The Dark Knight Rises

Here is Tom Hardy as Bane, Batman's intimidating nemesis in the film. Costume designer Lindy Hemming told British GQ that Bane's signature jacket took her a year to design and construct. She said, "Bane was meant to look like a cross between a dictator and a revolutionary." Christopher Nolan also revealed that the mask that Bane wears is meant to deliver a pain-relieving anesthetic. He explained, "Bane is ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered ... more 

Here is Tom Hardy as Bane, Batman's intimidating nemesis in the film. Costume designer Lindy Hemming told British GQ that Bane's signature jacket took her a year to design and construct. She said, "Bane was meant to look like a cross between a dictator and a revolutionary." Christopher Nolan also revealed that the mask that Bane wears is meant to deliver a pain-relieving anesthetic. He explained, "Bane is ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago." (©2012 Warner Bros. Ent. Inc.TM & © DC Comics) less