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TheBigSock what is this i dont even from Israel Since: May, 2010
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#351: Feb 2nd 2011 at 10:00:00 AM

Bane could be some mafia grunt who uses the power vacuum created by the events of the previous film and rises to power as a major player in the Gotham crime scene. Everything is possible with Nolen

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
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#352: Feb 2nd 2011 at 10:10:48 AM

No, I was just referring to the popular " City hires [Batman Villain] to hunt him down" theory. It would have worked great for people like the Riddler or Strange, but not so much with Bane. Of course, there never was any indicator that Nolan would do something like this at all, but it would have been a change from the "Villain targets Gotham" angle we saw so far in both movies.

shinfernape Ascetic warrior Since: Jun, 2011
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#353: Feb 2nd 2011 at 10:18:04 AM

Great it's got Joseph Gordon Levitt. He has a face that urges me to punch him really hard.

He kinda looks like Orlando Bloom cept more lifeless looking and swarmy.

edited 2nd Feb '11 11:17:38 AM by shinfernape

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#354: Feb 2nd 2011 at 10:58:37 AM

[up][up] Wasn't Bane originally a mercenary/assassin/something of the sort? not at all familiar with the canon

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#355: Feb 2nd 2011 at 11:44:36 AM

[up][up]

OK, I'm convinced now: the plot is going to be Bane trying to steal Batman's secrets by delving into his dreams.

eX 94. Grandmaster of Shark Since: Jan, 2001
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#356: Feb 2nd 2011 at 11:50:02 AM

No, Bane comes from some Latin-American island nation, where he was thrown in jail for life as an infant, for this father's crimes. In there, he killed another prisoner at a very young age in self defense and was thrown into solitary confinement for the rest of his teenager and adult years. When he got out, he'd grown, he had become a mean, hardboiled badass.

After that he, no one had the balls to actually socialize with him, so he spent his spare time in the library, learning everything they had to offer. And then, at on point, he participated in a experimental drug trial for Venom, that enhanced his already impressive physics. When he broke out, he decided that the only worthy foe for him would be the Bat and that's how he became a Batman villain.

edited 2nd Feb '11 12:33:10 PM by eX

shinfernape Ascetic warrior Since: Jun, 2011
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#357: Feb 2nd 2011 at 11:52:46 AM

[up] He also kept a shank in his teddy bear. He was pretty much born in prison too.

I wonder if they'll include the part of the story where Bane and Talia are gonna get married because you know, Bane was considered a pinnacle specimen by Ra.

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HopelessSituationWarrior Naïve Newcomer from Canada. The middle part. Since: Sep, 2010
#358: Feb 2nd 2011 at 4:50:12 PM

If Joseph Gordan Levitt joins the cast, maybe he'll just have a small part as the Joker in Arkham.

He does resemble Ledger, and I think it would be weird for the Joker to disappear off the earth after TDK.

edited 2nd Feb '11 4:50:26 PM by HopelessSituationWarrior

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#359: Feb 4th 2011 at 9:20:45 PM

Joseph Gordan Levitt

Joker

No. I like JGL, but no.

TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#360: Feb 4th 2011 at 9:29:47 PM

Oh,I was wrong. I don't know much about the comics,but I heard that Hugo Strange had a formula that made monsters similar to Bane,but I didn't know Bane was made another way.

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#361: Feb 5th 2011 at 2:22:14 PM

I just have one problem with the "City hires Bane to take down Batman" theory.

Didn't the mob hire The Joker to take down Batman in the last movie? This proposed theory is basically that in reverse.

I'd love to see Chris Nolan handle the Knightfall arc. And Azrael. And like someone said a few posts back, Chris Nolan can get just about anything to work out.

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#362: Feb 5th 2011 at 4:42:09 PM

I agree,X Ray. That's my only problem. with using Bane. It'll work,somehow.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#363: Feb 5th 2011 at 4:56:54 PM

If Gotham's trying to hunt down a masked figure working outside the law, wouldn't hiring another masked figure working outside the law bit a little hypocritical?

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#364: Feb 5th 2011 at 5:10:33 PM

If he's hired in an official capacity by the city, then he wouldn't be working outside the law, would he?

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#365: Feb 5th 2011 at 5:50:02 PM

Well, I'm working on the assumption that Bane keeps his mask on and doesn't tell the city who he really is. It's hard to imagine someone getting hired by the police with those conditions attached.

Jordan Azor Ahai from Westeros Since: Jan, 2001
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#366: Feb 5th 2011 at 7:13:07 PM

You know, I like the "Bane has a connection to the League of Shadows" idea. While I know that Nolan!Batman doesn't really delve into supernatural stuff, you could make it so that Bruce didn't know all of the things "Ducard" was up to and that besides sponsoring the making of fear toxin, he also sponsored creation of a Super Serum or Psycho Serum (they could combine the idea of Venom and the Lazarus Pits).

So, you could have a Bane that hates crime and corruption but is also an enemy of Batman since Batman killed his mentor.

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HopelessSituationWarrior Naïve Newcomer from Canada. The middle part. Since: Sep, 2010
#367: Feb 6th 2011 at 2:47:45 PM

No. I like JGL, but no.

People said the same thing about Ledger when he was cast.

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wellinever Last woman standing from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
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#368: Feb 7th 2011 at 5:43:10 PM

Nolan has said that he won't be replacing Ledger as the joker.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#369: Feb 7th 2011 at 5:43:46 PM

That's... semi-old news, yeah.

HopelessSituationWarrior Naïve Newcomer from Canada. The middle part. Since: Sep, 2010
#370: Feb 7th 2011 at 7:05:00 PM

Whoops. My bad. Makes sense, I guess.

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Pyroninja42 Forum Villain from the War Room Since: Jan, 2011
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#371: Feb 8th 2011 at 10:13:40 AM

Honestly, I think that Nolan should have used the name Knightfall instead of the Dark Night Rises. The Dark Knight Rises just sounds lame and dull, whereas Knightfall is consistent with the dark and grim atmosphere of The Dark Knight Saga. I think Bane sounds great as a villain, though, and I'm optimistic that Tom Hardy and Christ Nolan is going to pull him of excellently. I just hope the movie's going to be as haunting and memorable as the Dark Knight.

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ZeroPotential Since: Jun, 2010
#372: Feb 8th 2011 at 10:16:44 AM

Didn't technically he already "fell" in The Dark Knight? If that was the "night that's darkest just before the dawn" then the next one has to involve some form of dawn for poor Bats, hence the Rises of the title.

Pyroninja42 Forum Villain from the War Room Since: Jan, 2011
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#373: Feb 8th 2011 at 10:19:51 AM

Yeah, I just realized that Knightfall is essentially a completely opposite title to The Dark Knight Rises. Though maybe it's about Batman's most triumphant moment, because he's most likely going to quit being Batman one way or the other. A Last stand, maybe.

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#374: Feb 8th 2011 at 11:09:12 AM

This movie has a lot to live up to. Personally, I cant wait till it comes out!

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#375: Feb 8th 2011 at 12:53:22 PM

Christ Nolan

I can't figure out if this is a typo, an accepted abbreviation of "Christopher" that I've never encountered before, or just plain Creator Worship. Whatever it is, it amuses me.


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