After a dozens leaked location spy pics of Tom Hardy as Bane, Empire has two officially sanctioned portraits from The Dark Knight Rises.
UPDATE: Comingsoon has details from Nolan teasing some plot points:
In the article, Nolan reveals that the story picks up eight years after The Dark Knight and that the prologue coming with Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol in IMAX “is basically the first six, seven minutes of the film. It’s the introduction to Bane and a taste of the rest of the film. With Bane we are looking to give Batman a physical challenge that he hasn’t had before.”
Costume designer Lindy Hemming also talked about Bane’s mask in the film. “He was injured early in his story. He’s suffering from pain and he needs gas to survive. He cannot survive the pain without the mask. The pipes from the mask go back along his jawline and feed into the thing at the back where there are two canisters of what ever it is… the anesthetic.”
@ryanadams
those sites report nothing but fake rumors created by trolls on IMDB. The gas he inhales is an anesthetic, which makes him numb to pain. It’s not a steroid.
I think VVS is right, Ryan. The costume designer mentions the cause of Bane’s appearance in the Empire profile. The pain caused from some accident (which we will most certainly see in the prologue) will kill Bane if he takes off the mask.
@RyanAdams
it’s not Acne. They’re scars from an accident he has. Sort of a life altering thing. He has to wear the mask, because it provides an anesthetic to help him cope with the pain.
No steroids/venom for this incarnation of Bane.
maybe, VVS
screenrant.com, comicbookmovies.com and hitfix.com all say it’s body acne and cite steroids as the cause.
Dr Lecter , is that you or your son ?
Eight years after “The Dark Knight”?! So how old is Alfred? 105?
You know Nolan will deliver the goods, he’s the best filmmaker working right now.
I don’t think Paul has seen any of the films he is bashing
“…will be utterly disrespected by the Academy who hate Christopher Nolan more than they do James Cameron.”
I agree on Nolan, but I think they love Cameron TOO MUCH even.
3rd Cover supposedly being revealed Monday morning. *Crosses Fingers for a Catwoman Cover*
To say nothing about seriously considering honoring a FRAKKIN’ SILENT FRAKKIN’ MOVIE as its best picture next March. That tells you all you need to know how much of a train wreck movies were in 2011 when you actually entertain the notion of giving The Artist ANYTHING.
It has the potential to be the best of the trilogy, and will be utterly disrespected by the Academy who hate Christopher Nolan more than they do James Cameron. It will get the usual door prize nominations of visual effects, art direction and sound, if that, because that’s what the Academy does. They relegate movies of this stature to the background so they can honor movies that fit like a glove on Lifetime or the Hallmark Channel (The Descendants), or grovel at the altar of Weinstein (too many to mention), or to lavish multiple awards on a film based on a book where a kid’s given a key by his late dad and has to figure our what it opens (Extremely Loud/Incredibly Close).
Oscar goes its own way, and this will be no exception. Fool me once, shame on me (Dark Knight). Fool me twice, shame on you (Inception).
I’m still not over the fact that Hardy’s face and most importantly those lips are covered up by that mask. Only Christopher Nolan can get away with something like this. *shakes fist*
I voted for the Bane cover when it was still not completely showing even though I’ve seen all the set photos and videos online. I’m obviously going to have my face pressed against the theater glass on opening day. The Dark Knight is my #11 all-time favorite movie. 🙂
I’m still not over the fact that Hardy’s face and most importantly those lips are covered up by that mask. Only Christopher Nolan can get away with something like this. *shakes fist*
not only that, covering those biceps with body acne
(read someplace today it’s because this Bane gets his strength from steroids and not venom.)
I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t my most anticipated film since I walked out of The Dark Knight.
This is in my Top 3 of movies I must see in 2012.
Off topic:
While I am sure you have read this interview, I hope all film and award blogs take the time to acknowledge the blatant sexism exuded from this interview.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alexander-payne-jason-reitman-oscars-262440?page=4
Everything I’ve seen from the people who have read the script (including Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, and Wally Pfister) says it’s better than TDK.
And I believe them.
Well of course Nolan is being allowed to do whatever he wants…after the huge success of Inception and TDK prior to that you’d be a fool to tamper with his vision.
It will be the best of the trilogy. Tom Hardy will solidify himself as the best actor alive.
The difference: the studio and Marvel execs interfered with Spider-Man 3 since they wanted Venom in the story and Sam Raimi didn’t. The result was an uneven film that neither Raimi nor the studio/Marvel were satisfied with — well, the latter may have been satisfied since it still made a fortune, though it didn’t allow for a lucrative Venom spinoff franchise.
With TDKR, however, Christopher Nolan is seemingly being allowed to do whatever he wants. That’s a strong indicator this sequel will be excellent.
I’ll just say it.. I fear it will be another Spider-Man 3.
First one of the trilogy: great, character study, hope there’s a next one.
Second one: “redefines the comic book gender”, Spider-Man 2 really did it before, well, The Dark Knight!
Third one: sucked so bad!
I hate that thing on Bane’s face. It freaks me the fuck out!