Promotional Shots of Batman and Bane on Empire Magazine

The latest issue of Empire magazine is to have two covers, which feature exclusive shots of Christian Bale as Batman and Tom Hardy as Bane from the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises. 

At the bottom of the covers, there’s a quote from each actor on their character.

Regarding Bane, Hardy states:

“He’s brutal. He’s a terrorist. A really horrible piece of work.”

And Bale says the following of Batman:

“He has to answer the question: how long do you allow pain to dominate your life?”

The new issue of Empire hits shelves on Thursday.

Update: According to Collider, the issue has important information from director Christoper Nolan, revealing that The Dark Knight Rises will be taking place 8 years after The Dark Knight.

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