Tom Hardy as Bane

[mchekhov]

Hardy says the much-talked-about voice he developed for the role was inspired by his desire to honor the comic character's brains and heritage, albeit in an elliptical way. He wanted a sound that conveyed malevolence and old-soul wisdom.

"There were two doors we could walk through. We could play a very straight forward villain or we could go through this very quirky door, which was totally justified by the text but may seem very, very stupid." Not surprisingly, Hardy chose the second option. "It's a risk because we could get laughed at, or it could be very fresh and exciting."

[Vader182]

Where's that from, Talli?

-Vader

[Mason]

Where's that from, Talli?

-Vader

[Law]

Where's that from, Talli?

-Vader

Check the info thread, I posted higher res scans.

[thrice]

please forgive my ignorance, but with the assumption that Bane's origin is going to mentioned and that it is from some Hispanic country...does Bane actually fit the description of a Hispanic male? I'm not attempting to come across as stereotypical here, but he's lightly skinned with (from what I remember from the prologue) light colored eyes. Now, perhaps there are plenty of Hispanic males with these traits, although certainly not the majority, so just throwing that out there...no disrespect intended whatsoever.

Bane in the comis, is actually half British, half Santa Priscan...and he is portrayed as being white.

There are "white" people in Hispanic countries. It depends on your genes.

Hardy had a clear tan while filming this movie so I'm pretty sure that means something

[SantomTheWhite]

"Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask."

Do you think that could also ring true for Tom Hardy, in reality? "Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask and inspired people to go watch Bronson and anticipate me in TDKR."

haha. I'm only saying that because I watched and bought Bronson before he was announced.

[EnzoTheBaker]

"Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask."

Do you think that could also ring true for Tom Hardy, in reality? "Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask and inspired people to go watch Bronson and anticipate me in TDKR."

haha. I'm only saying that because I watched and bought Bronson before he was announced.

I think so. I also think the "At least you can talk" line is a veiled jab at the Batman and Robin version of Bane.

[Osheem]

Bane's not the Joker. It wouldn't hurt to give him an origin and simply mention the fact that he grew up in the prison of a Spanish nation with a fucked up government. And that's especially because it would add to this movie completing the full circle of the Dark Knight legacy, what with Bane growing up with a tragic past, mirroring Bruce since he had a tragic past too.

Bane's tragic past doesnt have to be growing up in a prison in a hispanic country

^Then this isn't Bane at all. That's enough to just change the name of the character overall imo. It's like telling Batman's story without the death of his parents but an alternative.

[mchekhov]

Bane in the comis, is actually half British, half Santa Priscan...and he is portrayed as being white.

There are "white" people in Hispanic countries. It depends on your genes.

Hardy had a clear tan while filming this movie so I'm pretty sure that means something

he had no tan

[d4mi4n]

Bane's tragic past doesnt have to be growing up in a prison in a hispanic country

^Then this isn't Bane at all. That's enough to just change the name of the character overall imo. It's like telling Batman's story without the death of his parents but an alternative.

Are you serious? So what, if Burton showed us Joker's past or if Alan Moore explained it in detail, Nolan was wrong with his choice? This is not simply Bane, this version is actually the definitive Bane.