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4:22 am - 05/23/2012

New The Dark Knight Rises Posters


Yahoo! Movies has your first look at three new character banners from "The Dark Knight Rises," the final chapter of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Each banner shows one of the three lead characters -- Catwoman, Batman, and Bane -- facing the camera against an ominous sky as rain and debris fall down on them. Notably, each figure has their eyes hidden in shadow, giving them an impenetrable air of mystery. If the eyes are the windows to the soul, what does it mean that we can't see theirs? It gives the impression that the battle for Gotham City could come with a cost: either their lives, or their very humanity.




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This poster featuring Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle gives one of the best looks yet at her catsuit. You can see the textured fabric, her belt (which looks not too dissimilar to Batman's utility belt), and the goggles that hide her face and give the appearance of cat's ears on her head.



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Here is Tom Hardy as Bane, Batman's intimidating nemesis in the film. Costume designer Lindy Hemming told British GQ that Bane's signature jacket took her a year to design and construct. She said, "Bane was meant to look like a cross between a dictator and a revolutionary." Christopher Nolan also revealed that the mask that Bane wears is meant to deliver a pain-relieving anesthetic. He explained, "Bane is ravaged by pain from a trauma suffered long ago



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Christian Bale stands tall as Batman in the third exclusive banner. Bale has gone on record as saying this will be his final outing as the Caped Crusader, which has led some to wonder if Bruce Wayne will survive his ultimate battle. The tagline on the poster -- "The Legend Ends" -- seems pretty definitive that this chapter will be the last, but in the image Batman sure looks like he isn't leaving without a fight.

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lucciolaa 22nd-May-2012 09:15 pm (UTC)
I agree that she was miscast, but I don't think that her shitty performance would come down to her being a shitty actress. She's done a pretty impressive range for someone so young and who started out as a Disney actress and she's pulled off some very good performances imo (eg Rachel Getting Married, Love and Other Drugs). However, she's still very limited as an actress and isn't able to pull off every kind of character (eg Becoming Jane), which doesn't deserve the backlash that she's already receiving. Like you said, Nolan probably deserves most of the criticism, which I find very unfair and somewhat irritating from a woman's perspective.
cricketgrl 22nd-May-2012 09:23 pm (UTC)
Anne is a decent actress but even as you admit she's limited. I think roles such as Selina Kyle and Lois Lane are so iconic that you cannot just shove anyone in the role and expect magic. It really does come down to actresses that know how to convey these characters.

I do understand that she'll want to give this her all and I bet she really will but in the end the result will be futile because of her limitation. I'm really hoping the film will change my mind because Selina Kyle IS one of my all time favorite characters.
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