‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Concept Art: What Bane’s Mask Could’ve Looked Like
Concept art for ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ reveals what Bane’s mask could’ve looked like.
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Bane might not have been the beloved villain that the Joker was in The Dark Knight – some would argue he was little more than a glorified henchman in The Dark Knight Rises – but he was certainly memorable, thanks to his crab-like mask, Tom Hardy’s intimidating presence, and his almost jolly English accent.
However, his mask design almost looked very, very different. With the Dark Knight Rises DVD/Blu-ray being released in just two short weeks, concept art from the accompanying behind-the-scenes documentary is starting to pop up online – and it features preliminary designs for Bane’s mask.
Check out the images below, courtesy of Screen Crush:
These other iterations of the mask look a bit more like Bane’s mask from the comic books, which covered his entire face like a lucha libre mask. One of the images (bottom right) even utilized the same red and blue color scheme.
For reference, here’s Bane from the comic books:
And here’s the Bane we saw in The Dark Knight Rises:
Benjamin Andrew Moore has written about movies, TV shows, and comic books for the past five years of his life. His education consists of a bachelor’s degree in Cinema & Comparative Literature from The University of Iowa and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Besides working for Screen Rant as an editor, he’s also worked for Marvel Comics, Godiva Chocolatier, and The Chicago Sun-Times. Occasionally, you can hear him talking about all forms of popular culture on the PopTopPodcast.
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