Christopher Nolan to Slightly Alter Voice of Bane in The Dark Knight Rises

Director Christopher Nolan will slightly change Bane's voice in The Dark Knight Rises
Director Christopher Nolan will slightly change Bane's voice in The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises unveiled its new trailer yesterday, along with the six-minute prologue attached to IMAX prints of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol over the weekend. While there has been a positive response to the new footage, there have been several complaints that Tom Hardy's villain Bane is hard to understand.

Insiders claim that director Christopher Nolan plans to alter the sound mix for Bane's voice slightly, but doesn't plan to rework it completely. Here's what a studio executive had to say about the director's intention, regarding Bane's voice.

"Chris wants the audience to catch up and participate rather than push everything at them. He doesn't dumb things down. You've got to pedal faster to keep up."


When we spoke with Christopher Nolan after he unveiled the six-minute prologue, the director indicated audience members will likely not understand anything Bane says.

"Probably not. He has the mask on, the apparatus, and he has the accent. It's a tough one. He's incredibly hard to understand. Of course, the whole movie doesn't take place on a plane...This insures that you'll go back and see the movie a couple of times in the theater."


It seems that, for now, Bane will be an incomprehensible villain in The Dark Knight Rises, unless the studio, or the fans, are able to persuade Christopher Nolan to go in the other direction.

The Dark Knight Rises was released July 20th, 2012 and stars Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Marion Cotillard, Morgan Freeman. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.


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  1. mb11

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    1 year agoby @mbrandon11Flag

  2. Sean

    @SherlockHolmes2009
    Yes, that's true.

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  3. SherlockHolmes2009

    @sean Yup but knowing Chris hes not cuz hell keep it realistic

    1 year agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag

  4. Sean

    @SherlockHolmes2009
    Yeah, because that might influence them to end up changing it more then just slightly.

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  5. Sean

    @ghostman
    Read their comments below here. Read the 9th, 11th and 13th comment below here, and you'll see what i was talking about just now.

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  6. SherlockHolmes2009

    @sean I agree I hope thats not the case either but people need to stop complaining about the mans badass voice

    1 year agoby @SherlockHolmes2009Flag

  7. Ghostman

    @sean It's okay, @narrator and @dan1 were only discussing past users on here and not you :)

    @bawnian-dexeus I haven't seen much of him on here lately, either that, or he's toned down a bit.

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

  8. Sean

    @narrator@dan1
    Hey, if you've both got something to say to me that you're saying to each other on here about me, then just man up about it and tell me what it is!

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  9. the Narrator

    @ghostman, haven't encountered Fury, so I'm not sure.

    As for who Mrman is, or was... a pedophile, obsenely obnoxious, an extreme Nolan hater, among many other things. He tore up our threads quite a bit with comment overload, and subsequent comment deletes. Him and Newkill, and a few others who never lasted.

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  10. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @ghostman You mean Fury-less? Pff

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  11. Ghostman

    @narrator@dan1@bawnian-dexeus i think you guys are forgetting about Mr. "Fury" on here, and who's Mrman?

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

  12. the Narrator

    @bawnian-dexeus, @dan1, @ghostman, well... at least he's better than Mrman, and other douches who trolled. I've been gone a while, so I haven't noticed if everythings going normal on here... well, as "normal" as MW gets. :P

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  13. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @narrator Welcome to my world

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  14. Sean

    @SherlockHolmes2009
    Hopefully, that's not the case.

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  15. Dan

    @ghostman I absolutely love that that nickname has stuck and everyone uses it now :P

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  16. Ghostman

    @dan1@narrator about Capt. Obvious and his wacky comments, I often ignore them and go with his flow lol he doesn't bother me as much as he used to when I first came to MW.

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

  17. Dan

    @narrator Haha, no, it's not you. I think for the most part, we've learned to ignore his circular talk. He makes me cringe with his responses at times, but others notice his weirdness as well and call him on it, so I let it go (usually). I've learned to accept the fact that MW has it's share of kooks, and just roll with it :P

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  18. Ali Almonte

    Hahaha... That Chris Nolan is a wily mf. Very well, I WILL fork over an extra 16 bucks to see it a second time and puzzle out what Bane is saying.

    1 year agoby @Ali-AlmonteFlag

  19. the Narrator

    ...

    Random thought, @dan1. Is it me, or is it amazing how the dude below me always manages to talk in circles? I've actually tried, but no cigar. Not really trying to start anything, it just seems he has a talent is all.

    1 year agoby @narratorFlag

  20. Sean

    @daveactor7
    Hopefully, the way Banes voice will sound in the Dark Knight Rises, when the Dark Knight Rises has been released to theaters, will fit well with the character "Bane".

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  21. Daveactor7

    What the......his voice is perfect for the villainous role of Bane. If they were to alter it...that would change the audiences perspective of him. Take Bales Batman voice in the Dark Knight. From Begins to the sequel, his voice perfectly represents who he is. Hes not a hero, hes not a villain, hes a man torn by confusion and a troubling childhood. He also represents the fear of Gotham City. Bane's voice indicates so much that by changing it, it would change so much about his character.

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  22. Dan

    As @tamoclannie said. Stfu, whiners.

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  23. Sean

    @jcurtis
    That might be a good idea.

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

  24. TamOClannie

    I understood every word he said in the prologue, AND his line in the trailer. These are probably the same people that said they couldn't understand what Christian Bale was saying in Batman Begins. stfu.

    1 year agoby @tamoclannieFlag

  25. Corey W.

    @jcurtis Subtitles? No way! lol

    1 year agoby @coreyFlag

  26. Corey W.

    He wasn't that hard to understand.

    1 year agoby @coreyFlag

  27. Jcurtis

    Just throw subtitles up there.

    1 year agoby @jcurtisFlag

  28. ChiRep_1

    So I don't get it? The article contradicts the title? Keep it the way it is, like he said, the entire movie isn't on a plane.

    @diaigma LoL!

    1 year agoby @ChiRep-1Flag

  29. Diaigma

    Let'em keep the incomprehensible villain voice. It makes Batman sound better :P

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  30. Sean

    @christina-montana
    I coudn't agree with you more on that.

    1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag

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