While Nolan famously put his own spin on the Batman mythos, and often outright changed major elements of it, he also borrowed quite a bit from the comic book lore, including Bane's mask which has ...

Widely projected as either a low 5-seed or high 6-seed ... Scott had to have his mask specially crafted to protect his mouth. That left him looking more like Batman villain Bane than a basketball ...

It has drawn comparisons to the mask worn by the villain Bane in “The Dark Knight Rises,” the 2012 film in the “Batman” series. It also has been compared to the one worn by Hannibal Lecter ...