Why is Tom Hardy 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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How heavy was Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises?

'" To play the role, Hardy packed on two stone (13kg) and has previously said that making 'drastic' changes to his body has taken its toll.
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How tall is Bane in Batman Dark Knight Rises?

Bane, portrayed by Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), has a height of 5'9” (1.75 m).
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Did Tom Hardy shave his head for The Dark Knight Rises?

That being said, one of the most shocking body transformations in recent memory is arguably Tom Hardy's Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, as the actor not only shaved his head and wore lifts to make him appear taller, but also seriously bulked up in order to portray the imposing Batman villain.
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Is Tom Hardy short?

In real life, Hardy's height is a respectable 5 feet, 9 inches tall, but that still leaves him shorter than Bale, who is 6 feet tall.
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How tall is Batman?

DC officially lists Batman as being 6 feet, 2 inches tall. The average height for an adult man is about 5'10,” making Batman taller than average. With the additional height of the costume's hallmark pointy bat ears, Batman's size could look pretty intimidating in a dark alley.
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Is Bane's voice Tom Hardy?

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 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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What was wrong with Bane's face?

He was injured early in his story. Hes suffering from pain and he needs gas to survive. He cannot survive the pain without the mask. The pipes from the mask go back along his jawline and feed into the thing at the back where there are two canisters of what ever it is…the anesthetic.
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How did they make Tom Hardy look so big?

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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Why was Bruce Wayne crippled in The Dark Knight Rises?

As we see in the Dark Knight Rises, Bruce Wayne seems to have suffered crippling injuries due to his work as Batman that prevent him from being able to walk without the aid of a cane. Despite this, he is able to immediately become the Batman again with merely a knee brace.
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Does Bane have super strength in The Dark Knight Rises?

Aside from villains like the Joker getting this treatment, one of the more surprising additions is the inclusion of Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. In the comics, he can increase his strength thanks to the dangerous steroid known as Venom.
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How much muscle did Tom Hardy gain for Batman?

Tom Hardy, who is 5'9″, put on about 30lbs of muscle to play Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. He was close to 200lbs.
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How many pounds of muscle did Tom Hardy gain for Bane?

Tom Hardy gained almost 30 pounds to play Bane in 'The Dark Knight Rises'
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Is Bane Ra's al Ghul son?

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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What accent does Bane have in The Dark Knight Rises?

Bane himself speaks English in a roughly English accent, albeit muffled.
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Why does Bane sound like an old man?

"And what he did with it was extremely surprising at first. It's an extremely peculiar take on what the voice would be - but once you've heard it for five minutes or so it becomes essential to the character." Hardy said that the voice was supposed to indicate someone prematurely aged from being in constant agony.
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How did Blake know Bruce is Batman?

When cop John Blake was a child, Bruce Wayne visited a boys' home/orphanage run by the Wayne Foundation. And because his parents had also been tragically taken away from him, Blake was able to tell that Wayne was Batman by looking at his face. At his face.
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Who was the tallest Batman?

Turns out that he really is. Affleck is the largest actor to play Batman and is even bigger than the character is described in the comics. The below infograph breaks it down. The comic Batman was said to be 6'2" and weight in at 210lbs which was almost exactly what Adam West was give or take a few pounds.
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Is Batman taller than Joker?

Surprisingly, the Joker is taller than Batman being 6'5", while Darkseid is taller than all listed previously at a whopping 8'9".
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How much can Batman lift?

Batman bench presses between 800-1,000 pounds, military presses 500-600 pounds, and curls 300-350 pounds!! Again for a mere mortal, that is unbelievable. Bruce's lung capacity is so great he can hold his breath underwater for 4-7 minutes and can survive in an airless environment for 45 seconds!
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Why is Bain so strong?

Venom Usage: He utilizes the super-steroid known as Venom to enhance his own physical attributes to superhuman levels, namely his strength, durability, speed, and endurance.
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