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Markson wrote:Am I the only one who will always associate Hardy with his (also bald) role as Picard-clone Shinzon in Star Trek: Nemesis? He looks gigantic compared to his turn there.

You 're not, that happens to me as well. Way back then I thought he was pretty much the only bright spot in Nemesis. I gotta hand it to him, even if he was clearly talented, I certainly never thought his career and muscles would end up where they are now.

Yeah, he was the bright spot of Nemesis. Certainly, he appeared to be the only participant actually awake during filming. When even Ron Perlman as a heavy can't create much excitement, you know your film is d.o.a. But it's nice to see Hardy's career on the rise, and I'm looking forward to seeing his take on Bane.

I give you Bane:

Looks like Bronson got a muzzle put on him and is ready to fist fight.

That's...anticlimatic. It's just a real boring riff on the previous posters. No artistry there.

At least it doesn't say 3D on it anywhere.

I see it as exciting because if that is any indication, the movie will have a very monochromatic feel to it.

Gotham City = Limbo?

domino harvey wrote:Gotham City = Limbo?

Well, it was filmed in Detroit...

Brian C wrote:

domino harvey wrote:Gotham City = Limbo?

Well, it was filmed in Detroit...

Actually, Pittsburgh turned out to be the location chosen for filming.

Locations were scouted in Detroit, but I suspect the new governor's severe reduction in film tax incentives killed the planned shoot.

So Joker blows up buildings, hence the flamed bat insignia on the Dark Knight poster. And now this: what, is Bane going to somehow cause earthquakes? As shoddy as the poster is, I'm getting the sense what Bane accrues in terms of violence towards Gotham City is going to devastate everything Joker did. I'm hoping things get as apocalyptic as possible.

Roger Ryan wrote:Actually, Pittsburgh turned out to be the location chosen for filming.

Locations were scouted in Detroit, but I suspect the new governor's severe reduction in film tax incentives killed the planned shoot.

Whoops, my bad. Just got back from a weekend in Pittsburgh, actually, and it's very nice. Joke retracted.

Teaser trailer has just been released.

Wow, those Gordon lines were terrible. Batman looks exhausted--frightened, even--in that last shot, though. And can anyone make what exactly is being chanted? It sounds spanish but my last spanish lesson was 10 years ago...

flyonthewall2983 wrote:I see it as exciting because if that is any indication, the movie will have a very monochromatic feel to it.

All Nolan movies have posters that look like that.

The last scene in that teaser seems to mirror the actual comic book (specifically, Knightfall):

Spoiler

an exhausted Batman is about to get his back broken in the Batcave

Looks fantastic. \:D/

^ yes it does. I really hope this becomes the best of the 3 (I like the Bane character and the fact Hardy is playing him), and by the teaser it seems to be darker in tone than even the last one. My only worry is overcrowding the film with characters (Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Hathaway's Catwoman, Hardy's Bane, and rumors of a past character returning all while trying to end the story of Bruce Wayne and Gordon).

I imagine it'll all work somehow, especially if it ends up being around the same length as the previous two.

aox wrote:The last scene in that teaser seems to mirror the actual comic book (specifically, Knightfall):

Spoiler

an exhausted Batman is about to get his back broken in the Batcave

Looks fantastic. \:D/

But, is Nolan going to end the trilogy the same way? I imagine (and hope) that the scene is from the middle of the film, if not, you are going to have a lot of fans riled up, no matter how faithful the adaptation is.

dx23 wrote:But, is Nolan going to end the trilogy the same way? I imagine (and hope) that the scene is from the middle of the film, if not, you are going to have a lot of fans riled up, no matter how faithful the adaptation is.

That is how I envisioned it. Instead of the end, I wouldn't be surprised it is it 30-40 minutes into a 2 1/2 film.

Batman will probably get his back broken and will have to setup whoever's going to take care of the city. It may be a case of broken back early followed by setup or he may just be making the setup moves the whole movie and have his back broken in the last 20 minutes or so. Regardless both things will definitely happen.