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Jul 20, 2012 · Tom Hardy plays Bane, a vicious guerrilla terrorist who challenges Batman in the final installment of Christopher Nolan's trilogy. See the cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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- Hitting The Gym
- Finding The Voice
- Making Sure He Has The Moves
- Getting Inside Bane's Head
- The Aftermath of Becoming Bane
When cast, Hardy was definitely smaller than the size of the comic book-drawn Bane, so the first organic step to get him to look like the DC character was to hit the gym. Indeed, Hardy started off by going to the gym three times a day. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Hardy said that whilst exercising, he also "ate lots of pizza." Unlike some stor...
For his portrayal of Bane, Hardy created a unique voice for the character, which may just be the most iconic aspects of his performance. With infamous lines such as "I am Gotham's Reckoning" and "You think darkness is your ally, but you merely adopted it. I was born in it, molded by it", The Dark Knight Risesgave fans things to say as they tried to...
As anyone would expect from a Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises features several fight sequences. Bane and the caped crusader himself engage in two big showdowns, both of which display the sheer strength and fighting ability of both parties. In order to prepare for these sequences, both Hardy and Batman actor, Christian Bale, had to make sure the...
When taking on the role, Hardy needed to ensure he not only looked and sounded the part but that he knew the character of Bane inside and out. This meant familiarizing himself with the source material. Luckily, he was already a massive Batman fan, having read many of the comic books as a young kid. It's part of the reason he leaped at the chance to...
All of this did not come without cost, though. Hardy's intense muscle gain over a short period of time hurt his joints and was very unhealthy for his heart. Another issue the actor ran into is something a lot of actors have talked about with gaining weight or muscle for their roles: after you've worked out and trained, once the camera starts rollin...
Jun 27, 2021 · Bane's Best Moments | The Dark Knight Rises | Max. A necessary evil runs rampant through Gotham. Causing chaos and fear, ultimate villain Bane (Tom Hardy) brings us some of the best and...
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Learn about Tom Hardy's role as Bane, the villain in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), a movie based on the DC Comics character. See photos, quotes, and trivia from the film and the comics.
Tom Hardy as Bane: A mysterious and physically imposing villain who was excommunicated from the League of Shadows and portrays himself as a "liberator of pain" and revolutionary . He is desperate to continue Ra's al Ghul's legacy by destroying Gotham.
Bane is known for the usage of the chemical drug venom for physical enhancement in the comics and other adaptations. In The Dark Knight Rises, a type of anesthetic relieves him of any pain and is directly administered into Bane's airways through his mask. Tom Hardy has described Bane as "brutal".
Jul 15, 2022 · How Tom Hardy's performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises stands out as one of the best comic book villains of the last decade. Learn why Nolan and Hardy created a menacing and cunning adversary who dwarfs Batman and challenges his limits.
