British actor Tom Hardy is known for playing some seriously dark roles like the masked Gotham villain, Bane, in The Dark Knight Rises. Well Tom was back in Gotham, but this time he was Hard-y-ly looking mean or threatening as he cuddled up with a seriously adorable puppy. Get your squeeeeeeeee on as Tom-with-puppy-pics makes the world a better place, especially when his little friend dons a sweater.

Filming continues on Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated Batman sequel The Dark Knight Rises in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where a savvy photographer snapped these images of actor Tom Hardy as super-villain Bane. (Or is that Hannibal Lecter dressed for winter?) Also, there’s a great photo of one of the camouflaged “tumbler” vehicles being used in the film as well!