Check out the first view of Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in "The Dark Knight Rises"
By James Brady RyanAugust 5th, 2011, 9:37 amComments (27)Christopher Nolan (and his film's marketing team) have finally given the insatiable internet masses a first look at Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/maybe Catwoman in the upcoming trilogy topper The Dark Knight Rises, after giving us a look at Tom Hardy as Bane a few months ago. So, how does Hathaway look? Drumroll, please:
So, a note about whether this is a shot of Hathaway as a civilian or a vigilante: the image, which came from the movie's official site, was given the name "selina_kyle," which could mean something but could also be one of those things people obsess over online for weeks but turns out to be nothing. My thought: if this is the Selina Kyle persona, and she's already wearing skin-tight leather and riding a giant motorcycle, perhaps the distinction between Kyle and Catwoman won't be as clear as the distinction between Bruce Wayne and Batman. Mmmm, baseless speculation: the bread and butter of the internet.
Also: good to see Kyle is Bluetooth enabled. Having your hands free is important when you're driving indoors.
Commentarium (27 Comments)
I would like butter with my white bread please.
I love me some Anne Hathaway. But she's just not quite "vixen" enough to follow Pfeiffer.
Not supposed to be... Phiffer and Barry were horrible Catwomans, they just looked good in the suit. Nolan doesn't do camp.
Nothing campier than Bale's ridiculous batman voice.
i second that emotion re: Bale's laughably gruff whisper shout
I don't see the Bale growl as campy, just kind of odd. And, well, he is also trying to disguise his voice you know to protect his identity, so that is probably what I would do too since I can't come up with my own voices very well.
berry?
I've always had the same thought as Julian. Bruce Wayne is a world famous billionaire, his voice would be recognized. So it's either go deep and maybe be slightly intimidating or go high pitched and get laughed off the rooftop.
Nice ride...
I'm not among those who thinks any more Batman movies are necessary
okay
Cool story bro
Someone should let that lady host the Oscars.
still not convinced...
Zoe Saldana wasn't available? How about JeeJa Yanin...perfect age and kicks ass like crazy.
Completely second that.W I'd say that Asian and African ancestry lends to the graceful, lean builds that "Catwoman' brings to mind...
Beyond the physicality, actors (or maybe directors) should remember that shrill emoting does not equate depth in scenes. I'd love to root for Ms. Hathaway but her acting has really never convinced me that she's not one of those awful Glee kids. She even looks like a better version of the hammy one w/ two first names.
On a related tangent: why is Ms. Saldana overlooked all the time? She's stunning and seems to hold her own as an actress in most of the fluff I've seen.
I thought James Franco was going to play Cat Woman?
that would be hot. XD
he turned down the role because she at no stage is ever invissible.
LAME.
I was secretly excited about the movie & looking forward to it, but that Anne Hathaway photo killed my Batman movie boner. Now, it just looks stupid. ( With a simple Zorro mask, no one will be able to recognize the character :P )
I agree!!!
I agree it doesn't look great, either. But I didn't think so for any of the promo shots of The Dark Knight, and that movie was, like, my boyfriend.
She looks worse than Halle Berry did in her schmatta. Plus, Anne is a strange-looking girl.
I BE HER BATMAN
Now you say something