So Every time I see a subway poster for Snow White & the Huntsman, that is what my brain processes.
Ditto the next Bourne.
And that kicked off my soon to be downward photoshopping spiral.
Enjoy, a couple more to come…
Bane details
Director Christopher Nolan who created one of the greatest villains in Heath Ledger’s Joker, faced the daunting challenge of dreaming up as terrifying an antagonist forThe Dark Knight Rises. Enter Tom Hardy as the hulking mercenary Bane. “We didn’t want to compete with Heath ” Nolan says. “We wanted more of a monster - Bane’s the man who physically breaks Batman. It’s an irresistible force versus an immovable object.
FIELD COAT: “Bane dresses in military fashion” says Nolan. “He leads a band of fanatical mercenaries who have done all kinds of horrible things and end up in Gotham. One of the influences on the script was Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, and with this overcoat we wanted to infuse the romanticism of the French Revolution mixed with World War II functionality. The essence of Bane is military power and brute force combined with revolutionary fervor.”
ARMORED VEST: ”Costume designer Lindy Hemming combined modern military gear with more old-fashioned materials like leather to give Bane’s outfit the utilitarian, proactive quality he needs,” Nolan says. “He’s always ready to fight.”
GAS MASK: ”Bane is someone ravaged by pain from trauma suffered long ago,” Nolan says, “and the mask dispenses a type of anesthetic that keeps his pain just below the threshold so he can function. The fearsomeness of intent and intelligence Hardy conveys just through his eyes is dazzling. But we’ve taken one of the most distinctive mouths in the movie business and covered it up for the entire film!”
I goggled “Gary Oldman” and got some pretty disturbing images “He’s really let himself go” I thought. Then I realised I’d left the “R” out.
