Yesterday we saw the first photos from the Pittsburgh, PA set of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and today we get to see a few more photos from the set. While yesterday’s photos mostly showed many of the actors just standing around, doing nothing, today’s photos show Batman (Christian Bale) and Bane (Tom Hardy) locked in better combat. The photos are MUST see. Check ‘em out below.

Fight scenes on the set of new Batman movie The Dark Night Rises were never going to be a walk in the park. But when Christian Bale and Tom Hardy got into character today to film scenes for the action flick it literally left one of the stars with ripped clothes and bumps and bruises. Bale, who plays Batman, was on the front steps of Gotham City Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Hardy, who plays villain Bane. The two actors fought it out and onlookers saw elbows flying and plenty of action to whet the appetite of fans of the comic book series. At one point in the fight scene Hardy’s pants had a wardrobe malfunction as his whole thigh was showing out of his villain outfit. The scene had hundreds of extras dressed as police men and bad guys fighting and there was also a snow machine on hand blowing onto the scene as they fought. The movie is set to be something of a star-studded ensemble piece and also features Ann Hathaway, Liam Neeson and Marion Cotillard. Marion was also spotted on set today in a belted tan coloured coat and heavy black boots. She plays a character called Miranda Tate. That particular action sequence will be for the storyline that depicts a breakout of convicts from Blackgate Prison. The building they used for the fake prison was the Software Engineering Building. Earlier in the day, Bale arrived on the set wearing a grey T-shirt and black shorts and practiced his fighting choreography on the stairs. He spoke with prison extras and members of the crew to make sure everyone was on the same page as to what needed to happen.

Yeah, what needed to happen was that Batman was gonna open a can of whoopass on Bane. If these photos are to believed, then it would appear that Christian was a little too rough for poor Tom. Let’s hope that no one got seriously injured on set … and let’s hope we get to see more fun action photos soon. I think it’s time we get a good look at Catwoman, don’t you?

[Photo credit: Splash News; Source]