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Yes, that's Batman's mask lying shattered in the rain, as villain Bane turns his back and arches those mighty shoulders.
Seems to us that the style of this poster fits right in with what fans are looking for in "The Dark Knight Rises," which is due to hit theaters July 20. Creepy and violent and not a little terrifying.
Christian Bale, of course, is back as Batman, with Tom Hardy playing a menacing Bane. Hardy reportedly gained 30 pounds of muscle for the role.
If you just can't wait for more, seek out one of these 42 IMAX theaters for a showing of Tom Cruise's new "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," opening Dec. 16. Those theaters will be showing a six-minute preview of "Dark Knight Rises" before Cruise embarks on his latest "Mission."
What do you think? Does "Dark Knight Rises" look promising? Tell us in the comments.
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Of course he won't die. Bane breaks his back as in the comics, but that's where the title comes from. He will rise from his injury at the end. I know Nolan's trilogy is at an end, but maybe that will lead to a new franchise by a different director and different Batman actor. I'm cautious of Hollywood's ability to continue it right, outside of Nolan, but I do still hold out some hope. The Batman Arkham Asylum and Arkham City games did a FANTASTIC job with the lore. Hope to see that sort of angle take off in the future. A little less 'real' than Nolan's, so that we can have less believable villains added such as Killer Croc. But lord, KEEP JOEL SCHUMACHER AWAY!!!
Sheldon? Call your mother.
That's someones idea of a "smashing new poster"!
What a visually boring piece of junk.
(Lets hope the movie is at least a little more interesting.)
Not sure what exactly you find boring. It will be a shock to most that aren't true fans of Batman. It's got a very Titanic feel to it. Like you know how the movie will end. If they follow the story and Bane breaks Batman's back will this be how the movie begins or ends?
This is one of the best superhero resets along with Ironman and Spiderman. Batman is still number one now that they wiped the horrible visions of Val Kilmer and George Clooney playing the campy rolls although I'm not sure who told Bale that the voice he was using in costume was the way to go. Maybe Hollywood will now realize that the graphic versions of these comic book characters will sell better than the comical versions. It came close to ruining the Spiderman trilogy and Ironman 2 was more of a setup for the Avengers than anything else.
I hate to see this team go and worry that another reboot, which they will have, is going to set us back.
Can we say...STEROIDS...
come on - 30lbs of muscle? Arnold would like a word with you...
Steroids are only bad for regular people and athletes (and only then because we look at it as cheating). Will Smith, Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, etc. can juice without consequence because they are high class thespians and therefore it is art and not drug abuse when they do it. (not srs)
I understand that you aren't serious but you make a great statement non the less.
Maybe I should have posted "semi-serious". Serious in that it really is the way society perceives steroid use, and not serious in that I personally don't feel that steroids are necessarily bad or that it isn't still drug abuse by definition when actors use them.
Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco? "CHEATERS!!!!" Those two big dudes at the gym???? "CRIMINALS!!!" Will Smith and Christian Bale???? "Ehhhhh, 'Ali' and 'Batman Begins' are excellent movies."
Its possible to do it without 'roids. Assuming he knew he was cast a year of so before filming that's plenty of time to get on a regimen (with plenty of creatine supplements, high protein foods, and heavy lifting). If he gained 1 pound every two weeks he'd be at about 30lbs in a year.