The Dark Knight Rises Tom Hardy as Bane

[Yurka]

Bring it out......

In his "Chatty-man" interview, the host asked him "Will you be wearing a gimp mask?" and his response was pretty much a giveaway that he would.

 

[TheBatman072]

Yeah...I'd rather they go the Lucha Libre mask route than the...creepy leather S&M route.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

Bane is beefcake.

 

[Yurka]

The spiked collar and wrist-lits they added later in the WB animated series made it look so much gimpier in my opinion.

 

[Psycho_Sith]

In his "Chatty-man" interview, the host asked him "Will you be wearing a gimp mask?" and his response was pretty much a giveaway that he would.

True...he pretty much went the route of "confirm without saying as much" regarding the Bane mask.

IMO, Bane needs the mask...at least for half his screen time. Bane's mask is iconic to him like Batman's cape & cowl, Joker's green, white, red, purple scheme, and Catwoman's whip. Make Bane British instead of South American, tone down his Venom, "re-envision" him some or whatever...but don't ditch the mask.

 

[GregComicFan]

True...he pretty much went the route of "confirm without saying as much" regarding the Bane mask.

IMO, Bane needs the mask...at least for half his screen time. Bane's mask is iconic to him like Batman's cape & cowl, Joker's green, white, red, purple scheme, and Catwoman's whip. Make Bane British instead of South American, tone down his Venom, "re-envision" him some or whatever...but don't ditch the mask.

I also think its imperative that Bane wear a mask. In order to fit with Nolan's themes of "freaks taking over Gotham" and Batman's villains all wearing masks, Bane has to wear one.

Every Batman villain does something to alter their face.

Ras Al Ghul Nolan version = has decoys pose as him, to hide his face
Ras Al Ghul comic version = ages and then de-ages through Lazarus Pits
Scarecrow = mask
Two-Face = half his face is Harvey, half his face is Two-Face
Joker Nolan version = make-up
Joker comic version = permanently white

Everyone's face is altered in some way.

So unless Nolan is only going to use Catwoman to continue this trend, Bane needs a mask too. Plus, I think Nolan will do something more creative than a gimp mask and Bane will probably look really terrifying.

 

[Ponco_87]

Am i the only one who thinks that Hardy is racially ambiguous enough to pull a south american look? First time i saw hardy, i couldn't exactly pinned down his nationality, i thought he was french or spanish

 

[Psycho_Sith]

Am i the only one who thinks that Hardy is racially ambiguous enough to pull a south american look? First time i saw hardy, i couldn't exactly pinned down his nationality, i thought he was french or spanish

Eh...not all South Americans look hispanic or whatever so it's a non-issue IMO.

 

[Yurka]

I have family in Argentina and he reminds me of one of my cousins there, I think its the lips/eyes. He could pull of the look, but Im not sure if the accent is necessary. I think he'll keep his British accent.

 

[Ponco_87]

Eh...not all South Americans look hispanic or whatever so it's a non-issue IMO.

^^ Exactly, i just don't see all the complaints that bane wouldn't be a south american because hardy is british. That's like saying bale will be a british Batman, just because he's a Brit

 

[Psycho_Sith]

As long as Bane is Bane, in both character and definition of the word, then I am on board 100% regardless British or South American.

I am a huge Bane fan...always have been since his introduction; the man is just a wrecking machine and I have a special place for him. There is a terrible, terrible reserved spot in Hell for Schumacher for what he did to Bane.

As for Nolan's version...I have faith...for now.

 

[Blue Sugar]

As long as Bane is Bane, in both character and definition of the word, then I am on board 100% regardless British or South American.

I am a huge Bane fan...always have been since his introduction; the man is just a wrecking machine and I have a special place for him. There is a terrible, terrible reserved spot in Hell for Schumacher for what he did to Bane.

As for Nolan's version...I have faith...for now.

Agreed. The accent is a non-issue. The things I love about Bane is the combination of menace, conviction, tactical and the calculating intelligence.

 

[EliteF50]

Anybody else wanna see Bane get shot in the shoulder, only for him to not react and keep walking/fighting?

That would be really bad-ass, imo.

 

[Ponco_87]

Can anyone recommend where is the best to start reading stories about bane? Is knightfall any good?

 

[Indy Flash]

Anybody else wanna see Bane get shot in the shoulder, only for him to not react and keep walking/fighting?

That would be really bad-ass, imo.

Yeah. Really Would Love To See That. Hardy Is Gonna Be Awesome.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

Can anyone recommend where is the best to start reading stories about bane? Is knightfall any good?

Obviously Knightfall is essentially, since it was his first major arc and the biggest thing he's ever done. You'd want to read Vengeance of Bane prior to it though for his backstory.

For relevancy to TDKR (if rumors are to believed) try to check out Bane of the Demon and Legacy to see Bane in cohoots with Ra's & Talia.

He had some good moments during No Man's Land and a couple of arcs in Gotham Knights ("Tabula Rasa" being one of them IIRC) that deal more with his past and a possible connection to Batman.

Finally, check out Secret Six to see Bane in anti-hero mode.

 

[Mako]

Anybody else wanna see Bane get shot in the shoulder, only for him to not react and keep walking/fighting?

That would be really bad-ass, imo.

If he's centered on something or someone and doesn't even acknowledge it, then it would be even more bad-ass.

 

[EliteF50]

If he's centered on something or someone and doesn't even acknowledge it, then it would be even more bad-ass.

Yeah. Can you imagine Bane walking furiously towards Batman as Gordon shoots him in the shoulder, only for Bane to continue walking towards Batman like nothing happened?

BEAUTY.

 

[ALP]

Do we have any recent pics of Mr Hardy?

 

[Goku Goes Crazy]

Do we have any recent pics of Mr Hardy?

Just the ones that were posted a couple days ago.

 

[RoughNTumble]

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[Ponco_87]

can anyone post their favorite and most imposing bane images from the comics? All this time, i never get the feel of the character presence because i never rad the ones evolving his stories

 

[Doctor Who]

can anyone post their favorite and most imposing bane images from the comics? All this time, i never get the feel of the character presence because i never rad the ones evolving his stories

With pleasure. t:

 

[Roids]

can anyone post their favorite and most imposing bane images from the comics? All this time, i never get the feel of the character presence because i never rad the ones evolving his stories

This is my fav pic http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/229/89697-125435-bane_super.jpg

 

[Doctor Who]

This is my fav pic http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/229/89697-125435-bane_super.jpg