Say what you like about The Dark Knight Rises, from it’s weak pacing to predictable conclusion, but at least they got one thing right, and that’s Bane. An idea that is seen as gimmicky in the comic book source material, director Christopher Nolan managed to hit a homerun with his interpretation of the back-breaking foe.
And according to some concept art that will be accompanying the Blu Ray release of the film, he very nearly missed when adapting the big bad for this film.
While Hardy will be the star of a featurette that chronicles his transformation into the Spinal Tap fan, on the design front, we almost ended up with something that was quite…goofy. (Via Screencrush)
Fetish is one thing, but that other image looks like Bane’s special cousin. The one that we’re not supposed to talk about. As for that other behind the scenes stuff, here’s an overload of set pics from that titanic first tussle between the Dark Knight and Bane, from FlicksandBits.com;
Personally, I loved this scene. Fast, brutal and with a distinctive lack of any orchestral treatment, it set the tone of the film perfectly. The Dark knight Rises is out on DVD and Blu-ray November 28.
Last Updated: November 22, 2012
Kervyn Cloete
November 23, 2012 at 06:01
So according to the design of that second mask, it was actually Barbara Streisand and not Tom Hardy that was originally considered for the role.