Two cast members fromThe Dark Knight Risesenjoyed aSony’s Spider-Man Universereunion at the panel forVenom: The Last Danceat this year’sNew York Comic-Con.The Dark Knight Riseswas the final installment ofChristopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, released in 2012. It featured Tom Hardy’s Bane as the arch-villain, vastly improving on the last live-action adaptation of the character inBatman & Robin, while Anne Hathaway gave astandard-setting performance as Selina Kyle. Juno Temple, meanwhile, played a minor role as Kyle’s friend and roommate, Jen.
Tom Hardy and Juno Temple are also starring inVenom: The Last Dance, and when host Josh Horowitz brought up the fact that the panel was a reunion for the twoBatman franchise actors, Temple said to Hardy “You wouldn’t remember because we didn’t work together.” Juno Temple is portraying Dr. Payne inVenom: The Last Dance, who may be an adaptation of Marvel Comics' Dr. Paine - a sadistic doctor and enemy of Eddie Brock. This presumably means the two will share screen time together, as Temple’s Dr. Payne works alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor’s character to hunt Venom on Earth.
What Juno Temple’s Comments Mean
Jen And Bane Shared No Scenes In The Dark Knight Rises
Tom Hardy had the unenviable task of becoming the next arch-villain in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, following Heath Ledger’s iconic Joker inThe Dark Knight. He did, however, play an excellent rendition of Bane, with a more comic-accurate portrayal of his intelligence and hulking physicality. Juno Temple’s Jen, meanwhile, operates as a petty thief alongside Catwoman, jumping at any opportunity to purloin valuables from Gotham’s elite. Like Selina Kyle, Jen is not so much a villain as a morally gray rogue.
Temple’s Jen may have been an adaptation of DC Comics' Holly Robinson, who is also Selina Kyle’s roommate and partner in crime.
Tom Hardy’s Bane shared plenty of screen time with Christian Bale’s Batman, which stands to reason given he was the main antagonist. Juno Temple’s Jen, meanwhile, was closest with Selina Kyle as her partner in crime, though did not appear in half as many scenes. This meant thatJen and Bane did not interact at all throughoutThe Dark Knight Rises, with Jen’s penchant for petty thievery leaving little reason for her to share a scene with the ideological and austere Bane. Jen did, however, seem to enjoy the fruits of Bane’s temporary takeover of Gotham and its newfound lawlessness.
Our Take On Juno Temple’s Comments
It’s Not Unusual For Actors To Never Cross Paths On The Same Movie
Assuming the two will share some antagonistic screen time together inVenom: The Last Dance, it will be great to see Temple and Hardy interacting as both are exceptionally talented actors. Still,it would have felt slightly out of place for them to have interacted inThe Dark Knight Rises.GivenVenom: The Last Dancemay be where Eddie Brock dies, this may be the last time we get to see them interact at all.
It goes to show how sprawling the blockbuster was and suggests that Hardy, despite being a main character, did not work with plenty of other actors in the movie.
It isn’t uncommon for two actors who starred in the same movie to have never crossed paths. Elizabeth Olsen, for example, asserts that she’s never met John Krasinski, despite the two ostensibly sharing a scene in the MCU’sDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It goes to show how sprawling the blockbuster was and suggests that Hardy, despite being a main character, did not work with plenty of other actors in the movie. This seems less likely inVenom: The Last Dance, given the nature of Dr. Payne and Venom’s relationship.
Venom: The Last Dance
Cast
Venom: The Last Dance is a film directed by an undisclosed director, featuring the character Venom in a thrilling narrative. The movie explores the alien symbiote’s latest challenges and transformations as it navigates through a world full of danger and new adversaries.
