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The ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Leaked Prologue Gets a Transcript

For those of you who managed to watch the 7 minute Dark Knight Rises prologue and were left wondering what the hell Bane was mumbling, you’re not alone. Was he ordering a #1 combo from McDonalds or was he making a badass speech. One could make a case for both. Well, commenter DHS2020 posted a transcript of the entire prologue. I put this in the other post but here it is in case you missed it. I suggest you act the scenes out like I did with my stuffed animals. Just don’t let your roommate catch you because you’ll never hear the end of it.

Jim Gordon: I knew Harvey Dent. I was his friend. And it will be a very long time before some one inspires us like he did. I believed in Harvey Dent. . . . .
[Plane outside in the middle of nowhere]
CIA: Dr. Pavel, I’m with the CIA.
Militia: He wasn’t alone.
CIA: You don’t get to bring friends.
Dr. Pavel: They’re not my friends.
Militia: Don’t worry, I’ll vouch for them.
CIA: And why would I want them?
Militia: They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man..
CIA: Bane??! …… Get them on board, I’ll call it in
[INSIDE PLANE]
CIA: The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
[PLANE DOOR OPENS]
CIA: First one to talk gets to stay on the aircraft!!!
CIA: Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel? [No answer, gun fire past head out open door] He didn’t fly so well! [Pulls guy back in to plane] Who wants to try next? Tell me about Bane!! Why does he wear the mask!?! A lot of loyalty for a hired gun!!
BANE: [Still has black hood on] Perhaps he’s wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
CIA: At least you can talk. Who are you?
BANE: It doesn’t matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
[CIA SLOWLY TAKES OFF HOOD]
BANE: No one cared who I was until I put on the mask.
CIA: If I pull that off would you die.
BANE: It would be extreamly painful….
CIA: You’re a big guy!
BANE: For you!
CIA: Was getting caught part of your plan?
BANE: Of course….. Dr. Pavel refused our offer in favor of yours, we had to find out what he told you about us.
Dr. Pavel: Nothing! I said nothing!!!
CIA: Well congratulations! You got yourself caught!
CIA Operative: Sir!
CIA: Now whats the next STEP in your master plane?!
BANE: Crashing this plane!……..With no survivors!
[FIGHTING ON PLANE, OUTSIDE MERCENARIES ARE SHOOTING IN TO THE CABIN, BANE PUNCH’S CIA IN THE FACE AND KNOCKS HIM OUT. HOOK SMALL PLANE UP TO THE CARGO PLANE AND BEGIN TO PULL IT VERTICAL. BLOW THE TAIL OFF OF THE NOW VERTICAL PLANE. TWO MERCENARIES COME IN WITH A BODY BAG, OPEN BODY BAG AND PULL OUT BLOOD TRANSFUSION TUBING AND BANE GRABS DR. PAVEL AND HOLDS HIM WITH ONE ARM WHILE HE INSERTS THE NEEDLE IN HIS ARM. BLOOD FLOWS IN TO THE BODY IN THE BODY BAG WHILE A MAN PUMPS THE DEAD MANS HEART AND PAVEL IS STRUGGLING. BANE HOOKS THE DR UP TO A HARNESS, ONE OF THE MEN THAT WAS BROUGHT ON THE PLANE WITH BANE BEGINS TO HOOK UP TO ANOTHER HARNESS.]
BANE: NO (Puts his arm on man’s shoulder) They expect one of us in the wreckage brother!
FOLLOWER: We started a fire?
BANE: The fire rises!
[DR. PAVEL IS SCREAMING]
BANE: Calm down Doctor. Now’s not the time for fear. That comes later!!!
[BANE PRESSES DOWN ON A TRIGGER SWITCH AND THE PLANE FALLS FROM AROUND THEM AND THEY ARE BEING PULLED BY THE CARGO PLANE.]

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Benjamin Roden
12 years ago

thanks for this! personally, i didn’t think bane was too hard to understand, with the exception of his last two lines. I can’t quite figure out the accent Tom Hardy is trying to pull, but I dig it

guest
guest
12 years ago

@facebook-100000413011307:disqus I’m gonna go out on a limb here, and assume it’s Serbian.  Considering the history of Serbia, it would be a valid switch from Bane’s original South American roots.

concerned hyper
concerned hyper
12 years ago

A little late, but this was done by Name-That-movie over on Super Hero Hype last Sunday night.

andbis
andbis
12 years ago

Man this did help. The voice is excellent for Bane’s physicality, I think. Creepy and squeaky, with a menacing drone. I think the difficulty in understanding could be because the sound in an IMAX theatre is loud with strong bases, and maybe the pitch of Bane’s voice gets a bit drowned? Dunno.

Anyway I think the CIA guy says “First one to talk gets to stay on MY aircraft”,
 and Bane very casually replies “Well, maybe they’re wondering…”, and doesn’t that “well” make him sound like a little fascist inviting you to tea?

Gregorymabes21
Gregorymabes21
12 years ago

Bane sounds a lot like Jeremy Irons from Die Hard with a vengeance. 

BigGuy4U
BigGuy4U
9 years ago

CIA: You’re a big guy.
Bane: For you.

Kek.