Inception star Tom Hardy has revealed that he intends to hit the gym and bulk up in order to play Bane in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.

Hardy appeared on the channel Four show; Alan Carr: Chatty Man and revealed that he wants to pack some more muscle on in order to play the Batman 3 villain.

In the show, Alan Carr showed Hardy a picture of Bane from the awful Batman & Robin movie. Jeep Swenson played Bane in that abomination and he was HUGE.

Hardy, hardly known for his muscles, took one look at the image and immediately squashed any possible rumours that his take on the Bane character would be at all comparable to Swensons…

Here’s what he said…

“That’s a lot of weight to put on, and I’ve got to start shooting in May… I’ve got to get up to about 13 and a half or 14 stone. I’m 12 [stone] and a bit now, so I’ve got only three months to do that.”

Photo courtesy of joblo.com

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