In related news, this month's Rolling Stone magazine features an in-depth look at Bane (Tom Hardy) and his costume.
Christopher Nolan on Bane's uniform.
"Bane dresses in Military fashion. He leads a band of fanatical mercenaries who have done all kinds of horrible things and end up in Gotham. One of the influences on the script was Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities, and with this overcoat, we wanted to infuse the romanticism of the French Revolution mixed with the World War II functionality. The essence of Bane is military power and brute force combine with revolutionary fervor.
Costume designer Lindy Hemming combined modern military gear with more old-fashioned materials like leather to give Bane's outfit the utilitarian, proactive quality he needs. He's always ready to fight."
Costume designer Lindy Hemming combined modern military gear with more old-fashioned materials like leather to give Bane's outfit the utilitarian, proactive quality he needs. He's always ready to fight."
The director also talked about the functionality of Bane's mask.
"Bane is someone ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago. And the mask dispenses a type of anesthetic that keeps his pain jus below he threshold so he can function. The fearsomeness of intent and intelligence Hardy conveys just through his eyes is dazzling. But we've taken one of the most distinctive mouths in the movie business and covered it up for the entire film."
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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Nicholaus XX
@thedude-abides -- Indeed. They look like fan-made posters, almost.
1 year agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag
Sean
@moviefanForever If i am not mistaken, i think that it is in his mask.
1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
thedude-abides
@rudy Seriously man, you think I don't realize that? Where did I say they were theatrical? My point is they're sloppy, and they are.
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MoviefanForever
wheres banes vemom that makes him stronger
1 year agoby @moviefanForeverFlag
rjh094
I can't see Anne Hathaway being a bad a** at all. She just doesn't have that Catwoman flare.
1 year agoby @rjh094Flag
JasonKat
Whoever doesnt think she looks at all like catwoman. I disagree. She looks alot like a cat when she smiles, , and if you never seen her in action or up close, go watch "get smart" i think she will beat by along shot, batman return's catwoman michelle.
1 year agoby @jasonkatFlag
Sean
@2movieguys She looks pretty good as Catwoman to me :) .
1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
CelluloidDreams
Anne Hathaway still doesn't look like Catwoman!
1 year agoby @2movieguysFlag
Sean
@jasonkat No, that's part of his jacket, it's not hair on his head.
1 year agoby @themoviefanaticFlag
Rudy
@thedude-abides They're kids' posters dude, they're not theatrical.
1 year agoby @rudyFlag
Rudy
Why does Catwoman look like she's about to bust a move?
1 year agoby @rudyFlag
JonSpidey07
love Catwoman's
1 year agoby @jonspidey07Flag
Vamp
Gimme that Catwoman poster. Now.
1 year agoby @vampire2000Flag
JasonKat
@Lord McLovin of MovieWeb
oh ok.
1 year agoby @jasonkatFlag
SpaceCowboy
The Bane picture is the only good one.
1 year agoby @SpaceCowboyFlag
Ghostman
@jasonkat That's not his hair.
1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
W/e peeps
1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Dark enV
@felipe-11 O yeah, I know those aren't theatrical posters, they're just some posters you buy in the store
1 year agoby @dark-envFlag
ROFLitschristian
@felipe-11 Oh yeah, these are in no way theatrical posters. What I'm saying is for some Walmart poster section posters, they'r pretty bad.
1 year agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
JasonKat
bane has hair? wtf, lol last i saw he was allll balled!
1 year agoby @jasonkatFlag
Mutant
That doesn't look like the catwoman that I know
1 year agoby @zenderFlag
felipe-11
@empath86@thedude-abides@ROFLitschristian@dark-env The thing is these aren't theatrical posters, these are the posters they sell at your local bookstore next to the Justin Bieber posters, videogame posters, etc. You're not gonna see these in a theater.
That being said, @incmob is right, we've only gotten two real theatrical posters so far (the falling building and the crushed Batman mask), and the viral marketing has been very weak, nothing compared to TDK (best marketing of 2008).
Like I said in another article, Prometheus has had by far the best marketing this year.
1 year agoby @felipe-11Flag
ROFLitschristian
Posters aren't very good, but then again that's just not the style of posters I find interesting.
I wish they would stop trying to make Catwoman sexy. In order for that to work, it has to come naturally, not forced. If she is, she is. If she's not, well at least we'll get a badass in a leather outfit.
1 year agoby @ROFLitschristianFlag
Dark enV
posters are nothing special, looks like these are for kids which honestly let's face it, this is not a kids movie, market it for your target audience
1 year agoby @dark-envFlag
incmob
@thedude-abides agreed. have not been very happy about the marketing of TDKR.
1 year agoby @incmobFlag
thedude-abides
@empath86 They look like cheap Valentine's cards or bad video game loading screens. They're just nothing special in my opinion.
1 year agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
empath86
@thedude-abides whats sloppy the artwork or the posters, what dont you like about them?
1 year agoby @empath86Flag
empath86
i think banes mask and costume are bad ass, the posters are alright, the batman one is nothing special. the costume gives off a militant/revolutionary vibe, which i think is really cool.
1 year agoby @empath86Flag
thedude-abides
sloppy
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