Tom Hardy’s career has been a matter of personal pride for movie connoisseurs. He is an artist who deals with brilliant brushstrokes, unwavering in his confidence and unabashed in his method. The British actor’s career has been marked by singularly large works that are inherently unique in their presentation, simply by his presence. One of these greats is contained in the work of Christopher Nolan, that is, the Black Knight trilogy.
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The dark knight rises and the role of Tom Hardy
by Christophe Nolan The dark knight rises was perhaps one of the most influential comic book adaptations of the Batman tale. There was political intrigue, otherworldly action, and the true tragedy of an aging, downcast superhero. And there were Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman and Tom Hardy. The power of Nolan’s crew and cast made the film an edifice of pure excellence, magnified only by Hans Zimmer’s composition.
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Part of an already exceptional cast and surrounded by larger-than-life concepts, Tom Hardy was a central figure in the story unfolding around him. His role had a mythical feel to it, and Hardy exuded every drop of mystery and death in his portrayal of Bane. But one of the key aspects was the physicality of the anti-hero. Tom Hardy’s transformation was not enviable simply because it caused terror. So much so that months, if not years later, when people find the actor on the streets, they claim they expected him to be taller.
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Tom Hardy recalls living in Bane’s disappointing shadow
At Sony’s Spider-Man Universe movie press tour, VenomTom Hardy recalled his stint following his portrayal of Bane in Nolan’s The dark knight rises. The actor claimed,
“People would pull up on their motorbikes and lift their lids and say, ‘I always thought you were a bigger mate.’ Nah man, I was just bald and kinda piggy. I was really overweight. I actually ate a lot… It took me 3-4 months of training, lifting and eating a lot of pizza and it wasn’t good for my heart. [Did you feel good?] Not really. But that’s not the point, is it? The goal is to look as tall as possible.
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The actor could remember the time he spent going through this transformation and the terror of subjecting his body to extreme weight and calories combined. According to reports, in addition to gaining weight for movies like BronsonHardy put on 30 pounds to mold himself into the role of Bane.
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