Apr 21, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

The Dark Knight Rises Set Photo with Tom Hardy as Bane

The first photo from the set of Christopher Nolan's trilogy ending sequel The Dark Knight Rises has arrived, which features fan Ash Harper snapping a photo with Tom Hardy. While not an official image from the Warner Bros. set, it offers a good look at Tom Hardy in Bane mode. Check out the image below.

Tom Hardy on the set of Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises comes to theaters July 20th, 2012 and stars Liam Neeson, Tom Hardy, Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Aidan Gillen, Marion Cotillard. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.


Sources: Ash Harper

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Comments (42)

  1. Silly-Cake

    @Aaron-Ray aaron ray dumb ass this isnt a set photo for warrior Tom Hardy has hair in Warrior and isn't as bulked... yeah TDKR doesn't film till may that doesn't mean they arn't screne testing which has been stated they are already doing screen test

    1 year agoby @Silly-CakeFlag

  2. Aaron Ray

    this my friends is a SET PHOTO from Warrior. TDKR doen't film till may.

    1 year agoby @Aaron-RayFlag

  3. Jamz@glam13

    tom hardy won't have trouble bulking himself up man he done an awesome job for one of my altime greatest films bronson. look frorward to this film christopher nolan has done an amazing job so far although cannot take anything away from tim burtons gothic style meh

    1 year agoby @glam13ukFlag

  4. Josh

    Tom Hardy is all kinds of sexy.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  5. Pjwolsker

    this dude is huge!!! you know he'll keep lifting weights during filming. you can tell he worked out pretty hard for Bane

    1 year agoby @pjwolskerFlag

  6. RIPHeathLedger

    Ohhh yes!! He will be GOOD!!

    1 year agoby @RIPHeathLedgerFlag

  7. Emmytt

    sweet

    1 year agoby @emmyttFlag

  8. Jay.A.Ottley

    actually the best route would be flat Green Screen heels, which is most probably what Nolan will do

    1 year agoby @jayaottleyFlag

  9. Dfella504

    HIS ASS BETTER PUMP UP SUM MORE!

    1 year agoby @dfellaFlag

  10. skywise

    Tom Hardy as Bane?? Or Tom Hardy as Tom Hardy?

    1 year agoby @skywiseFlag

  11. thrashnasty190

    @bane5000 I definitely agree with you sir lol

    1 year agoby @thrashnasty190Flag

  12. Bane5000

    Oh yeah, and i watched American Psycho for about the billionth time the other day, man Bale was ripped in that movie, i think maybe he should get in shape like he was in that movie this time around for Bats

    1 year agoby @bane5000Flag

  13. Superman81

    He looks like he is ready to kick Bales ass! Lol! He is going to be great as Bane. and I know Nolan won't jack him up like they did in Batman and Robin. They made Bane look pathetic.

    1 year agoby @superman81Flag

  14. Bane5000

    @thrashnasty190...I say we start wishing its next year around this coming August, that way we can get all of this years summer blockbusters still then skip over to next years movies :]

    1 year agoby @bane5000Flag

  15. Bane5000

    @jptheredskull...true my friend, hey didnt they use the same shoe lift idea in the first X-Men with James Marsden in scenes with Wolverine to make Cyke look taller then him, i think i read that somehwere...oh well still didnt help making Wolvie seem shorter in the sequels...

    1 year agoby @bane5000Flag

  16. J.P.

    @bane5000 Yeah. That's the best route to go. The use of camera angles, a body double and maybe lifts in Hardy's shoes could definitely give him that towering look Bane has without sacrificing the no-cgi heavy franchise Nolan's Batman series has become.

    1 year agoby @jptheredskullFlag

  17. thrashnasty190

    I wish it was next year already

    1 year agoby @thrashnasty190Flag

  18. Bane5000

    @messenger...i think if they go that route of using camera angels and such to make Hardy appear bigger as Bane would be awesome, hes got to be bigger and more intimidating to Batman, i can imagine a camera shot in front of Batman and Bane walks up from behind towering over him and a fight is on...

    1 year agoby @bane5000Flag

  19. Bane5000

    @jptheredskull...BAAAANNNEEEE LOL, yeah that was a shame and disgrace of what they did to Bane in Batman and Robin, hell the CGI Hulk in TIH acted better :]

    1 year agoby @bane5000Flag

  20. Lord McLovin of MovieWeb

    @jptheredskull Batman: 6'2" Bane: 5'10" seeing the height difference now, yeah I agree with you, make Tom Hardy appear 6'10" next to Bales 6'2". Seems perfect to me if they do that now :)

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

  21. Jakn

    Decent photo

    1 year agoby @jaknFlag

  22. DoubleR0522

    Awesome, can't wait !!!

    1 year agoby @doubler0522Flag

  23. J.P.

    @ghostman He doesn't even need to be feet taller than Batman. In the comics, Bane is 6 foot 8 inches. They need to add a foot to Hardy's 5'10.
    If they don't do this, Bane won't be very opposing seeing that Bale (Batman) is 6'2.

    1 year agoby @jptheredskullFlag

  24. Lord McLovin of MovieWeb

    @messenger as much as I liked the technique they used for that, I think they would most likely digitize his size on screen so he can appear 2-3 feet taller than Batman, I don't want him Hulk sized or anything. Not to mention, how would they choreograph the physical fight scenes if Hardy is standing 4 feet away from from Christian Bale?

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

  25. Messenger

    @ghostman @jptheredskull

    If you go and watch the Hobbit first day shoot video they talk about (I think) on how they got some of the shots in TFOTR. The one really cool one was when Frodo is riding on the buggy with Gandolf and when the cam is at almost to the front of Gandolf and Frodo but slighty towards Gandolf. It's hiding the fact Frodo is sitting 4 feet behind Gandolf but on screen it looks perfect.

    1 year agoby @messengerFlag

  26. The Dark Knight

    @phil-mata definitely his performance was outstanding in that

    1 year agoby @thedarkknight23Flag

  27. MovieManiac

    sh*t he is getting huge. Nice to see he his dedicated. I am too pumped for this film.

    1 year agoby @moviemaniac66Flag

  28. CUPID

    Damn dude ease up on the protein shake or not.

    1 year agoby @cupidFlag

  29. kupo

    @dowhatwedo That can be contributed as partially the reason as to why he's playing Bane, but I'm sure it was mostly because of his role in Charles Bronson that convinced Nolan to sign on Hardy as Bane.

    I'm sure when we see him on screen, all the Bane fans will have a hardy for Hardy. Har Har.

    1 year agoby @moogleFlag

  30. Lord McLovin of MovieWeb

    Hell to the mutha f_ckin' yeah!!! he wasn't kidding when he said he'll pack on the muscle! @messenger I'm pretty sure they will double his size/height on screen, it'll be EPIC!

    1 year agoby @ghostmanFlag

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