Launching their first interactive iPad edition, Total Film called on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Along with a brief interview featuring Tom Hardy, the magazine also released a new photo of the fearsome and physically terrifying Bane. Photos of Anne Hathaway’s Cat Woman, and Christian Bale’s Batman are also peppered throughout the edition.
Since the first photo of Bane launched last year on Twitter, Bane’s mask has been a hot topic for many fans. While some love the mask and its unique design others on the net have expressed their strong distaste. Whether or not those unsatisfied commentators are hardcore fanboys or just Nolan/DC-haters, no one will ever be sure. But, as we all know, when it comes to comic book movies, there’s no way of satisfying everyone; in one way or another the director is bound to piss off someone.
Hardy, who had to wear the damn thing, isn’t complaining one bit; in fact, he revealed to Total Film, that the mask isn’t all that uncomfortable: “It’s not as bad as you might think. You just put it on. Work out where you drool goes. That’s it. Mask work is good fun. This one wasn’t painful; there was the stunt mask and there was the up-close on for the sexy glam shots.” — Tom Hardy
If there’s one thing people can’t complain about, it’s Hardy’s commitment to the character, who in the comics breaks Batman’s back. The guy transformed his body completely, putting in hours at the gym for the best results. He let the world in on what it took to step into the body of Bane, which included “Eating entire villages of chickens”, said Hardy. “When I started I was about 160-something pounds. When I was done I was 190. You lift weights. You eat. You lift some more weights. You don’t run anywhere because if you do cardio, you drop weight. So it’s really good for heart attacks!”
Directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Juno Temple and Josh Pence, The Dark Knight Rises slams into theaters July 20th
Source: Superherohype
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