted to see Bruce duke it out with him and take him down once and for all.

I need to get into the comic medium and make a story arch for Bane. LOL Bane needs his Killing Joke to up the ante a bit and be appreciated for why he's the iconic villain he is. He had Vengeance of Bane, Knightfall, Bane of the Demon, Legacy, No Man's Land.... and that's about it. LOL No, we need more from the Batman and Bane dynamic; there so much more potential in expanding him.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Well said. I feel the same way. Their constant attempts at redeeming Bane felt somewhat forced. Feeling pity and somewhat sympathetic towards his harsh background was understandable but that didn't excuse for his actions as a monster which he was completely proud of and embraced in Knightfall.

That's why I'm hoping TDKR does something similar. Making Bane very much an irredeemable character yet still gives the audience a small peek at his tortured past.

The line "No one cared who I was until I put on the mask" gives me hope we might see something like that.

Yeah, exactly. I mean, it wasn't like Bane was one of those bad guys who only killed other scumbags and occasionally beat up a superhero. He was a MASS murderer. But even despite being a monster, he can still be somewhat sympathetic and it will be cool if the movie does give us glimpses into his history. I don't know that they have to give the full details, but I wonder if they will include some aspects of the prison stuff. I wonder if that's why Bruce is locked up in some prison... because Bane wants him to go through what he went through.