The Dark Knight Rises

[Brodie]

What's this I hear about Joseph Gordon levitt being BLACK ****ING MASK?!??!?!


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Brodie

What's this I hear about Joseph Gordon levitt being BLACK ****ING MASK?!??!?!


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I would have been happy with Alberto Falcone... but this is fuggin awesome!

[deadpoolRKO]

Originally Posted by Brodie

What's this I hear about Joseph Gordon levitt being BLACK ****ING MASK?!??!?!


YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

no way?

is this official ?

[chad]

I think Tom Hardy Will be good as Bane Not so sure about Anne Hathaway she's been in too many comedies

[Xav]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Secondly, what the heck man? We had to hear all those stupid "gay Joker" jokes when Heath was first attached to the role and had previously done Brokeback Mountain, and now this? A lot of actors have experimented with the same sex, and it doesn't change how badass the characters they play are. And you wouldn't be saying that if Hardy wasn't so honest.

Plus, I bet there's a large handful of gay men out there who could kick your ass.

So I didn't say it would effect his acting. I was just trying to point out that Nolan has cast against type before. Honestly I bring up the fact he is bisexual and you automatically think I'm gay bashing.

Originally Posted by shuriken

As long as he says more than "BANE" the whole time and has as much brains as Brawn Hardy is a good choice.

You forgot "STEP", "MONKEY", and "BAT".

[shuriken]

Originally Posted by Xav

You forgot "STEP", "MONKEY", and "BAT".

touche'

[Xav]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

But no, f*** no, Bane is no henchman. The only time he's played second fiddle to anyone was during "Legacy," and that was to Ra's al f***in' Ghul... and that was with Talia promised to him as wife AND the plan to assassinate Ra's and take his place after the wedding.

Chuck Dixon created Bane to be the physical and mental equal and counterpoint to Batman. The Anti-Batman -- able to match Batman in any battle of wits or battle of brawn.

Bane also worked for Lex Luthor, the Suicide Squad, the Secret Six, and even Batman himself and he was actuality created as the anti Doc Savage.

Originally Posted by cqb101

Yea, Hardy is so small...

I was talking about his height and weight compared to Bale's he is only putting on another 20lbs Christian Bale will be around the same size and there is no need for profanity.

[ToTheNines]

Black Mask thing was false, Gordon-Levitt is gonna be Alberto Falcone, which is awesome too.

I'm sure you guys have seen by now.

[deadpoolRKO]

I actually hadn't heard anything new. thanks nines

[Brodie]

I'm bummed about Black Mask, but Falcone is good too. Anything but Hugo Strange.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Brodie

I'm bummed about Black Mask, but Falcone is good too. Anything but Hugo Strange.

Word.

I honestly have no clue why all the ass heads on the internet were frothing at the mouth for Strange... he's not that great of a villain.

[shuriken]

^^ Maybe they can relate to being fond of manequins...er something.
Falcone Works, helps tie in the Mob guys from the Loeb books.

[Raph's Girl]

Well after weeks of wondering Joseph Gordon Levitt and Marion Cotillard's characters have been revealed. No Joseph isn't Black Mask or Falcone!

http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/jose...roles-revealed

Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (“La Vie en Rose”) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have joined the cast of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the epic conclusion to the Dark Knight legend.

Cotillard will appear as Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member eager to help a still-grieving Bruce Wayne resume his father’s philanthropic endeavors for Gotham.

Gordon-Levitt will play John Blake, a Gotham City beat cop assigned to special duty under the command of Commissioner Gordon.

"eager to help" aka Love interest?

[deadpoolRKO]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

"eager to help" aka Love interest?

" a still grieving bruce wayne "


yep , sounds like he needs some love

[ToTheNines]

He will break you...

[oldmanwinters]

Wait, why is Hannibal Lecter in a Batman movie?

Oh, wait...

I see it now.

[Billbeaux]

SUB ZERO WINS

Okay, with that bit of unoriginal claptrap out of the way...


All in all, not a bad first impression. My eyes aren't popping out of my head or anything, but that's because he more or less looks the way I figured he would, given Nolan's penchant for minimalism (i.e. Scarecrow just wore a bag on his head, Ra's wore whatever was practical...even the Joker's overall appearance was a bit subdued, imo). Blind stab here, but since the mask has to serve a practical purpose--and kind of resembles a rebreather of sorts--I wonder if Nolan and co. have re-imagined venom as an inhalant.

Still a bit touchy on the "race lift" issue. Makes me wonder, among other things, how Hardy will approach the accent, though I suppose that depends on the degree--if any--to which his origin/back story has been modified (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most animated incarnations of Bane have boasted a pronounced South American accent)


Tom Hardy's clearly been making use of his time in the gym. Without seeing him in full pose-down mode, it looks like he might be a little bigger and more toned than he was in Bronson. Whatever the case, certainly a far cry from the chopstick figure he cut back when the casting was first announced! (http://sevelina.biz/wp-content/uploa...-shirt-lax.jpg)

That said, I'm still something of a size king (...huh?) though that's my own fault...I'm a competitive weightlifter, and I'm constantly around BIG people. While I applaud the lengths that many actors go to to get in shape for a part, "holy crap he's HUGE!" isn't exactly the vibe I get from most contemporary action hero-type physiques (unless they're just big people to begin with). Of course some artists have drawn Bane to ludicrous proportions, and while that's obviously out of the question, part of me still wishes they could have cast someone cut from the Nathan Jones/Brock Lesnar cloth. Then again, there's a very good reason why guys like that are almost always cast as big dumb monosyllabic mooks!


A minor nitpick, all things considered. As others have rightly pointed out, Bane is FAR more than just dumb muscle. Somebody called him the "anit-Batman," with regards to both his physical and mental/psychological prowess...I'd say that fits. Hardy brings his A-game, and this Bane's less-than-inhuman physique will be the last thing on my mind. To that end I'd liken him to Ian McShane: that dude's pretty innocuous in interviews, not to mention a shrimp...but Al Swearengen, his character on Deadwood (who was originally written with a large, imposing actor in mind) is effin' terrifying. I have no doubt that Nolan--who's earned the benefit of the doubt from me to the extent that I wouldn't bat an eye if he'd announced Louie the Lilac as the central villain--knows what he's doing.

Minor aside: The more I dwell on it, the more I wish we could get a proper, in-depth adaptation of the Nightfall arc. No way to do that in a single film, but with the recent hit-or-miss spate of DC animated films they've been cranking out, perhaps at some point down the road we'll see a Nightfall trilogy (*paging Mr. Conroy!*)


All told, I'm pumped. One last issue still weighing on my mind, however:

Will Nolan or Goyer ever properly address the big fat "What if?" that's passed through the back of all our minds at one time or another over the past three years?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Billbeaux

SUB ZERO WINS

Okay, with that bit of unoriginal claptrap out of the way...


All in all, not a bad first impression. My eyes aren't popping out of my head or anything, but that's because he more or less looks the way I figured he would, given Nolan's penchant for minimalism (i.e. Scarecrow just wore a bag on his head, Ra's wore whatever was practical...even the Joker's overall appearance was a bit subdued, imo). Blind stab here, but since the mask has to serve a practical purpose--and kind of resembles a rebreather of sorts--I wonder if Nolan and co. have re-imagined venom as an inhalant.

Still a bit touchy on the "race lift" issue. Makes me wonder, among other things, how Hardy will approach the accent, though I suppose that depends on the degree--if any--to which his origin/back story has been modified (correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most animated incarnations of Bane have boasted a pronounced South American accent)


Tom Hardy's clearly been making use of his time in the gym. Without seeing him in full pose-down mode, it looks like he might be a little bigger and more toned than he was in Bronson. Whatever the case, certainly a far cry from the chopstick figure he cut back when the casting was first announced! (http://sevelina.biz/wp-content/uploa...-shirt-lax.jpg)

That said, I'm still something of a size king (...huh?) though that's my own fault...I'm a competitive weightlifter, and I'm constantly around BIG people. While I applaud the lengths that many actors go to to get in shape for a part, "holy crap he's HUGE!" isn't exactly the vibe I get from most contemporary action hero-type physiques (unless they're just big people to begin with). Of course some artists have drawn Bane to ludicrous proportions, and while that's obviously out of the question, part of me still wishes they could have cast someone cut from the Nathan Jones/Brock Lesnar cloth. Then again, there's a very good reason why guys like that are almost always cast as big dumb monosyllabic mooks!


A minor nitpick, all things considered. As others have rightly pointed out, Bane is FAR more than just dumb muscle. Somebody called him the "anit-Batman," with regards to both his physical and mental/psychological prowess...I'd say that fits. Hardy brings his A-game, and this Bane's less-than-inhuman physique will be the last thing on my mind. To that end I'd liken him to Ian McShane: that dude's a shrimp...but Al Swearengen, his character on Deadwood (who was originally written with a large, imposing actor in mind) is effin' terrifying. I have no doubt that Nolan--who's earned the benefit of the doubt from me to the extent that I wouldn't bat an eye if he'd announced Louie the Lilac as the central villain--knows what he's doing.

Minor aside: The more I dwell on it, the more I wish we could get a proper, in-depth adaptation of the Nightfall arc. No way to do that in a single film, but with the recent hit-or-miss spate of DC animated films they've been cranking out, perhaps at some point down the road we'll see a Nightfall trilogy (*paging Mr. Conroy!*)


All told, I'm pumped. One last issue still weighing on my mind, however:

Will Nolan or Goyer ever properly address the big fat "What if?" that's passed through the back of all our minds at one time or another over the past three years?

All thoughts I echo. Come to think of it, you're probably right on about Venom as an inhalant.

[Billbeaux]

I'll. Be. Damned.

Joker IS in TDKR!!!

Spoiler:

Yesterday we reported that the highly-anticipated superhero tale The Dark Knight Rises recently started production, although no new cast members were revealed. Today we have news that Matthew Modine, Tom Conti, and Joey King have joined the cast.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-dar...-and-joey-king


Come on, like you can blame me for that one!!!

[oldmanwinters]

I'm guessing a little carefully integrated CGI will pump Bane even further at key points in the movie. That's pretty much how it's worked in both comics and cartoons in recent years.