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Post by The Assassin on Jan 21, 2011 2:55:19 GMT -5
i'm pleased with the villain choices as i'd love to see a proper version of Bane, cos he is a great character in the comics. And I'd like to see a different portrayal of catwoman too. i haven't really seen either actor's work so i can't comment on that. but i certainly don't dislike the choices.
my only concern is Hardy is only like 5'10" according to celebheights.com, which will be fine for the pre-drugs bane, but is WAY too small for the pumped-up bane.
so i'm hoping that hardy is only doing bane's voice/unmasked head and the scenes of bane before he gets on the drugs (of which there should be many to build the character). i really hope they bring in a 6'8"-7'0" massive bodybuilder for bane's pumped-up fighting scenes. i mean he wears a full face mask (and nolan shouldn't change that) so it wouldn't be difficult at all.
a 5'10" on-drugs bane would ruin the point of having the character in the film. bane MUST be physically massive - not just "quite tall" and "of muscular build" - REALLY tall and REALLY muscular.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 6:24:35 GMT -5
I wouldnt bank on that man-Nolan has proven that he could care less how characters look in the comics.....I really do doubt we will get Muscled up Bane.
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Post by The Sexy Psychotic on Jan 21, 2011 7:32:39 GMT -5
I never knew that Hardy was that small, this way, they need to have a larger guy to be Bane on the stuff, they should do something like B:TAS did, he's big anyway, but with the 'juice' he grows massive, both in muscle and height
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Post by chumped on Jan 21, 2011 11:57:31 GMT -5
I wouldnt bank on that man-Nolan has proven that he could care less how characters look in the comics..... How so? Don't say it's because Joker has makeup, it's still the same look. And I mean, Joker uses makeup to make himself look normal in the comics, he uses makeup to look like Joker in the movie. Not that big of a leap. Two Face? Looked the same minus ridiculous suits. Scarecrow? Close enough. Ra's is probably the biggest change. But I mean, I agree, don't bank on seeing a body builder so Bane can be taller and bigger. Not because Nolan doesn't respect the material, but because that would look idiotic. Just expect a beefed up Hardy kicking the **** out of Batman.
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Post by K5 on Jan 21, 2011 12:17:08 GMT -5
as long as he's so muscular he looks like he's about to explode, it'll work.
and if we don't get a muscled up bane, i riot.
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Post by Doomrider on Jan 21, 2011 12:23:56 GMT -5
Nolan loves his plain as paper actresses, doesn't he? I like her as an actress, but Hathaway will need some work to get to Selina Kyle "eventhough she's a comic character, I may still fap to her" status.
Hardy as Bane will be amazing. If you've seen Bronson, you've seen that Hardy can already fight.
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Post by MuffFuzz on Jan 21, 2011 16:25:55 GMT -5
Honestly, when it comes to Bane's physical look this is what I want to see: Give him perhaps a tank top or something rather and then for some other intense action scenes he can have some form of Kevlar armor. Bane won't need to hulk up. If Nolan adapts a form of the Venom derivative; Bane can just get even more physically stronger. Hulking up would be, well, Hulking up! As long as Bane is perceived as extremely strong and powerful in the film, that indeed will be enough.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 16:59:14 GMT -5
I wouldnt bank on that man-Nolan has proven that he could care less how characters look in the comics..... How so? Don't say it's because Joker has makeup, it's still the same look. And I mean, Joker uses makeup to make himself look normal in the comics, he uses makeup to look like Joker in the movie. Not that big of a leap. Two Face? Looked the same minus ridiculous suits. Scarecrow? Close enough. Ra's is probably the biggest change. But I mean, I agree, don't bank on seeing a body builder so Bane can be taller and bigger. Not because Nolan doesn't respect the material, but because that would look idiotic. Just expect a beefed up Hardy kicking the **** out of Batman. of course Im gonna mention the makeup.....and the facial injury too. I wasnt saying Nolan doesnt respect the material he just isnt caught up in it and yeah I expect a beefed up Hardy too-just not Bane massive.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 17:11:48 GMT -5
How so? Don't say it's because Joker has makeup, it's still the same look. And I mean, Joker uses makeup to make himself look normal in the comics, he uses makeup to look like Joker in the movie. Not that big of a leap. Two Face? Looked the same minus ridiculous suits. Scarecrow? Close enough. Ra's is probably the biggest change. But I mean, I agree, don't bank on seeing a body builder so Bane can be taller and bigger. Not because Nolan doesn't respect the material, but because that would look idiotic. Just expect a beefed up Hardy kicking the **** out of Batman. of course Im gonna mention the makeup.....and the facial injury too. I wasnt saying Nolan doesnt respect the material he just isnt caught up in it and yeah I expect a beefed up Hardy too-just not Bane massive. The makeup really annoyed me. Thats not the Joker dammit!!!!!
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Post by MuffFuzz on Jan 21, 2011 17:20:06 GMT -5
I'd rather have a film Joker that looks 95% like the character from the comic but fully embodies that character from the source material than a film version that looks exactly like the character but is only half that of an interpretation.
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Post by The Boondock Syxx on Jan 21, 2011 17:54:16 GMT -5
How so? Don't say it's because Joker has makeup, it's still the same look. And I mean, Joker uses makeup to make himself look normal in the comics, he uses makeup to look like Joker in the movie. Not that big of a leap. Two Face? Looked the same minus ridiculous suits. Scarecrow? Close enough. Ra's is probably the biggest change.But I mean, I agree, don't bank on seeing a body builder so Bane can be taller and bigger. Not because Nolan doesn't respect the material, but because that would look idiotic. Just expect a beefed up Hardy kicking the **** out of Batman. of course Im gonna mention the makeup.....and the facial injury too. I wasnt saying Nolan doesnt respect the material he just isnt caught up in it and yeah I expect a beefed up Hardy too-just not Bane massive. 3.bp.blogspot.com/_39-VfFoO9u0/S6JaaMqSYKI/AAAAAAAACYE/HDV2f2fdvkY/s200/Ghul+Neeson.jpg[/img]close enough where i knew "Ducard" / Liam Nessan was Ghoul from the very first production picture
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 18:42:13 GMT -5
I really dug Neeson as Ras.....totally awesome.
Ill be honest-as a huge Joker fan the makeup really annoyed me at first-but then I just realised Nolans way is his way and I just sat back and enjoyed it.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 21, 2011 18:47:46 GMT -5
I really dug Neeson as Ras.....totally awesome. Ill be honest-as a huge Joker fan the makeup really annoyed me at first-but then I just realised Nolans way is his way and I just sat back and enjoyed it. I agree about Liam Neeson. He was great. I think the Joker thing would have irritated me a lot more if there were ever a time when he WASN'T in make-up. I mean, aside from the police uniform scene. 'Cause, in a more realistic world, it makes sense that the guy is such a lunatic that he chooses to make himself look like that, rather than acts more psychotic because of his appearance. Still wondering how much (if any) of Catwoman we'll get in the film.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 18:54:22 GMT -5
. Still wondering how much (if any) of Catwoman we'll get in the film. yknow my friend Sean was just saying that to me in work today.....hard to say what way Nolan will approach her
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Post by Squirrel Lips on Jan 21, 2011 19:05:21 GMT -5
The main female roles in Nolan's Batman films keep getting more and more homely. Maggie Gyllenhall and her gremlin-like features kept distracting me during Dark Knight, and now we get the woman with no body in a form-fitting catsuit. Pumped for Tom Hardy, though. I agree that Maggie Gyllenhall was not up to par in TDK...or any other movie for that matter. Personally though, I think Anne Hathaway in a Catwoman outfit would be pretty fitting, she's pretty cute.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2011 20:45:31 GMT -5
Can't really see her pulling it off, but then again, way too early to tell.
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Post by Link on Jan 22, 2011 1:28:43 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: I came. Honestly, how can anyone question Nolan's direction. He proved us all wrong with Heath as Joker. If Bane isn't as big as he is in a cartoon, I'm not surprised. It's a live action movie set in a very realistic universe. Hathaway is a good actress. See Havoc or Any of her dramatic roles before you criticize.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 22, 2011 2:55:39 GMT -5
I feel like, at this point, if Bane IS as big as he is in the cartoon, something went seriously wrong.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2011 6:43:43 GMT -5
to all Maggie naysayers she was a lot better than "cardboard Kate"and didnt relentlessly promote another movie when s was supposed to be talking about Batman.
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Post by K5 on Jan 22, 2011 18:25:06 GMT -5
i'm just happy to be getting a catwoman - her relationship with batman and the dynamics of it are an essential element of the bat universe.
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