The next Christopher Nolan Batman is "older"

It has been eight years since he overthrew Joker and Two-Face in The Dark Knight and now in The Dark Knight Rises ( The Dark Knight: The Legend Reborn ), we find "an older Bruce Wayne" is "not in good the state. " This was revealed who else knows the theme, which is none other than Christopher Nolan.

The director, elusive with the press since he began pre-production of his third film on the DC Comics character, has granted an exclusive interview to the magazine Empire , which dedicates its January to The Dark Knight Rises with a double cover , one for the villain Bane and another for the hero Batman.

And one of the juiciest revelations director of Origin and Memento is that, contrary to what was thought at one point, the story that closes the trilogy will not be immediately after that of The Dark Knight , but the timeline will jump eight years, double the time has really passed since the movie was released in 2008 -.

"Actually it's about finishing the story of Batman and Bruce Wayne. We left him in a precarious situation. Perhaps surprisingly to many people, our history takes up much later, after eight years of The Dark Knight . So this is Bruce Wayne's oldest, which is in good condition , "said Nolan.

In addition, the filmmaker notes that this change in history, as well as the choice of Batman villain seeking to make its greatest challenge. At his last great crusade. "With Bane, what we are looking for is to give Batman a challenge that has not faced before . With our selection of villain and with our choice of history, we are testing Batman both physically and psychologically, "he says.

And speaking of physical challenges, Nolan acknowledged that the Bane played by Tom Hardy is simply "brutal." "It's brutal. It's a big guy, incredibly cold in its actions that it has a fighting style based and result-oriented. Theirs is not to fight, is a butcher , "warns the director who then outlines some of favorite fighting techniques Bane as " crush skulls, rib cages broken , heads, warm, knees or neck. "

"He can run you through the chest with his fists and rip your spine. It is a real terrorist, both in their thinking and their actions, "Nolan statement about Bane, a character that gives more details Lindy Hemming, the designer costumes for the film.

"He was wounded early in its history. Suffers constant pain and need gas to survive. He can not stand the pain without his mask . mask tubes go back through his jaw and connect with your back, with two cylinders " , points on the striking image of the villain of Hardy.

To learn more about the characters and the plot will have to wait until it goes on sale the next issue of Empire , which Nolan also confirmed that the December 21 will be issued in the IMAX prologue consisting of " the first six or seven minutes of the movie "and serve as" a presentation for Bane and a small sample of the rest of the film. " The Dark Knight Rises will be released in July 2012.

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