Evolution of Bane In Tv Shows & Movies (2023)

Films
Batman & Robin
Bane from the Batman and Robin Movie
Bane from the Batman and Robin Movie
A version of Bane is featured in the 1997 Batman & Robin film, played by the late Robert "Jeep" Swenson, who died from heart failure just a couple of months after the movie's theatrical release. Bane, in the screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, is barely able to speak and communicates through grunts and growls. Still a prisoner, he is this time a serial killer, the sole surviving subject of Venom. Bane now owes his creation to Jason Woodrue, and lacks any of the strategic genius or explosive physicality of the original version. He is superhumanly strong, muscular, and wears a similar mask including Venom tubes. Bane is little more than a lackey to Uma Thurman's Poison Ivy in the film, and finds himself being defeated by both Batgirl and Robin who disconnect the tubes connected to his mask. This depiction of Bane is one of the many aspects of the Joel Schumacher film that caused it to receive harsh criticism from fans and critics alike.

Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
He appeared in the DC animated universe film Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. In the film he is hired by Robert Thorne, Penguin, and Carlton Duquesne to deal with Batwoman. Towards the end of the film he falls into a pit of fire.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Bane appears in the animated film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. In film he is one of the dozens of villains after the 1 billion dollar bounty on Superman's head. He gets knocked out by Batman after he cuts Bane's Venom delivery system.

The Dark Knight Rises
Tom Hardy as Bane
Tom Hardy as Bane
Tom Hardy played Bane in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Imprisoned in Asia, he forged a bond with young Talia al Ghul and became her personal protector and friend. He was injured while helping her escape and was later saved by Talia's father, Ra's al Ghul, and the League of Shadows, only to later be excommunicated from the League. His mask has pipes of anesthetic (instead of venom) because of near constant pain.

Bane comes to Gotham City under the pretense of helping his employer, John Daggett, take over Wayne Enterprises. Bane later kills Daggett when Talia becomes company CEO instead to gain access to a fusion reactor for use as a bomb. In their first confrontation, as in the comics, Bane soundly defeats, and seriously injures, the Dark Knight, and has him shipped to the prison in Asia. Bane holds Gotham under siege with a nuclear bomb that Talia secretly controlled, and he reveals the truth about Harvey Dent's crimes to spark a revolution against Gotham's elite utilizing the immense amount of poor citizens in Gotham. Upon Batman's return to the city, an all out war is waged as the culminated forces of Bane and the League of Shadows face off against Batman and the police, where Bane is defeated at Gotham City Hall.

Justice League Doom
Bane 1, Gator 0
Bane 1, Gator 0
Bane is the first member of the Legion of Doom to be introduced, trekking through Slaughter Swamp to the Hall of Doom before being attacked by a giant alligator. He is dragged underwater, but manages to free himself and break the beast's neck. He meets Metallo, Star Sapphire, Ma'alefa'ak, and Cheetah on the way to the Hall of Doom before they are invited in. Bane is chosen by Vandal Savage to kill Batman. He does so by stealing his parent's graves and informing Bruce Wayne of their disappearance, disguising himself as a worker at the graveyard. He then knocks out Bruce before putting him in one of his parent's coffins and burying him alive. Bruce manages to dig himself out and is the first League member to escape his death trap (Batman later remarks that Bane's mistake was burying him alive) and manages to save his fellow League members. Bane stays with Vandal Savage after he revealed his true plans, and faces off against Batman when the Justice League storms the Hall of Doom. Despite overpowering Batman early on he manages to defeat Bane by cutting his Venom tube.