Tom Hardy To Play" Bane" In Batman Sequel

non_amos wrote:Pic with Batman nailing 'Bane' on the chin please? I know it's futile for me to even try to upload it even if I tried. Nevertheless it really conveys just how laughable this is!

non_amos wrote:Thanks AP! Notice how Batman may as well be fighting off a teenager or something. No, excuse me, I'm sure there's kids bigger than that! You really have to question where Nolan is going with this?

non_amos wrote:Some are suggesting that this is 'pre-venom' Bane & that later in the film he'll be the 'hulking' monster. Well, unless Nolan is gonna use CGI, then I don't see it happening, unless he's gonna use the camera tricks of days gone by, to either make people appear small or as giants? He could've simply got someone who physically filled the role to begin with. That's half the battle won right there!

Apologist Puncher wrote:Aint It Someone Else's News



So, Batman is going to "soothe" Little Hardy Boy "Bane"?

"Who's a scary wiw Bane? YOU are!!"

Apologist Puncher wrote:Despite all of this, I am still looking forward to 'The Dark Knight Rises' next summer. I think it will be a good finale to Nolan's trilogy, I just think Little Hardy Boy is going to be the weakest-link.

By a mile or more.

Apologist Puncher wrote:This whole reaction to Mini-"Bane" should be cause enough for Snyder to put out a suit picture before THIS happens.

And not a lame "Over the shoulder/Pitch Black" picture like they did with the first "Bane" pic.

Apologist Puncher wrote:This whole reaction to Mini-"Bane" should be cause enough for Snyder to put out a suit picture before THIS happens.

And not a lame "Over the shoulder/Pitch Black" picture like they did with the first "Bane" pic.

non_amos wrote:Ya know, I have a 'feeling' about this. Henry Cavill was INVISIBLE until Comic Con. Now since then, we've had a number of interviews & he's making his presence more known now. Just like that pic you posted in another thread where Cavill seems to be taller than everyone else & even has the 'S' curl. The point? He's no longer invisible. And I believe that pic was associated with the actual filming of MAN OF STEEL. And since filming has started, it's inevitable that they're gonna have to show the suit, especially before someone leaks it on duh Internets!

My feeling is that it shouldn't be long now. We were reasoning around August anyway. I just hope it's not much longer & let's hope they avoid that garbage like they pulled with THE HULKING 200-LB. BANE!

thecolorsblend wrote:As to the issue at hand though, it's been really amazing (and not in a good way) how eager people are to let Nolan off the hook. "Trust Nolan", "in Nolan we trust", "Nolan hasn't let us down so far", blah blah blah.

Tom Hardy talks playing Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

Exclusive: “It’s not the guy in Joel Schumacher’s films…”

By Total Film | Aug 1st 2011

Tom Hardy has spoken exclusively to Total Film about his role as Bane in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.

We recently sat down for a chat with the rising star (as certified by Bafta), and couldn’t resist asking him about his role in the epic Bat-threequel.

He told us that Nolan called him up while he was shooting This Means War, to ask if he’d be happy playing the musclebound, mask-wearing villain in Rises:

‘Hang on a minute. You’re asking me to come round the world with you in a Batman movie, playing a villain, and the only downside to it is I have to wear a mask? Hmmm, let me think. I’ll get back to you… No, I’m fucking there, man! Anything you need.’”

While Nolan’s take on Bane is likely to be worlds away from any earlier screen incarnations of the character (a necessity to ensure he fits in with the ‘reality-based’ Gotham), he’s still best known as ‘The Man Who Broke The Bat’; so will Bats suffer any spinal injuries here?

Hardy responded coyly: “Mmmmm… Good lead-in, but all I can say is that Chris has a plan up his sleeve that’s not at all disappointing. And that is a definite choice that’s watertight in every respect.

“I think Bane’s fucking cool so I’m really excited to play him. It’s not the guy in Joel Schumacher’s film, but it shouldn’t disappoint fanboys…”

So, does he feel any pressure living up to Heath Ledger’s portrayal as one Batman’s arch-nemeses? “No, none at all,” he insisted. “Brilliant actor, brilliant work – that’s it. I’ve got a job to do.

“It’s the same with Mad Max and Mel Gibson. I’m not here to engage in a competition with their talent. It’s to play the character that I’ve been given.”

And he’s not bothered about wearing a mask either: “Any time you put something over your face, you’re going to adopt a personality and a physicality that has nothing to do with acting. It allows a performance to be free.”

It’s not the guy in Joel Schumacher’s film, but it shouldn’t disappoint fanboys…”

Total Film wrote:While Nolan’s take on Bane is likely to be worlds away from any earlier screen incarnations of the character (a necessity to ensure he fits in with the ‘reality-based’ Gotham)

Bug-Eyed Earl wrote:That's my point- he casts high-end actors for the main characters, but the ancillary characters are kind of hammy and over the top.

On the other hand, don't be down on Michael Jai White, jive turkey:

non_amos wrote:Jeep Swenson would roll over in his grave! And what's with the football stadium attack anyway? I pointed that out in another post but really?! And just look at those guns! Those 24-inch pythons! WHATCHA GONNA DO, WHEN THE BANESTER RUNS WILD ON YOU?! WHATCHA GONNA DOOOO?!

non_amos wrote:HILARIOUS!

And did you check out those 'comments' at the bottom of the page, the 1st one mainly? I about rolled! Especially seeing Adam West & Burt Ward in on the laugh! I just wonder what ASH has to do with it?