When will we appreciate that Bane was born in the fire? One of my favorite things about people doing press tours is the statements they make about past work. While out promoting, it's fun to see people talk about their past projects and reveal how they carry their perception. And Christopher Nolan is no exception. During a recent interview on MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast, Nolan said that Tom Hardy’s performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises has yet to be “fully appreciated” by us all. “There’s no safety net for any of these guys and Tom, I mean… what he did with that character has yet to be fully appreciated. It’s an extraordinary performance, and truly amazing,” Nolan said. “The voice, the relationship between just seeing the eyes and the brow. We had all these discussions about the mask and what it would reveal and what it wouldn’t reveal, and one of the things I remember him saying to me, he sort of put his finger up to his temple and his eyebrow and said, ‘Can you give me this to play with? Let people see this.’” Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 1 February, 2021