Personally I think Bane should have been thicker. Like a bodybuilder pro. Zach khan comes to mind. He's a beast.

That would make too much sense.

My main issue is that I'm a fan of Tom Hardy--loved him in "Star Trek: Nemesis" and in "Inception"--but Bane is failing to generate the slightest bit of interest in me. Joker and Ra's Al Ghul did generate interest for me during the trailers based upon what I could see of Ledger and Watanabe/Neeson, but Bane hasn't inspired the faintest glimmer of interest in me. I rank "The Dark Knight" as the best comic book movie ever and "Begins" as fourth best...I can't see this one topping either based upon the trailers. but my mind is still open. I'm a HUGE Anne Hathaway fan--she's just about my ideal body type for a woman and I've liked her performances in "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Brokeback Mountain", but she's not doing much for me in the trailers, either.

And they end both of the last two trailers with that cheesy "this isn't a car" line? Since when is Nolan so about showcasing Batman's techie gadgets that he'd end a trailer with it?

I'm a huge fan of Tom Hardy, and I agree - the trailers haven't done much - but I'm all up for checking it out and keeping open that his performance is going to be good.

I'm running under the assumption that the trailers haven't been edited very well, and that the film is really going to be amazing.

I recall not being very impressed with the 'Inception' trailers either, and waited to see it until after everyone got all hot and sloppy with how good it was (it's now one of my favorite movies).

A bodybuilder physique is almost always mutually exclusive with great acting ability...I'd much rather they go with a better actor. Hardy looks like a solid actor to me, better than any bodybuilding actor who comes to mind.

Bryan Singer picked Tyler Mane to be Sabretooth in "X-Men" almost entirely because he's 6' 9" and the character in the comics is 7', but he ended up having to compensate for his lack of acting skill by taking away most of his lines, which is unfortunate given that the comics Sabretooth has always been a vocal trash talker. Liev Schreiber did a much better job playing the character.

A bodybuilder physique is almost always mutually exclusive with great acting ability...I'd much rather they go with a better actor. Hardy looks like a solid actor to me, better than any bodybuilding actor who comes to mind.

Bryan Singer picked Tyler Mane to be Sabretooth in "X-Men" almost entirely because he's 6' 9" and the character in the comics is 7', but he ended up having to compensate for his lack of acting skill by taking away most of his lines, which is unfortunate given that the comics Sabretooth has always been a vocal trash talker. Liev Schreiber did a much better job playing the character.

That was an exception. I mean how did they even choose Tyler mane in the first place. But I stand by what I said. If they spend a little more time casting, it would be a little better. Am I saying the movie will be horrible? No. I am saying that I think they need to make characters more visually appealing rather than relying on acting prowess alone for comic flicks. A combination of both would be awesome. Hardy should have at least went on steroids for at least 4-6 months before filming IMO.