The newHarley QuinnValentine’s Day special (now streaming on HBO Max) focuses heavily on Bane.
As EW critic Darren Franichrecently wrote about the new special, “it’s funny when Bane acts normal.
He’s a low-status Bane, which is very funny to me.”
Tom Hardy as Bane in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’; James Adomian’s Bane on ‘Harley Quinn’.Everett Collection; HBO Max
“James is so good at everything,” Schumacker says.
He’s put a ton of thought into it, and he’s an amazing improvisor.
Those things can create magic.
Bane shows off his prison pit to Harley and Ivy on ‘Harley Quinn’.Warner Bros Television
James is a magician."
Bane isn’t the first supervillain Adomian has played.
“I guess I’m attracted to playing supervillains.
It’s a rich vein to mine,” Adomian says.
I have always wanted to do that kind of scenery-chewing performance that megalomaniacal villains are allowed to do."
“I started to doubt our characterization.
It’s the gift that keeps on giving.”
Even so, the Valentine’s Day special has some good news for Bane.
And possibly an overseas sojourn with unexpected ramifications."
Adomian has a more holistic outlook.
“He can kill people.
He can blow things up.
