Bane as the main villain in Batman3, good idea?

[DeadXMan]

with the joker and two-face killing all the leaders of the gangs, there would be a lot of chaos to fill the void.

Do you think this would be a good set up to bring in Bane, as he was meant to be (intelligent and sadistic), to unite the gangs and wear down Batman?

I'm thinking a mix of Knightfall and dark victory

[DarKye]

I think Black Mask would be a better choice. Bane is cunning and machiavellian, but not really all that intelligent.

Sionis is a crime boss by trade and doesn't need ridiculous muscles or special drugs to pull it off.

[zur en arrh]

They'd have to work around his physique. He would need to be pretty strong, but realistically. As for casting, I'd get Javier Bardem. I really couldn't see it working though.

[shonen]

I think Black Mask would be a better choice. Bane is cunning and machiavellian, but not really all that intelligent.

Sionis is a crime boss by trade and doesn't need ridiculous muscles or special drugs to pull it off.

Why not have both have bane work for black mask and have black mask as the main villian.

[carabas]

I think Black Mask would be a better choice. Bane is cunning and machiavellian, but not really all that intelligent.

You should reread the early stories featuring him. Bane has an intellect that rivals Batman's.

And Bane as a concept would totally work in Nolan's cinematic Gotham. The visuals would need to be ditched and edone completely though. IMO the Mexican wrestler look never even worked in comics to begin with.

[DeadXMan]

I think Black Mask would be a better choice. Bane is cunning and machiavellian, but not really all that intelligent.

Sionis is a crime boss by trade and doesn't need ridiculous muscles or special drugs to pull it off.

Bane is considered one of batman's most inteligent enemies. his creators said he's like a dark Doc Savage

now a gang war between black mask and Bane works better

[Cez12]

Maybe Bane, but I was thinking more Poison Ivy or the Penguin.

[DarKye]

You should reread the early stories featuring him. Bane has an intellect that rivals Batman's.

Perhaps we're just disagreeing on what we consider as intelligence.
I definitely agree Bane is a great schemer - his plan to weaken Bruce worked flawlessly. But I just consider him a tactical combat equal, not someone of great intelligence which is a much more broad classification.

I'll re-read Knightfall later to see if I've missed something though.

[DeadXMan]

Ra's al Ghul says that Bane "has a mind equal to the greatest he has known."

Batman: Bane of the Demon' #1

he was able to figure ut Batman was Bruce Wayne

He knew fight him head on would be useless so he breaks everyone out of Arkhum.

Knows 8languages ,
is a master tactician
has a photographic memory
and is physically Superior to batman even with out the venom

[Lew Moxon]

You should reread the early stories featuring him. Bane has an intellect that rivals Batman's.

And Bane as a concept would totally work in Nolan's cinematic Gotham. The visuals would need to be ditched and edone completely though. IMO the Mexican wrestler look never even worked in comics to begin with.

My thoughts exactly, Bane works, but you'd have to tone him down, and ditch the mexican wrestling costume.

[nepenthes]

Bane has been my preference for B3 since July, along with Catwoman

I'd have him as a beneviolent dictator of sorts of Santa Prisca, military General with an iron fist and sense of duty to his people. he's what Bruce would be if Bruce had the balls to exert real power on Gotham, so he thinks batman is a bit of a spinless, innefectual joke. Batman interupts some drug smuggling operations in Gotham that mess with the SA economy and fragile peace with milties, cartels ect. Bane leads an entourage of diplomats and elite commando soldiers to see who this batman guy is.

Much of the movie would take place in Santa Prisca - a hazy, tropical island nation that is half gleaming paradise, half a sweltering slum.

Banes battle mask bears insignias that denote his rank, authorty and personal heritage. It is part of the SA uniform and culture, alot of his paratroopers would wear battle masks but his is the prime leaders version. His origin needn't be focused on too much either. And he is NOT a venon junkie - at least in the beginning of the film he isn't


Darkye yes you're misinformed on Bane's intelligence, it's definitly more than just tactical. thats whats been shown in the books at least.

[Sean Walsh]

Ra's al Ghul says that Bane "has a mind equal to the greatest he has known."

Batman: Bane of the Demon' #1

he was able to figure ut Batman was Bruce Wayne

He knew fight him head on would be useless so he breaks everyone out of Arkhum.

Knows 8languages ,
is a master tactician
has a photographic memory
and is physically Superior to batman even with out the venom

.......and despite all that, most movie viewers will remember the Bane from BATMAN AND ROBIN first.

"BANE SMASH!!!!!!" :rolleyes:

[4thHorseman]

Bane could easily work. Possibly a drug lord with a new kind of drug that boosts strength greatly. He sells the venom on the streets turning the buyers into violent maniacs. But if you are going with the gang idea, Black Mask would work the best IMO.

However, I woudl still prefer to see the Cops vs Batman in the next one. Possibly them hiring Deadshot or Deathstroke....

[Jmacq1]

Like some others here, I was mentioning Bane as a concept that could potentially be easily altered to fit into Nolan's Bat-Verse almost as soon as Dark Knight came out. Better yet, it could be done with virtually all his characterization and pathos intact. I fear Nolan will likely never give him a second look due to the giant Luchadore-look. Which is a shame, because if someone dropped "Vengeance of Bane" into his lap, he might see that Bane's ready-made to look like a parallel of Bruce from "Begins." Plus with his ties to Talia and Ra's al Ghul he could be a natural fit for a sequel.

You can keep the prison upbringing, you can make him a former super-steroid addict that overcame it through sheer willpower (With Ra's/Talia's help, perhaps?), you keep the cunning intellect and fighting skills and you end up with an opponent that can be a challenge for Bruce on every level. It'd be nice to see a villain that -really- goes one-on-one with Batman and holds his own.

Or at least it would be if they could keep the camera still long enough to see the fight.

Anyway, I doubt it'll happen and I'm certainly not saying he's the only choice for a Batman 3 villain. I just think he could work and be a good cinematic opponent if portrayed more accurately than his pathetic Batman and Robin imitation.

[celticguy]

only negative is it would undermine the work they are doing making him into an Anti-hero.

Maybe they could have him assist Batman but I think they would not want to use him as the main foe.