How did they do Bane's voice in The Dark Knight Rises?

Tom Hardy played villain masked villain Bane in Christian Bale's final turn as Batman — The Dark Knight Rises. Hardy came up with Bane's voice on his own, and at first it was almost impossible to understand. He based the unique voice on a boxer named Bartley Gorman.
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Did they change Bane's voice in The Dark Knight Rises?

Of course Bane is masked in The Dark Knight Rises which changes the sound of his voice, making it more muffled. And as Hardy explained in his Wired interview, he and Dark Knight Rises director Nolan did “play around” with the voice, making it more fluid.
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Why did they make Bane sound like that?

While the accent received mixed reviews from fans and critics, there was actually quite a bit of thought put into its creation. Hardy explained: That was actually a really cool choice that Chris [Nolan] made. Bane quintessentially is Latinx in origin and I'm not.
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Does Tom Hardy do Bane's voice?

Tom Hardy came up with Bane's voice on his own

Hardy says that he looked at the concept of Latin and found a character — a Welsh-Irish boxer named Bartley Gorman. And that's where he found Bane's voice. “[Gorman was] a bare-knuckle fighter and a boxer.
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How much did Tom Hardy weigh for Bane?

According to Men's Journal, Hardy began training for Warrior at 162 pounds and ended at approximately 185 pounds. As Hardy told CineMovie, he weighed 190 pounds playing Bane.
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Tom Hardy Explains the Origins of His Bane Voice!



Why does Bane have a British accent?

“It's based on a guy named Bartley Gorman,” he told us. (So, not Mr. Belevedere?) “He's the king of the gypsies, and he's a boxer, a bare-knuckle boxer, an Irish traveler, a gypsy.” If you are unfamiliar with the legend of Bartley Gorman, a clip from his 1995 documentary is below; the accent does not disappoint.
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Is Bane the son of Ra Al Ghul?

Bane's Backstory

When Bruce is thrown in the same pit Talia grew up in, he learns of Ra's al Ghul's child that escaped the underground prison. It's assumed by both Bruce and audience that the child was Bane. But in the flashback scene, the child who escaped is not wearing a mask.
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How did Tom Hardy bulk up for Bane?

Hardy used a bulk-up "matrix" (check the moves out below) to build muscle on to his chest, arms and shoulders. Using a descending 'ladder' format, Hardy would hit a four-round circuit, going from 10 reps in the first round, to seven, to five, then to three.
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Is Bane Russian or Mexican?

The name given to him is latino in origin, but apart from that he is played by Robert “Jeep” Swenson, a Caucasian American wrestler. His background is actually more similar to a character named Ivor, a man who henched for Poison Ivy in 1982's Batman #344, but Bane was a bigger name and got tagged in to take his place.
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Why does Bane wear a mask in The Dark Knight Rises?

Bane is someone ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago, and the mask dispenses a type of anesthetic that keeps his pain just below the threshold so he can function.
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How did Tom Hardy look so tall in Dark Knight Rises?

A tricky situation, right? But here Christopher Nolan's mind came into the play. In order to make Tom's Bane appear taller, three-inched lifts were used for the actor. Thanks to this technique, The Dark Knight Rises' Bane appeared taller and dominating than other characters.
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Who is the real villain in Dark Knight Rises?

Bane is a major antagonist in the Dark Knight Trilogy, serving as the main antagonist of the movie The Dark Knight Rises. He is a ruthless terrorist mastermind who plans to destroy Gotham City, as well as the protector-turned-accomplice of Talia Al Ghul. He is portrayed by Tom Hardy.
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What is the point of Bane's mask?

Bane's Mask is the world-renowned headgear Bane wears to make people care about him and to suppress the constant pain he endures because of the wounds he suffered at The Pit. The pain-killing gas it delivers is so potent that Bane is, for example, able to take punches from rather large individuals without flinching.
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What ethnicity is Bane in The Dark Knight Rises?

First of all, there is this article from NBC (that is also referenced in another answer) which says that Bane's nationality/ethnicity is half British and half Caribbean: DC Comics describes Bane's father as a British mercenary and his mother a rebel from the Caribbean.
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What's Bane's real name?

Bane appears as one of the main antagonists in the fifth and final season of the FOX television series, Gotham. In this adaption, his real name is Eduardo Dorrance and he is a former army buddy of Jim Gordon who initially arrives in Gotham City to liberate it from its "No Man's Land" state.
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Did Tom Hardy take steroids for Batman?

Some actors have been rather open about their use of performance-enhancing drugs. For example, in an interview, Tom Hardy sarcastically replied, Tom Hardy as Bane in the 2012 film “The Dark Knight Rises.” In an interview with Men's Journal, Hardy made a veiled reference to using PEDs to bulk up for the role.
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How tall is Bane Batman?

Already a highly intimidating figure, standing a towering 6ft8 (2.03m), and heavily muscled, Bane is a physical giant, even in his normal state.
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Why didn't they make a fourth Dark Knight?

And since The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises are both within the top 50 highest-grossing movies of all time, a fourth movie would've done incredibly well. However, Nolan chose to stop at a trilogy and expressed no interest in returning to the franchise.
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What state is Gotham City located in?

Gotham City is traditionally depicted as being located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Gotham's look and atmosphere was primarily influenced by New York City and Chicago, although it was designed to more generally resemble any major American city.
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What is Bane's venom?

In certain comic stories, Bane uses as a strength serum called Venom, and a precursor to this substance seems the most likely answer for Batman's injection. For one, adrenaline is colorless and Batman's drug is bright green.
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