Anne Hathaway cast as Selina "Catwoman" Kyle in upcoming Batman 3

[NewJeffCT]

The new movie from Chris Nolan with Christian Bale as Batman... Tom Hardy from Inception will play Bane.


Anne Hathaway has reason to purr: She's landed the coveted role of Catwoman in the upcoming film The Dark Knight Rises.

Hathaway, 28, will play Selina Kyle, whose other identity is Catwoman, and will join Christian Bale, who reprising his turn as Batman. Also joining the cast: Inception's Tom Hardy, who will play the villain Bane.

Anne Hathaway Catwoman in Dark Knight Rises : People.com

Official: Anne Hathaway is Selina Kyle (Catwoman) and Tom Hardy is Bane in The Dark Knight Rises | BeyondHollywood.com

 

[Azgulor]

Interesting. Not sure what I think about it yet, though. As much as I like Hathaway and find her very appealing in a girl-next-door sort of way, I'm not sure I see her (yet) as the sultry, uber-sexy Selina Kyle.

Nolan hasn't disappointed yet, though, so I'm eagerly looking forward to it.

 

[LightPhoenix]

A friend of mine and I were talking about this, and he pointed out something interesting. According to him, at no point in any of the official press releases do they mention Catwoman, only Selina Kyle. His theory (which I like) is that we knew Nolan was looking for two female leads - one as a love interest, one as a villain. Selina Kyle will be the love interest, but probably won't be Catwoman.

 

[Ahnehnois]

A friend of mine and I were talking about this, and he pointed out something interesting. According to him, at no point in any of the official press releases do they mention Catwoman, only Selina Kyle. His theory (which I like) is that we knew Nolan was looking for two female leads - one as a love interest, one as a villain. Selina Kyle will be the love interest, but probably won't be Catwoman.

In The Dark Knight, it was at one point in question whether Dent would be scarred by the end of the movie or not, since it seemed to be the Joker's show. This was being speculated on up until the release. And what we got was a complete arc, Dent to Two-Face, ending in his death, plus Joker, plus a complicated story between several mob bosses. I suspect the same will be true for the Catwoman character. I can't imagine them holding on to that card, since the next one is said to be the last movie in this series.

 

[Starman]

I agree, Ahnehnois. While my first thought was along the lines of, "Anne Hathaway? Really?" I've got faith that Nolan knows what he's doing. He hasn't disappointed me so far.

 

[Ahnehnois]

I recall what an absurd choice I thought Heath Ledger was (the guy from A Knight's Tale?). No more questions about their casting. Just waiting for the movie to come out.

 

[DumbPaladin]

She's really not who I would have thought they'd choose, but I have nothing against her as an actress, and the director must have seen something in her audition(s?) when he cast her.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Anne Hathaway has Big Eyes and a Small Mouth.* She should do well as a cat-person.







*Okay, she's got a big mouth, but that doesn't fit the joke.

 

[jonesy]

I think she'll do fine. (< do I need to warn you that there might be pictures of Anne in those links?)

 

[Firebeetle]

I love Anne Hathaway, although I still haven't quite forgiven her for Ella Enchanted (such a brilliant book, such a crappy POS movie.)

Do I need to remind everyone that it's not Halle Berry and therefore it is an improvement?