Watch out Batman, a little Bane is on the loose.
English actor Tom Hardy, who portrayed the masked villain in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises, teamed up with a young fan Tuesday dressed as the menace of Gotham.
The two posed for pictures while Hardy took a break from filming Animal Rescue in New York City.
Bane
buddies: Actor Tom Hardy poses Tuesday with a boy dressed as his evil
character Bane from The Dark Knight Rises, the final film in the Batman
trilogy by director Christopher Nolan
The young fan was dressed in full Bane regalia, including the villain's trademark voice-garbling mask, action vest and knee-pads.
Hardy, 35, portrayed escaped convict Bane opposite Christian Bale as Batman and Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in the final installment of director Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy.
He's currently shooting the crime drama Animal Rescue with Noomi Rapace of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and James Gandolfini of HBO's The Sopranos.
The film is set for release next year.
To the rescue: Hardy holds a stuffed animal during filming last month of Animal Rescue with co-star Noomi Rapace
To the rescue: Hardy holds a stuffed animal during filming last month of Animal Rescue with co-star Noomi Rapace