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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Bane is no Joker. But will that matter for “The Dark Knight Rises?”
Christopher Nolan’s final Batman installment may well hinge on Bane, a little-known villain outside comic book circles. He will be played by Tom Hardy, star of Nolan’s “Inception.”
And Hardy has a tough act to follow in Heath Ledger’s Oscar-winning turn as the Joker.
The hulkish Bane broke Batman’s back in the comic book series. Does that mean Bane will break Batman’s back in “The Dark Knight Rises”? Warner Bros. Motion Pictures President Jeff Robinov isn’t saying — but he did say he is enthusiastic over the response to the marketing.
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