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Jul 20, 2012 · Tom Hardy plays the villainous Bane, a guerrilla terrorist who challenges Batman (Christian Bale) in the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman 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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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Christopher Nolan
- 2012-07-20
Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Michael Caine.
Tom also starred in the heralded Cold War thriller, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) with Colin Firth and Gary Oldman. Hardy rejoined Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight Rises (2012); he played the villain role of Bane opposite Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman.
- January 1, 1
- 1.75 m
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- 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...
See photos, quotes and trivia of Tom Hardy as Bane, the villain who terrorizes Gotham and challenges Batman in the third installment of the Dark Knight trilogy. Learn about his origin, motives, plan and dialogue with Batman and other characters.
A necessary evil runs rampant through Gotham. Causing chaos and fear, ultimate villain Bane (Tom Hardy) brings us some of the best and most shocking moments ...
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Jul 15, 2022 · Nolan wanted Bane and, more surprising still, he wanted his newfound pal from 2010’s Inception, the five-foot and nine-inch Englishman Tom Hardy, to play that looming adversary who’d tower over...
