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Yesterday thousands of extras filled up Heinz Field for a scene in The Dark Knight Rises. Bane showed up, and while it's hard to hear him, we get our first listen at what he might sound like. Check out the video of Bane's scene and photos from the shoot, courtesy of some really brave fans. No huge plot points are revealed, but if you're avoiding spoilers, don't watch the video!
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Hardy's voice sounds awesome. So creepy.
You know... The guy that wore the darth vader suit did all of his lines.. And didn't realize that James Earl jones was going to be the final voice... Just saying... That's not his final voice
My first theory after hearing banes voice is that his character is a young Englishman when he possibly works with a young rahs. Since the Lazarus pits are apart of the mix, potentially, perhaps bane exposes himself to the pit and now he's immortal. This is why he sounds like an aging Englishman now. The mask may be his only way of staying alive. Perhaps even involving the blue flower chemical within his gas mask. This is all an opinion.
I WAS THERE!!!!!!!!
...i've never been to this site before but am interested in all the 'hype' about tdkr since i was an extra during the filming on sunday...i've had the chance to be an extra in several movies filmed in pittsburgh over the past few years (the haunting hour: don't think about it; the kill point; warrior; she's out of my league; steel town) and the best part of sunday, for me, was the chance to see the 'out of the ballpark' professionalism of this production team...absolutely brilliant.
...on sunday, i left my cell phone in the car as we were instructed. when i got to the set, i signed the required confidentiality agreement stating that no pics nor anything that happened on set could be shared or discussed with anyone.
...there is mention of folks hanging in trees with cell phones...or people on the street watching filming..news choppers flying overhead....and there is nothing about that can be done about those situations...and..none of them have signed confidentiality documents.
...but much of what has been posted here, and on other sites, has been from extras on the set who violated that agreement.
...and in the posts about spoilers... whether things should be leaked...if that is right or wrong, the only undisputable fact that i see is that when you post pics or info that have come from people who have violated a confidentiality agreement, then you have a business/site whose success is based on the dishonesty of others..are you honestly ok with that?
I can't wait til filming wraps in Pittsburgh and heads back to LA then there will be no more of these leaks. Anyone think WB will come back to Pittsburgh for when decide to shoot another grand scale movie or superhero flick they want to keep secret?
I think that bane's voice is suprisingly cool. When everybody expected to hear a hulkish and monstrous bane (maybe like the bane of batman and robin, loooool) Chris Nolan and Tom Hardy gave us a much more interesting character with unique charateristics. We cannot forget that this is a reallystic bane and not a comicbook bane. And to all of the people who doubt Bane believe in Christopher Nolan, he deserves it.
Ok. If you are Nolan, about to shoot what looks like a very important scene, in an uncontrolled set, where you can bet everything will leak out in a matter of minutes, wouldn't you try and control it yourself? Would it be too far fetched to think maybe he asked Hardey to trow in a funny voice for the couple of cell phones that were surely recording. Personally, I dont mind the voice, its different. I trust Nolan enough to know that Im gonna love this movie however he chooses to do it, but my guess is, regarding Bane's voice as well as many other things, we are in for a surprise.
I seriously doubt it. There is no way Christopher Nolan could meticuously control an environment that large. Not mention the waste of time it would be to have the actor play out a completely different voice just for the sake of dissuading his audience. Having the voice leaked is a small price to pay when considering the other steps he took in order to preserve confidentially of details in this shoot. This voice is very well trained and calculated; it's not just something that is spilled out. It has an iconography about it almost as prevelant as the Joker's so not only am I fan of it but I'm also impressed about how important Christpoher Nolan has made the voice work for all his characters (Batman, Scarecrow, Joker, and now Bane). Love it or hate it, that's the voice in the film. My money is that the sound department is gonna add a little more to his voice though.. Knowing Nolan, that contraption over his mouth isn't imply cosmetic. Finally I should add I'm a big fan of the voice. It's a complete surprise and is a character of its own that I keep listening to in order to better understand it.
When I first heard the voice, I thought Gordon had escaped from the hospital with his oxygen mask. That being said, I don't have a problem with the voice. Bane still looks badass. I think people expected maybe a low growly voice? I wasn't sold on Ledger's Joker voice when I first heard it, and look how that turned out.
this bane seems more interesting....i like it better....FYI wbrothers said that they were doing a different take on bane... im glad this bane isnt hulkish and alot more active with humans
I think the fanboys who feel the need to criticize everything should just not read any Batman news for the next year. You guys are complaining about Tom Hardy's height but you have no idea how Nolan is filming him. There are camera tricks to make people appear taller. You guys are complaining about Selina Kyle's costume when we don't even know if this is the final version. And now you're complaining about Bane's voice. Did it ever occur to you that this is meant to show that Ban is sick? For all we know, he's suffering from Venom withdrawal. So here's some advice for the fanboys. Go take your ADHD meds and learn some patience before you overreact to everything.
I agree. If you look at the teaser, when Bane emerges from the bottom of the camera, he looks absolutely massive. Nolan knows exactly what he's doing and Tom has one hell of a performance up his sleeve. The voice he has conjured up just proves this point even more.
I agree, bane is going to be awesome :)
I'm starting to think Bane is going to have a lot of day-time scenes....maybe because batman would be more unlikely to come out during the day?...
Wow that voice through me off, wasn't expecting that at all. He does sound realy old, i wanted a deeper voice.
Maybe its Batman? or Catwoman?
Mhmmm, im trying not to look at all this stuff... it might spoil it for me lol.
Any Idea of the shooting schedule for the rest of their time in Pittsburg? also, is all filming done overseas now?
"brave fan"? How bout an asshole that has no respect for the filmmakers.
Agreed. I would have expected a lot more respect for such a film.
Okay, I didn't read all the comments, sorry about that. First of all, Bane looks awesome, so does Selina. It's looking to be one hell of a big scene. Just can't wait for the movie :D. Second: when de big trailer for TDK arrived was it then december 2007? Does that than mean that we could get the big trailer this december as well?
Third: I think it would be a good move of WB that they'll attached the first teaser trailer for Man of Steel to TDKR ;D. Considering the fact that it's released a year after TDKR.
And the new logo: FANTASTIC!!!!!!
What an amazing day my son had watching this take place. Something he will remember for the rest of his life. Thank you Batman and Pittsburgh!!!!!!!
As long as I can remember, I've never been so much excited bout a movie.........God, such a long wait ;(
seems like he has a russian accent.
This movie is going to be epic
Settle down guys. You had to be there all day to really understand what this scene represents. You're not getting much of a spoiler, besides hearing his voice for the first time. The voice is very creepy, for lack of a better word, and extremely animated. Tom is going to take the cake with this performance. The rest of the scene (hostages falling to their knees) and its dialogue was not played over the stadium PA. Obviously this is an important part of the film and Nolan didn't want to reveal too much. The way the crowd was arranged, if one of the hostages were Gordon or another important character, it would be extremely hard to make them out. At first I didn't notice that Bane had hostages, but as we were filming our crowd reactions, I then saw them.
As for people stating that he has trouble speaking with the mask on, this is simply not true. At the end of the day, he gave out some prizes and spoke to/thanked the crowd for their participation. He did all of this through the mask and his native accent and voice was easily heard. Tom and Chris Nolan obviously brewed up one hell of a personality for their take on Bane.Anyhow, the opportunity I was given to be apart of this production, I will never forget. With that said, I think it's lame that people who were at the top of the stadium had the audacity to record this part of the scene. I know everyone is entitled to their information, but the information we received prior to filming clearly said NO PHONES ALLOWED. I sat through all of this with my gf, five rows from the field, and STILL didn't take one picture... That was out of respect to the crew and the film.Regardless, I know everyone will be very pleased with Tom's performance and this scene is going to be epic. I'm still thrilled that I will be in it. Pure awesomeness!
Hey Leftysmoke, people who were attending the shoot said they did several takes of this scene and they were saying that with each take Bane's voice got better and became more suited to his character. Thoughts on that? Do you agree?
I'm not sure it could get any "better". The first time he came out, it seemed like he was feeling out his lines. However, after that, it was pure performance. The "snorting" and heavy breathing was so awesome. He basically sounds like a complete mad man, captivated in his "liberation" of Gotham. With that said, I can definitively acknowledge that Tom will absolutely bank on this performance. I just cannot believe that I have to wait until next summer to see what the rest of Nolan and crew have brewed up. The suspense is killing me!
i like his voice. it sounds a little creepy and cool at the same time
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that Bane is staging a public execution of Gotham's mayor. Makes sense in context of his dialogue...
I really liked Bane's voice... he sounds like a 100 years old man!
1- And why is that? Venom side effects? He's vacillating and clearing his throat all the time... something like Jokers licking his mouth tic in TDK! We must see the context of the flick to analyze better.
2- What is that metallic sphere? In my opinion looks like the earthquake machine that appeared in comics, and match with the TDKR teaser poster!
3- Who is the hostage? Could be some Batman's double... Blake? Lucious? Or the mad scientist... some people said that is the scientist indeed!
The first time I watched the video, I was taken aback...really wasn't expecting that voice. The second time I watched it I laughed when he said instrument. Then the third time watched it to analyze it...it was very creepy, almost sinister. It gave the video a kind of doomsday feel to it, especially when he brought out that machine. Of course, the final product will make his voice sound better, and hopefully, creepier. I like so far how this bane is totally different from the comics. He's smaller, still muscular, and has a fragile voice...totally opposite of the comics yet it still feels like bane. We can't actually analyze too much, since they are definitely going to edit his voice.
Something else interesting, like another poster mentioned, Bane sounds like a revolutionary. The mass chaos of this movie, the end of the world/doomsday feel to his voice, the fact that he wants to kill everybody in the field with his machine yet he's telling them to take control of Gotham and the fact that he's about to execute someone in front of them (I'm guessing to help convince them). All this has me wondering what his motive is. I actually don't know much about the comics, so I don't know if the comic-book Bane had a clear-cut end goal, but Nolan's Bane definitely does.
Bane ripped up Harvey Dent's photo, and now this mysterious hostage also stands for something that makes him think a revolution is necessary. The people who were at the shoot said the character was someone new. I'm guessing it was someone we don't know. Who is this scientist you're talking about? I was thinking maybe Mr. Arkham or Lucius or some government official/lawyer..
Well, all we can do is to speculate... but yes, I like Bane's voice, I think is very unregular/displaced voice which makes him look more bizarre and sinister as you said. He seems to be some sick man or very old man, a guy with some sort of disfunction or illness. Very intriguing!
About the hostage, well, some people said in the internet, that the dead fella is Lucious, some others are saying that guy is Gordon [which i doubt], and another group of people said is the character of Alon Aboutboul [the so speculated mad scientist]. I think must be some very important character to the plot. Alon is supposed to play Hugo, or dr Darkk. But again, is all speculation! But at the deep of my heart, i think the dead hostage is Lucious indeed...
It's Alon Aboutboul. Watch this video and see for yourself. It's clearly not Lucious. http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Earthquake machine. Actually, this thing exists in the comics!
awsome
Maybe Alfred is secretely Bane hahaha, or maybe they were friends at the army
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