Deleted Bane Scenes Hint at 'Dark Knight' Villain's Past

Bane shows off the latest in face mask fashions.

One thing lacking from "The Dark Knight Rises" is back story on Bane. Oh, it's hinted at somewhat in the prison scene flashbacks - if you haven't seen the movie yet, stop reading right here because there are SPOILERS ahead - but we are left mostly to guess at the villain's motivation and past.

Fortunately, we have GQ to fill in some of the blanks. Yes, the men's fashion magazine. It recently posted an interview with "Dark Knight" costume designer Lindy Hemming, who startled the interviewer with a simple personal revelation.

Lindy Hemming: There were two things about his (Bane's) clothes. The first thing is that they should be pretty undefined in date and where they came from, other than perhaps north of Asia. The other thing is that during the sequence when...do you know I haven't seen the film finished?

GQ: What!? You haven't seen the movie yet?

Lindy Hemming: It's not out in England yet, but the other thing that you should have seen during that sequence is him being injured in his youth. So one of the fundamental things about his costume is that he has this scar from the back injury. Even if he hasn't got the bulletproof vest on, he still has to wear the waist belt and the braces. In that scene in the prison, where he's learning to fight the same way Batman learned to fight, he's wearing an early version of his waist belt. It's showing support, but it's not the finished one he eventually wears. He's also wearing an early version of his gas mask, all glued together.

Bane may have villain company in 'Dark Knight' - possible spoiler

Ho, ho, ho!

Bane? Check.

Catwoman? Check.

A mystery villain? Maybe.

We thought we knew the lineup for "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises." Then we poked around on the Internet a little more.

Are we going to spoil it for you? No. Well, yes, if you click "read more."

'The Dark Knight Rises' prologue - SPOILERS!

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We're not taking credit for any of this. Not a single word. All of the we're-not-worthy kudos go to Janice Kay of ScienceFiction.com, who cleverly pieced together the following description of the upcoming trailer for "The Dark Knight Rises." The title of World's Greatest Detective is taken, but Kay deserves special recognition for her work on this.

One more time - SPOILERS ahead. Do not clock on "read more" unless you want to, you know, read more.