Tom Hardy's Bane is famous for his weird voice and his strange mask. While the mask has origins in the comics, the movie version is considerably different.

Tom Hardy’s take on Bane in The Dark Knight Rises had the venom, but apparently, for some fans, it lacked the venomous bulk they were expecting.

The Dark Knight Rises still holds a rare box office record no Marvel or Avatar film could break outside their franchises.

For a while, Batman fans thought a Dark Knight supporting character was Christopher Nolan's way of teasing the Riddler.

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