Tom Hardy takes to Instagram to share an adorable Halloween photo of a dog dressed as his iconic villain Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. The third installment in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy introduced Bane as a revolutionary excommunicated from the League of Shadows who is desperate to continue Ra's al Ghul's legacy by destroying Gotham. Bane is well-remembered in the comics for having been the only villain to mentally and physically break the Bat, which carried over into The Dark Knight Rises as he crippled Batman's back and left him in The Pit to die.

The film marked Nolan's second time working with Hardy after one of his early breakout roles in 2010's Inception and Hardy's performance as Bane saw strong reviews from critics and audiences alike, albeit faced some negative comparisons to Heath Ledger's Joker in the previous film. The Dark Knight Rises would mark the start of Hardy's time in the world of comic book filmmaking as he would return in 2018 with Venom, the first film in Sony's Spider-Man Universe. Though not a critical success, the box office returns saw Hardy return for the recently released sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage and plans to return in future SSU installments.

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To celebrate Halloween, Hardy took to Instagram to share a photo of a couple of dogs dressed as characters the Oscar nominee has played. One dog is donning the costume of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises while the other is dressed in the style of Charles Bronson from 2008's Bronson, complete with the circular sunglasses and curly mustache, which he paired with a comment "#nailed lads." Check out the adorable photo below:

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It's uncertain whether the dogs in the photo belong to Hardy or a fan of the stars, but regardless of owners it's adorable to see the two dressed as his characters. Hardy is a well-known dog lover, having brought his adorable French Bulldog Blue to the premiere of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, where he stole the show from the star. Prior to Blue, Hardy had also brought his now-late dog, Woodstock, to the premiere of his 2015 crime biopic Legend after rescuing him while filming Lawless.

While The Dark Knight Rises may be seen as somewhat of a disappointment to some for following the highly acclaimed The Dark Knight, Hardy's performance as Bane continues to be one of fans' favorites for the Oscar nominee. The unique voice Hardy brought to Bane has subsequently been parodied and utilized in other projects, namely in HBO Max's Harley Quinn, in which he takes on a comics-accurate appearance but a similar voice to Hardy. Audiences can catch up on or revisit The Dark Knight Rises and Harley Quinn on HBO Max now.

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