Tom Hardy On Dark Knight Rises Candid Photos & The Pain Of Filming Warrior

By Jolie LashLOS ANGELES, Calif. -- In recent weeks, dozens of photographs from the Pittsburgh set of The Dark Knight Rises have cropped up on the internet, but Tom Hardy, who plays Batman villain Bane in the project, isnt worried the early un-authorized looks at the project will hurt director Christopher Nolans vision. No, I dont think so, Tom told Access Hollywood on Saturday as he promoted his newest box office feature, the Mixed Marital Arts-themed Warrior, in Beverly Hills. I think theres a certain inevitability if youre going to shoot in the middle of the street that its very hard to block off the entire street from people taking photographs, Tom continued. But that doesnt mean its going to be anything like the film. You have people taking photographs from a distance of whats going on on the ground. It bears very little resemblance to whats going on. Toms Warrior co-star, Joel Edgerton, who is getting ready for his own highly anticipated project, The Great Gatsby, suggested the Internet postings only add to the excitement. It all becomes enticing, doesnt it, I think, for everybody? Tom chimed in. The Internet helps, the fans help the film anyway, it all becomes enticing. You just get little grabs, and people are like, I wanna know more! One thing plenty of movie fans want to know more about presently is the physiques Tom and Joel achieved for their brothers-at-odds drama Warrior, which in the films poster shows both men ripped like superheroes. If Joel had listened to the advice of one physician, however, he wouldnt have signed on for the role of Brendan Conlon, a physics teacher, father to two daughters and a husband to Jennifer Morrisons Tess Conlon, who turns to life in the brutal MMA ring in hopes of saving his family from total financial ruin. I have a couple of neck issues, like most people on the planet, Joel, who practiced martial arts as a youngster in his native Australia, told Access. I had this doctor say to me, I suggest that you do not do this movie. Really? a surprised Tom chimed in. Yeah Obviously I did it He had fears for my neck. But that was part of the excitement for signing up for something like that, Joel continued. Its a real challenge, because I had the sort of stupid idea that I was too old to do something that athletic any more Martial arts for me is all gone, which is absolutely stupid. Tom, who plays the returned-from-Iraq Tommy Conlon in the film, Brendans younger brother battling his own demons, said the help of trainers got him in shape, but while it was a painful project to film, he couldnt say no to the challenge of the role. It just hurts, doesnt it? Im not gonna lie, the Brit said with a laugh of shooting the intense fight scenes. Its MMA. It hurts. You either get better at it or you dont and you dont continue it. Warrior hits theaters on September 9. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.