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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Jan 19, 2011 15:20:26 GMT -5
My God, who gives a crapabout Catwomen, Bane in the next has made me super stoked for this er
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Post by Jorden on Jan 19, 2011 15:24:59 GMT -5
I don't buy this, tbh. I only know Anne Hathaway because she's a name that keeps popping up in trailers for poopty comedy movies. To be fair, I haven't seen Brokeback Mountain which seems to be her only known serious film on IMDB, but I don't get why would they cast her over the plethora of GREAT female actresses on the rumoured list (including Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman)? It's feasible but unrealistic... ... Until Tom Hardy as Bane pops up? If Bane was in a Nolan movie, he wouldn't be the main villain, unless they completely change his character (They did this with Joker, and I guess it worked). Still, I'm sceptical of this news. The only thing I can think of is that the studio have pushed for two big characters, in which case, Catwoman and Bane over Penguin or Riddler? Just doesn't sound true to me. What is there not to buy? They're both very talented actors, one of which was known to already be attached to the film. Not to mention it's a press release by Warner Bros. and has quotes from Nolan himself. Is he making it up?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2011 15:46:08 GMT -5
As much as I love Anne Hathaway, the news that Bane will be making his proper big screen debut (I still shudder at Jeep Swenson's green body and animal grunts) has made my year. I am a HUGE Bane fan (especially since the Secret Six). Bravo for Nolan for going against the grain with a lesser known (MAINSTREAM) villain who has quite the Bat history.
Now if only Doomsday would make it to the next Superman movie...
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Post by Adam235 on Jan 19, 2011 16:29:06 GMT -5
Bane is going to be really cool. His character is one of my fav from Batman comics. Hathaway is good looking so she should look great in the Catwoman suit...
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Jan 19, 2011 16:33:17 GMT -5
Anne Hathaway? "OH GEE!!!"
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Jan 19, 2011 16:34:35 GMT -5
Whys everyone getting shitty about Hathaway? I'm kind of excited.
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Post by MuffFuzz on Jan 19, 2011 16:34:52 GMT -5
YES!!! Wonderful news!
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Post by JTG on Jan 19, 2011 16:53:49 GMT -5
Hathaway as Catwoman made my day. Of all of the women that were apperently up for a role in TDKR, she was my first choice. Bane, while I am happy that they will finally do the character justice, is...not who I was expecting them to go with. I'm really looking forward to how he is portrayed.
Also...with the inclusion of Bane, I'm wondering if fellow Secret Six member Deadshot might be in it as well. Maybe it's a longshot, but I've been lobbying for Deadshot in The Dark Knight Rises for a while now.
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Post by MuffFuzz on Jan 19, 2011 16:53:57 GMT -5
tom hardy as bane just made my balls explode
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Post by Word™ on Jan 19, 2011 17:01:51 GMT -5
Wait.. This is suppose to be the last Batman movie?
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Post by chumped on Jan 19, 2011 17:06:37 GMT -5
i'm definitely not getting the hathaway hate. she's a good actress.
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Post by Noza on Jan 19, 2011 17:10:13 GMT -5
NO HUGO STRANGE= Oh well. This is ing epic.
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Post by Noza on Jan 19, 2011 17:10:46 GMT -5
i'm definitely not getting the hathaway hate. she's a good actress. This.
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Post by MacReady on Jan 19, 2011 17:16:43 GMT -5
I am EXTREMELY excited, huge fan of both of these people. I REALLY, REALLY like Hardy for Bane, I just hope Nolan doesn't make him a mindless character and lets Hardy flex his acting chops. (as far as I'm concerned he was the best part of Inception, and that's saying a lot with Levitt and DiCaprio in the mix.) I have the utmost faith in Nolan, he hasn't disappointed me yet, and I don't think he will start now.
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Post by noir on Jan 19, 2011 17:22:23 GMT -5
I don't know guys, maybe it's just me, but hearing Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Bane being the main villain is just as absurd to me as hearing 'Eddie Murphy is the Riddler' or 'Shia Labeouf is Robin' (two rumours that made the rounds). I mean c'mon, maybe I've not read enough Batman, but every interpretation of Bane I've seen has no place in Nolan's Batman universe. Perhaps, it's just because I had real faith in Black Mask being the next villain? Or because Bane's always been one of my least favourites. But this just sounds totally absurd imo. And Anne Hathaway's name is in the same field as Jennifer Anniston or Sandra Bullock to me. Some throwaway name in a crappy romcom movie that probably stars Ashton Kutcher or Ryan Reynolds. natalie portman is a few months pregnant with her first child... I do actually remember reading about that, I guess I just blanked it from my memory to still kid myself that her and I have a chance
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Jan 19, 2011 17:30:09 GMT -5
Hathaway as Catwoman made my day. Of all of the women that were apperently up for a role in TDKR, she was my first choice. Bane, while I am happy that they will finally do the character justice, is...not who I was expecting them to go with. I'm really looking forward to how he is portrayed. Also...with the inclusion of Bane, I'm wondering if fellow Secret Six member Deadshot might be in it as well. Maybe it's a longshot, but I've been lobbying for Deadshot in The Dark Knight Rises for a while now. It would be cool, but I don't know... Deadshot would have a fairly breif role if involved at all, unless they made him Bane's right hand man/personal assassin or something. Actually, I'd be ok with that. But anyway... With Hardy as Bane I want to basically see the physicality he gave in Bronson combined with his smug intelligence from Inception. Turn up the intelligence a little bit more and you have him. I just wonder how they will do certain things, like the serum and such. And I absolutely love Anne Hathaway, but I can't picture her as Catwoman... Then again, many people couldn't picture Ledger as Joker, so maybe this is another bit of brilliant foresight by Nolan. Even with my problems visualizing the actors in character, they are both fantastic actors and I can't wait to see what Nolan does with them. He hasn't done me wrong yet... Also, I can't wait to see actual pictures.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 19, 2011 17:38:49 GMT -5
Man I would have loved to see Black Mask His character would be perfect for a Nolan film I was still set on Harleyquin and Riddler though But I reckon Bane is a good choice, I know Nolan wil make this work
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Post by MuffFuzz on Jan 19, 2011 17:42:12 GMT -5
Guys, Bane will match Batman mentally and physically. Can you imagine the fight scene between those two? Hardy is going kick ass as Bane. And as for Miss Hathaway:
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Post by beefpuppet on Jan 19, 2011 17:42:57 GMT -5
i am honestly kinda disappointed with the villian choices for this movie. i understnad selena kyle is a huge part of who batman is both under and out of the mask, and if they keep her as only selena it could be great. id much rather see hardy as black mask as opposed to bane. but nolan has done an amazing job so far, so ill reserve full judgement until i actually see the movie.
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Post by Barrett on Jan 19, 2011 18:12:05 GMT -5
I don't have any problem at all with either selection. As others have said, I questioned Ledger as The Joker and was blown away. The hardest thing, for me, is going into this movie with low expectations. At this point, I just can't imagine any comic book movie being better that TDK and the third film in trilogies tend to be the weakest. But I'm still going to be pumped as all hell when it comes out. Would've loved to have seen Nolan's take on Black Mask though.
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