Note: This story has a few updates. Please check the bottom of the article for all of them.
It?s pretty safe to say that Christopher Nolan?s The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. Some fans were treated to an early look at the film by way of a six-minute prologue earlier this month on select IMAX screens. While most were very happy with the footage, the one universal complaint has been that Bane?s (Tom Hardy) dialogue is hard to understand. Even in the newest trailer, it?s hard to decipher what the guy?s saying.
A few weeks ago, it was reported that despite widespread outcry, Nolan had no plans to rework Bane?s dialogue. He said he wasn?t opposed to ?altering the sounds slightly? but he refused to ?rework it completely.? Sources have now informed us that Warner Bros. has sent out a new audio mix for the Dark Knight Rises prologue to IMAX theaters, and Bane?s dialogue is now much easier to understand. Hit the jump for the details and an update.
A source has informed us that a new audio mix was sent to IMAX theaters a few days ago. Here?s what he had to say:
?A friend of mine who is an IMAX projectionist told me they received a new soundtrack for the Dark Knight Rises prologue. He said it?s now a combo soundtrack with Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol, but the cool thing about this is that they?ve cleaned up the dialogue. They?ve gone in and lowered the background noise of the plane and other things, thus making Bane?s dialogue clearer and more understandable. He asked some people after they left the movie if they could understand Bane and they all said they had no issue understanding him, and were excited for the movie.?
It definitely sounds like Nolan is sticking to his guns (ie. not reworking Bane?s dialogue), but he?s at least conceding that the audio?one way or another?needs work. While I understand the director?s desire to have audiences participate rather than have everything pushed at them, when the majority of viewers can?t understand what your villain is saying, something?s gotta give.
When asked how much clearer Bane?s dialogue is now compared to when we first heard it, our source said ?40-50%, because he?s no longer being overpowered by the background noise that drowned him out before.? As I?ve yet to see the prologue I can?t say whether or not the background noises seemed to be an issue, but given our source?s reaction to the new mix I?d say Nolan?s found a fine compromise. He doesn?t have to sacrifice the integrity of his vision by dumbing things down, and we can now understand what the hell Bane is saying. You can read Steve?s full spoiler-free recap of the prologue here, and click here to find out where the IMAX prologue is currently being screened. The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20th.
UPDATE 1: Steve here. Someone has sent me the letter that IMAX sent to theaters detailing the new audio mix for The Dark Knight Rises.? Here?s part of it:
UPDATE 2: Steve again. Warner Bros. has contacted me and said that our story is absolutely not true.? While I?ve dealt with the source who sent me the letter before, I wanted to make sure we are always posting the truth.? I?m working on getting to the bottom of this right now.
UPDATE 3: Steve again.? I spoke to a representative from IMAX.? They told me that they have not issued a new mix for The Dark Knight Rises, but some theaters have been sent the digital file that would have been playing on an analogue system.? Again, they say this digital delivery does not change the way Bane sounds or any of the background noise.? Needless to say, I?m sorry we posted something that appears to be inaccurate.? Saying that, I?ve seen the IMAX prologue three times and I still struggle to understand what Bane is saying. It?s a real issue.
Here?s the newest trailer:
Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1924233/news/1924233/
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