Big Apple Music Scene — Yeah, none of this stuff is interesting at all. Like what early versions of Bane's mask looked like, or the prison torture that led to the gruesome scar on his spine. The fans definitely don't want to know about any of these tidbits. (Stupid The Dark... more info

Perez Hilton — After the success of The Dark Knight Rises, which featured Tom Hardy as baddie Bane, we have a feeling that a lot of people will be curious to see Lawless. A new poster for the prohibition-era crime drama has been released and it only intrigues us mo... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — After watching this video of a classic Disney song, we're convinced that Tom Hardy took his inspiration for "Gotham's reckoning" from an animated character. But does that make his Bane voice scarier or cheesier? We're not sure. More » Post from: Cru... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — It will shock you how much more gravelly--and indecipherable--Tom Hardy's voice used to be the first time we saw him as Bane in this 2011 IMAX teaser for The Dark Knight Rises. More » Post from: Crushable more info

Perez Hilton — CAUTION: NERDGASM AHEAD! Appropriate screen and keyboard protection required past this point! You probably don't remember this, but ten years and about a hundred pounds of muscle ago, Tom Hardy was the scrawny philosophical villain in Star Trek: Neme... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Concept art sketches from a making-of book reveal that the Dark Knight Rises costume designers had several different looks in mind for Tom Hardy's character Bane—most of them inspired by the original comic book character. More » Post from: Crushab... more info

Metalsucks — Not gonna lie: as a Guns N’ Roses nerd, a Batman nerd, and a Chris Nolan nerd, I got unreasonably excited when I heard about “Remember Bane,” Overthinking It‘s Dark Knight Rises-themed parody of “November Rain.” Alas, it’s not really... more info

Time — They thought he was part of the show. When James Holmes stepped through an exit door into the Century 9 auditorium showing The Dark Knight Rises Thursday night, the audience members nearby took him for one of those fans who arrive a multiplex dressed... more info

Metalsucks — THE FACEOFF The Dark Knight Rises opened at midnight, and it’s an all-but-guaranteed blockbuster. The fourth real Batman movie1 represents an epic showdown between two powerhouse forces: not Batman and Bane, its two main characters. And not the bi... more info

ContactMusic — British actor Tom Hardy hit out at a reporter at the London premiere of The Dark Knight Rises after failing to understand his questions The Inception star plays musclebound villain Bane in the latest installment of the Batman franchise and took to th... more info