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“You can’t hear a f**king word, Batman can’t hear me”: Tom Hardy and Christian Bale Went Through a Nightmare in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’


Tom Hardy and his British fellow actor Christian Bale have been two accomplished actors in Hollywood making their appearances in acclaimed movies playing some of the remarkably iconic roles.
The duo collaborated in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, the third installment to DC’s iconic The Dark Knight trilogy. Bale continued his role as Batman/ Bruce Wayne in the film while Hardy was introduced as the iconic villain Bane who disrupted the 8-year-long peace in Gotham City established by Batman and his leagues of trusted characters.

Tom Hardy On Wearing The Mask of Bane
The Mask of Bane has pretty essential significance to the character, also, it enhanced the fear of the villainous character. However, it was not always easy for Tom Hardy to wear the mask the entire time while shooting. It has created a series of problems for Hardy and a few other actors.

Of course, Hardy loved the role and he was fit to play the character as his presence on screen was terrifying and leading the audience to experience the terror in his mind and in the real space. “It’s always fun to be the villain, much more fun than being the straight guy,” Hardy said on his preference for playing a villain over a hero.
“I had something to moan about, legitimately. So that’s nice, as an actor, to have something to legitimately moan about, especially when you’re getting paid far too much money to ponce around wearing a pair of tight pants,” he said.

But the mask, for anyone on the set, was not easy. Certainly, The Warrior actor was worthy of putting it on the face but it caused the evolution of a series of problems. “It’s got a scowling grimace on it, and obviously, it looks quite claustrophobic as well,” Hardy said.
“And I think that something that close to a human being’s face emanates a certain discomfort for people who are looking at him or her, you know? So it did its job.”

To be fair, it was Christopher Nolan’s cinematic prowess to build fear around The Masked Man, and Hardy’s efforts to build fear throughout the film were really commendable.
Why Was The Bane Mask Frustrating For Tom Hardy and Christian Bale?
Primarily, communication was pretty difficult with the mask. Of course, Christian Bale had his own set of problems like wearing the uncomfortable Bat suit but Bane Mask impacted him too.
Although, Hardy understood the essence of the mask and at times felt a little freeing to perform with it. “Any time you put something on your face, you’re going to adopt a personality and a physicality that has nothing to do with acting,” Hardy told Total Film.
But the Legend actor also revealed the cons of the mask without mentioning if the cons outweigh the pros. But the cons are pretty annoying for the actor as it interfered with his performance at times. “The only downside is you can’t hear a f**king word anyone is saying,” Hardy said.
“Batman can’t hear me and he can’t see me speaking so we sort of stand there looking at each other for a while. We’ve been doing hand signals! I put my thumbs up when I finish my lines or I wink. And he sort of wiggles his fingers out of shot and I go, ‘OK, now I’ve got to run up and kick you in the b******s!’”
The 45-year-old further revealed that he was aware of the downside but would not let it come in the way of taking the role.
“I remember saying, ‘Hang on a minute, you’re asking me to come around the world with you, playing a villain in a Batman movie, and the only downside is I have to wear a mask? Hmm. Let me think. I’ll get back to you. No! I’m f**king there, man! Anything you need,’” Hardy said.
The troubles the actors faced with the mask did not hinder the performances at all. The movie came out as another successful installment to the iconic trilogy grossing over $1.081 billion at the global box office.

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‘I am officially off the market’: When Margot Robbie revealed she made the ‘conscious’ decision of not dating actors


Margot Robbie revealed her decision to not date actors because of the media scrutiny that came with a public relationship of two high-profile actors
Back in 2015, A-lister Margot Robbie made a declaration that she would not be dating any actors. The actress may have alluded to her fiance Tom Ackerley, who she married the following year in 2016. In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire, she revealed that being in a relationship as an actor herself came with its own set of challenges. She believed that dating someone who was popular would add on to the media scrutiny.

Margot Robbie opened up on why she made a conscious decision to not date actorsTalking to Marie Claire, she claimed, “I am officially off the market.” She then shared the reasoning behind her decision and added, “I made a conscious decision not to date actors.” She continued to explain, “But not because I hate actors. That’s a nasty generalization to make, and that’s not the case. People take such an interest in your love life when you have a profile, it puts a lot of stress on a relationship.”
The Barbie actress continued, “So two people with profiles, I figure it’s just double the amount of scrutiny, and I’d like to avoid that at all costs.” This came after reports of her locking lips with Tarzan co-star Alexander Skarsgard started making rounds. It was reported that she was caught kissing the actor during the Sundance Film Festival.

Margot Robbie revealed she opted for a minimal lifestyle even after becoming an actorIn the interview, Robbie also opened up about how she was adapting to fame. She shared, “I have a normal 24-year-old life. If I were a waitress, I’d probably have the exact same lifestyle. I’d go to the same clubs I go to already, live in the same house with the same housemates, hang out with the same people.”
However, Margot Robbie tied the knot with Tom Ackerley who is an English producer and actor. The duo met on the sets of 2013 movie Suite Francaise where Tom was working as an assistant director. Post marriage, both of them launched their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.

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Monica Bellucci and Tin Burton at lunch in the restaurant in Selci Lama


For All Saints’ Day, the Hollywood star from Tiferno returned to his native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and then visit his parentsOn the occasion of the All Saints’ Day celebrations, the Hollywood star of Tiferno origin, Monica Bellucci, returned to her native Umbria to enjoy a moment of relaxation and to visit her father Pasquale and her mother Brunella.Flanked by her current partner Tim Burton, she went to lunch, together with about twenty old friends, at the Osteria del Musicista, which has always been her favorite restaurant, in Selci Lama.Menu dedicated to typical dishes of the area, which includes an appetizer with breadsticks lined with coppa, duck in porchetta and grilled pork livers, polenta with wild boar sauce accompanied by the very typical cappelletti in broth.To conclude, a dessert based on fried “ciaccia” with Nutella and roasted chestnuts.
Having paid the bill and greeted the restaurant owner and lifelong friend, Roberto Polchi, Monica brought home cappelletti and broth for a family dinner.

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‘Rocky’ Was Quite Different In His Original Screenplay, Sylvester Stallone Claims


Sylvester Stallone took his friend’s advice on a rewrite of the original screenplay to Rocky. A few tweaks later, he was on his way to major success.
In the new Netflix documentary Sly, Stallone discussed how he initially conceived of the project, which had a much harder edge. In the early version, Rocky was depicted as a “thuggish” character, inspired by Martin Scorsese’s crime drama, Mean Streets.

But Stallone’s perspective changed when a friend read the script and thought the boxer was too cruel for audiences to actually care about him.
Stallone recalled her crying.

“She goes, ‘I hate Rocky. I hate him. He’s cruel. He hits people. He beats them up.’”
Stallone took it to heart, and asked what he could do to soften the character.

“I said, ‘what if you stop short of it?’ Like, maybe he almost did. He could have, that’s his job, but he doesn’t?’ ‘That’d be nice,’” he added. “I said, ‘What if he had a girlfriend or something?’ ‘Yeah, that’s nice.’ So I go back, start writing that: ‘Girlfriend. Nice.’”
$117 million in box office later, a franchise was born.

Stallone also revealed that actor Dolph Lundgren sent him to the hospital during one fight scene in Rocky IV.
“Dolph Lundgren… he pulverized me,” Stallone says in the documentary. “Later that night, my heart started to swell—which happens when the heart hits the chest—and then my blood pressure went up to 260, and they thought I was going to be talking to angels. Next thing I know, I’m in intensive care, where I’m surrounded by nuns, and I thought, ‘OK, that’s curtains.’”
Stallone was in the hospital for nine days following the incident, praying for “one more round.”
“For the first minute of the fight, it is going to be a free-for-all,” Stallone told Lundgren. The Swedish actor joked in a separate interview that all he did was “obey orders,” explaining, “[Stallone] was the boss. I did what he told me.”
Doctors allegedly told Stallone that he received a blow to the ribs that made his heart rattle around in his ribcage, a condition typically seen in head-on collisions. “I did hit a bus, of sorts,” Stallone joked.

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