Dark Knight Rises - Now that we know the cast

hmmm,  so Bane is in this one . . . interesting. 

Gaffer Tape said:

 from the Wikipedia image I pulled up... he doesn't exactly look like he has the, for lack of a better term, extreme physique I associate with Bane.

the right costuming and makeup can do wonders. 

Gaffer Tape said:

  But surely anything they do will be better than his role in Batman & Robin.

yes, lets hope in this Bane(the man that broke The Bat in the comics)  isn't just some mindless henchman for another villain.  The people that thought that was a good a idea should be shot.  

I'd like to note, for those that don't know, that there's a lot more to Bane than was portrayed in Batman & Robin.  Check out his Wikipedia article if you're interested.

He's come a long way, baby.

Do check out Inception, Hardy was great in that  - at least to my reckoning.

And ChainsawAsh, 

wouldn't it be more accurate to say that Bane is NOTHING like he was portrayed in Batman and Robin?

Let's see the Nolan's take on the character.

the title is rubbish but the rest seems interesting.

Johnny,

Yeah, that's much more accurate.  The real Bane is incredibly intelligent as well as being muscular.  He was raised in a prison, training himself physically as well as mentally through his childhood and teenage years, until he was selected to be a test subject for a mysterious drug that had killed all the prior recipients.  The drug exponentially increased his strength, but he has to take it every 12 hours to avoid side effects.

His obsession with Batman began with him hearing tales of the Bat in prison.  He was fascinated with the fact that Batman rules Gotham City through fear, much like a warden runs a prison through fear.  He basically decides, "Hey, I can do that," so he escapes from prison, goes to Gotham, and tries to take out Batman.

In the "Knightfall" arc, he lets all the Arkham inmates loose to wear Batman down.  After Batman finally rounds up everyone else, Bane - having discovered that Bruce Wayne is Batman - is waiting for him when he returns to Wayne Manor.  The two fight in the Batcave, ending in Bane breaking Batman's back.

The rest of the story gets a little weird, with someone else taking over for Batman while Bane takes control of the city.  The faux-Batman gets increasingly violent, until he and Bane finally meet, and faux-Batman cuts off Bane's constant drug supply, leaving him in intense withdrawal as he's taken into custody.  I don't remember how Batman recovers, or what happens with the fake Batman.

Anyway, both Begins and TDK were clearly inspired by Batman comic arcs without being direct adaptations, so I'm intrigued to see what twist Nolan puts on the "Knightfall" story (since, really, what other good material can he draw on for Bane?).

Going by the ending of The Dark Knight it would make sense to have villains who's actions could be misinterpreted as being the Bat gone batty.

Catwoman, Azrael and Bane spring to mind I'd include Man-Bat but the science-fictiony monster type villains don't seem to fit with the style of Nolan's series.

Gaffer Tape said:

ChainsawAsh said:

In the "Knightfall" arc, he lets all the Arkham inmates loose to wear Batman down.  After Batman finally rounds up everyone else, Bane - having discovered that Bruce Wayne is Batman - is waiting for him when he returns to Wayne Manor.  The two fight in the Batcave, ending in Bane breaking Batman's back. 

In the Batcave? I haven't read most of Knightfall, but I do have the issue right after Bane breaks Batman's back, and I could have sworn it was in public. There were reporters there, and Alfred pretended to be a paramedic and rushed Batman back to the cave rather than a hospital. I remember this because there was a very memorable moment where Tim questions Alfred's decision, saying it's more important to make sure Bruce gets proper treatment, to which Alfred responds that, to Bruce, making sure that his identity of Batman is not revealed is ALL that matters, and that he'd rather die than be found out.

if I remember correctly, the fight is in the wayne manor.    Batman comes out of the batcave, into the manor and Bane is waiting for him.   They fight, Bane beats him and breaks his back and then takes him into public and dumps him onto the street.   

see you auntie said:

Re: Tom Hardy

This is Tom Hardy.

 It IS?!?!? Wow.

The dude's got charisma for days, and that pic now convinces me he'll make a great Bane.

Warbler said:

if I remember correctly, the fight is in the wayne manor.    Batman comes out of the batman, into the manor and Bane is waiting for him.   They fight, Bane beats him and breaks his back and then takes him into public and dumps him onto the street.   

 

 I recall it that way to. Must have been an awkward car ride from the cave.

BATMAN: So... where we goin?

BANE: A crowded street.

BATMAN: Why? Are we gonna get a pretzel?

BANE: No. I'm going to break you.

BATMAN: Pretzel afterwards?

Warbler said:

if I remember correctly, the fight is in the wayne manor.    Batman comes out of the batcave, into the manor and Bane is waiting for him.   They fight, Bane beats him and breaks his back and then takes him into public and dumps him onto the street.   

 

fixed?

Sluggo said:

Warbler said:

if I remember correctly, the fight is in the wayne manor.    Batman comes out of the batcave, into the manor and Bane is waiting for him.   They fight, Bane beats him and breaks his back and then takes him into public and dumps him onto the street.   

 

fixed?

yes, fixed. 

Gaffer Tape said:

Ah, okay, I see.  As I said, the issue I have starts with broken Batman being tossed into the street. 

the fight takes place in the previous issue.

Sorry folks pointlessly reposted previously posted post.

I don't remember where I saw it, but someone pointed out that Elmo is the perfect height....