THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Storyboards Reveal Early Mask Design For Bane

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Storyboards Reveal Early Mask Design For Bane

Inside the new book, The Dark Knight Trilogy: The Complete Screenplays with Storyboards, illustrations of The Dark Knight Rises' prologue reveal an early mask design for Bane.

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By nailbiter111 - Aug 09, 2012 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Batman



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The Dark Knight Rises is now playing at your local theater. The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and Marion Cotillard as Miranda Tate.

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AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 8/9/2012, 7:19 AM
...He looks...BETTER?
Dynamo
Dynamo - 8/9/2012, 7:20 AM
I like the mask we got in the movie more, but it would've been better if it covered up more of his head.
Asterisk
Asterisk - 8/9/2012, 7:22 AM
It looks better. And I like Bane's mask.
R888
R888 - 8/9/2012, 7:24 AM
I like the one we got in the final version
CPBuff22
CPBuff22 - 8/9/2012, 7:26 AM
The alternate version we see here looks way better than the jockstrap attached to his face in the movie.
jerseysportsbullies
jerseysportsbullies - 8/9/2012, 7:29 AM
like the concept 1 better.
novaprime
novaprime - 8/9/2012, 7:33 AM
looks way better to bad we didnt get it
Bread
Bread - 8/9/2012, 7:34 AM
That's alot better
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 8/9/2012, 7:34 AM
It covered too much of his face, especially around the eyes.
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 8/9/2012, 7:36 AM
I would like to see a full mock up of what that would have looked like.
Grill Master Bane
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/9/2012, 7:38 AM
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/9/2012, 7:39 AM
yup that mask looks better.

@ bodwulf

XD hahahahahahaha
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/9/2012, 7:40 AM
@ gunsmith

that is miles better than what we got.
Bark4Soul
Bark4Soul - 8/9/2012, 7:42 AM
Looks like..
JorLBola
JorLBola - 8/9/2012, 7:45 AM
@Bodwulf lol xD I love photoshop... And yes its a good mask but I liked the final version
inky
inky - 8/9/2012, 7:46 AM
my only objection to the movie, bane looked nothing like the bane of nightfall and took me a while to see past this wierd bane look but as he didnt die in the movie there is always the possibility it was early bane before his conversion to the drugs and mexican wrestling.
so opinion of this bane up buy many points and correct casting, except it does tend towards a more british cast than any other batman odd for an american icon realy.
AlcoholicA
AlcoholicA - 8/9/2012, 7:48 AM
The concept kinda reminds me of Vader
Ceejay
Ceejay - 8/9/2012, 7:49 AM
Way too comical, covers his entire head for the sake of what exactly? He doesn't have a secret identity so making him wear a mask that resembles a Mexican wrestler is overly theatrical for the already themed real world scenario of these films.

Guess you have to have some serious need to see men in gimp tight suits and masks to prefer this version.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/9/2012, 7:50 AM
THAT MASK I POSTED MAKES BANE LOOK MORE COLD AND UNFEELING.
TopCat89
TopCat89 - 8/9/2012, 7:54 AM
@GUNSMITH that looks pretty cool...a mix of Bane and Black mask
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 8/9/2012, 7:54 AM
Thumbs up on Gunsmiths mask!
YOUNGBL00D
YOUNGBL00D - 8/9/2012, 7:55 AM
@batz11 he was actually a CIA guy, but you're right every time he spoke it sounded out of place or somthing.
GoILL
GoILL - 8/9/2012, 7:56 AM
@Bodwulf LMAO good stuff.

@GUNSMITH that mask is cool.
AsianVersionOfET
AsianVersionOfET - 8/9/2012, 7:56 AM
None of the pictures in this article even come CLOSE to how awesome the actual mask was. Loved it.
johnnysnow
johnnysnow - 8/9/2012, 7:57 AM
@Bodwulf, Did you make that? If so, it doesn't really make sense. You don't fry things on a grill.
Thegoddamnbatman52
Thegoddamnbatman52 - 8/9/2012, 7:57 AM
Bane was almost a space jockey? Seems legit
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 8/9/2012, 8:03 AM
@Johnnysnow Yes and it is supposed to be funny not make sense. Bane can't eat hamburgers in the first place! Well, unless you put them in a blender first. :)
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/9/2012, 8:20 AM
That actually looks awesome. They switched the skin with the middle forehead piece. I still liked Banes mask though.
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/9/2012, 8:24 AM
@SirWinsalot
I don't agree with him either but damn you don't need to flip out on him.
Action
Action - 8/9/2012, 8:25 AM
the mask in the movie is fine.
GiantNerd
GiantNerd - 8/9/2012, 8:26 AM
[frick]ing ads!!!!
Bodwulf
Bodwulf - 8/9/2012, 8:27 AM
How Bane eats
Bane eating
ComicBookSon
ComicBookSon - 8/9/2012, 8:28 AM
That is cool but Bane's face being covered, although is more comic book accurate, wouldn't work that well for film. ESPECIALLY because he is the main villain and has the most screen time. Banes mask works for film.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 8/9/2012, 8:34 AM
It's not that [frick]ing hard.
BFGLOOM
BFGLOOM - 8/9/2012, 8:37 AM
The mask was fine. Bane was better then most of the comic stories he's been in. Nolan could have made him better but nothings perfect.
johnnyboy11
johnnyboy11 - 8/9/2012, 8:41 AM
I dont see a big difference it looks almost like the same mask we got in the movie but with a ski-mask underneath.
IgnurRant
IgnurRant - 8/9/2012, 8:52 AM
So much of Hardy's performance came from his facial expression and eyes. Sigh. Fanboys. lol.
Intothepoop
Intothepoop - 8/9/2012, 8:52 AM
goddamn every alternate or early concept is better than the one used to you guys
Sosa4693
Sosa4693 - 8/9/2012, 8:57 AM
he would have been criticized for looking and sounding like darth vader if they went with the early design, even though it looks great.
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