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She’s kept her public image pretty clean so far, but now Anne Hathaway is going to get dirty – Gotham City dirty, that is.
Except for a romance with an Italian real-estate developer who was charged with fleecing investors out of millions , Hathaway has always kept the public’s attention focussed on her acting, not her life.
Her acting will definitely be in the spotlight soon.
Comic book fans are territorial when it comes to the portrayal of their favorite characters, even villains. Michelle Pfeiffer was an acceptable Selina Kyle in Batman Returns, but Halle Berry was given a Razzie award for her 2005 portrayal that appeared to drown the hopes for a Catwoman franchise once and for all.
Now, thanks to the phenomenal success of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, Catwoman will return to tease Christian Bale when The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.
She’ll be joined by Brit actor Tom Hardy who’ll be portraying one of Batman’s most formidable and complex foes, Bane.
Arguably Hardy’s role will draw the most attention, as Bane has appeared before in the abomination that was 1997′s Batman and Robin, in which the character was portrayed as a hulking thug barely capable of stringing two words together. 
Critics and fans were not impressed.
As for Hathaway, she does have one strong voice in her corner. Julie Newmar, considered by many to be the greatest Catwoman of them all, tells The Los Angeles
Times All The Rage blog that she approves of her latest successor. “She’s going to be marvelous,” says Newmar.
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Nolan, Hathaway and Hardy have a chance to do right by these great characters, a sentiment they’ll be hearing in the near future if they head to the convention circuit to plug the upcoming film. Comic conventions, especially the San Diego Comic-Con International, can make or break a film’s chances of generating a positive buzz before hitting the multiplexes.
I know Anne Hathaway has worked for Disney and is used to crowds, but if she hasn’t hit Comic-Con before, then she’s seen nothing yet. With massive crowds exceeding 125,000 over four days, the event is so popular that 4-day passes with access to Preview night for the 2011 Convention sold out two hours before the 2010 convention closed.
Even with a cat’s nine lives, Halle Berry wouldn’t make it out alive.
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I think she can do just about anything: Oscars; Devil Wears Prada; pre-teen princesses…
CatWoman seems a natural fit!
I am so stoked for this! You know Christopher Nolan won’t disappoint. He took a role like the Joker and turned it into an Oscar-award winning character. I can’t wait to see what he does with a role that’s brought a lot of criticism to Batman fans everywhere. I love Hathaway. I have no doubts that she will thrill as Catwoman.
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Oooo! I can’t wait for this! Thanks for the info.
Let’s not forget Eartha Kitt! I think Anne will do a great job. Who knew Heath would be such a great Joker?
i totally agree..I so love Eartha Kitt, especially her perfect cat meow
She was pretty cool, but a lot of people forget about her Catwoman.
is she really going to be catwoman? I think she would be better as poison ivy
Great post. Congrats on being FP.
I’m sorry, but I just can not see Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Of course, she’s beautiful enough. Everytime I see her, though, I think “The Princess Diaries.” For the Catwoman role, she’s too much sugar, not enough spice.
My first thought was… she’s too nice. But on second thought, she always outperforms, so hey, why not play catwoman? Plus catwoman is supposed to be a hottie… and frankly, in my opinion Anne Hathaway fits the bill. Good post!
Ann Hathaway can definitley fill Cat Womans boots. Congrats on FP
I’m not terribly excited about Anne Hathaway…Nolan has a habit of miscasting the lead female roles in this franchise…
Personally, I was hoping for Harley Quinn or possibly the Ventriloquist and Scarface, as those would’ve worked really well in the universe of the two Batman films Mr. Nolan’s done so far. I’m sure he knows what he’s doing…at least, I hope he knows what he’s doing. Great article, though I disagree on one small point. Calling Batman and Robin an abomination is an insult to abominations everywhere. It’s so far below abomination that there’s not even words in the English language bad enough to describe it.
I’m excited to see what Hathaway does with this role! She’s really become one of my favourite actresses.
Ah…Comic-Con… One of my few regrets (so far) is that the only time I’ve been to San Diego was AFTER the last one and before the next one. I will have my day there, and I may be lost in the crowd, but I will see many things to gladden my fanboy heart, I’m sure.
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I’m having trouble picturing her in the role, but she is very talented, and I haven’t forgotten her darker character in Rachel Getting Married, so I am sure she can pull it off.
I think Anne Hathaway is a logical choice for the Catwoman role.
I agree with Julie. Anne is going to be marvelous. I don’t just say that because I think Anne’s got the right stuff for the role, but also because I trust Chris Nolan. He hasn’t done the Batman franchise wrong thus far and I don’t think he’s planning on messing up now. Best of luck, Anne!
I generally assume Nolan knows what he’s doing when it comes to films, so I agree that Hathaway will be good.
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I believe she was reported to be playing Selina Kyle, which hints that this may be a sort of origin story for Catwoman, or perhaps bo Catwoman in this film at all. If they go for the high class socialite version of Selina she will be totally believable, and then they can build the Catwoman persona around her strengths. I am all for this casting.
Nice post and cant wait for the movie
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I am very worried about Hathaway as Cat Woman. As one of the territorial comic book fans I don’t think she’ll be able to pull out the evil needed to play Cat Woman, that and I haven’t seen her in anything where she doesn’t play an unwilling lover to a man with some defect.
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i am really excited to see how anne hathaway portrays the new catwoman. she is a really great actress but i would love to see the darkside. and tom hardy was awesome in inception, i wonder if theyre going to make him workout like crazy.
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She’s gonna be Anne Cathaway!!!! Haha. Good post!
I would love to see David Tennant come into the ring as the Riddler. At this point Batman has thrashed his way past Ra’s, (I still won’t accept the Scarecrow one of my favourite Batman villans was taken down by Katie Holmes), and the Joker. Really it would pay off to see some of Batmans detective skills for once that didn’t involve the Bat-Computer doing all the work for Bale. Having another great MIND to challange the Bat would have unlimited story-telling potential, maybe even show off his master of disguise skills that seem to have gone un-used through every single movie. EDWARD NIGMA COME ON DOWN!
Anne is such a great beauty with brains to booth. She will be great in the world. The blog post was well done. I can see why it made FP.
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she would definitely be good in batman!! congrats on being freshly pressed! :]
Thanks for this interesting post and congrats onbeing FP.
I actually have little to no interest in comic anything but my new son-in-law who is a Harvard grad lawyer working for the feds has cases of the skinnies in his house. So I guess I am just not getting it…..?
As to Anne the big features of this young beaut seem apropos to the comic-book portrayal.
She rocked in Brokeback.
I’m looking forward to seeing this movie and I do hope they make Bane much better than in his first go around in the movies. Last time, they messed him up big time.
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Here is a blog predicting how the movie will end. http://lpcomics.com/2011/01/22/how-i-think-the-dark-knight-rises-will-end/
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I’d love the see the lovely Miss Anne Hathway get her mean on and play cat woman. I think she’d surprise us all and be puuuuurrfect…oh that was bad.
After ‘Love and Other Drugs’ things can only improve, right?
I think she’ll do well in the role. She’s a good actress, quite graceful, and has a wonderfully melodious voice. I think the voice cinches it.
Yes, yes, yes! 1000 times yes!
I believe that Anne Hathaway brought me around to being a fan with her performance in “Alice in Wonderland.” Her taking on the role of Catwoman makes me think of her playing The White Queen. Her timing was quite good in that.
she would definitely be good in batman!! congrats on being freshly pressed! :]
I loved Christopher Nolan’s take on the Joker. It was very effective.
Casting Heath Ledger was a questionable yet great choice.
In that situation, the actor rose to the occasion. That was sheer talent-nothing more, nothing less.
I am intersted to see howAnne Hathway performs. Personally, I do not feel that she has enough sex appeal. Shes too cute!
Michele Pfieffer went from being meek to a deranged catwoman. She even had the voice down!!
I think she can do it. She can do drama and comedy, why not Action! I love her!
…I don’t care what she is in…I’ll go see it…
Very well written! When I was done and ready to move on I’d forgotten I was reading someone’s blog! I was all disoriented for a minute and then remembered I’d found you on FP
Well done and super excited for this movie to come out!
Thanks. Your blog rocks!
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I trust Hathaway will do well. I have faith in her!
A great choice for cat woman!
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I am actually really excited to see her play this role. I’m not the biggest comic book fan and I’m not one of those that will get completely outraged if one of them are cast wrongly. But I’m confident in her acting abilities. I can just see Hathaway’s dark side looming underneath all the glamor. Congrats on being Fresh
I LOVE Anne Hathaway.
she’s absolutely stunning…so..of course!
but she is a great actress so i’m game for that
I’ve seen Anne Hathaway at Wonder Con in San Francisco. Not as big as Comic Con, but I think she will have somewhat of an idea of how crazy the fans are.
She is a good actress and will surely do well with that role. After I watched “devil wears prada” really impressed with her acting.
halley b. and her is equally hot.
It’s true..they’re both hot!
I’m actually really looking forward to this. I was also hoping for a Harley Quinn as it seems a logical choice for a feasible continuation of the storyline… Psychiatrist in love with The Joker taking revenge on Batman- you get the drift. Anyway I’m sure Anne Hathaway will be great seeing as how she’s an insanely versatile actress. Hopefully her costume will be as interesting as Michelle Pfeifer’s!
I’m sure it will be.
I think she’ll do great.
They wouldn’t have picked her for such a role if they didn’t think she had the potential to deliver!
Can’t wait!
Me too. Should be interesting.
I can’t wait I think she will look sexy and mysterious, a new character so different than what we are use to seeing her as.
This is true.
I bet she’ll be 1028374757574327 times better than Halle Berry
Of course!
No, no, no, no, no….not Anne Hathaway. She’s too goofey. She does romantic comedies. Does anyone see her as sexy, beguiling and athletic? Maybe if it was Batman, the Musical. Michelle Pfeiffer will reign as Catwoman. If I had my way it would have been Marion Cotillard, Angelina Jolie, Chloe Sevigny…. Catwoman is a seductress.
Don’t sell her short. Maybe she can tap into her inner seductress.
I dont know she seems like to much of GOOD GIRL:) http://WWW.COPPERETIQUETTE.WORDPRESS.COM
I’m sure she’s capable of being a BAD GIRL when necessary.
I dont know, Nolan has a great cast election, i can say is a Fail alredy.
Time will tell.
im not going to lie…i dont think i could handle watching anne hathaway for 2 plus hours in that suit. i might combust.
That is something to consider!
beautiful lady and beautiful actor.
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She is a good actress and will surely do well with that role. After I watched “devil wears prada” really impressed with her acting.
Me too!
Me too. She should be great.
Great post. While I can’t imagine her as Catwoman at the moment, I’m sure she has enough chops to do her right.
That’s more than true.
We’ll see.So much depends on the script.
heyy, she looks beautifull like usual!
i love it!
Well! that’s acting roll of the part, will be out of the box for her. i hope she can pull it off. she does on all her other rolls. stillgot love for her though. great post… loved it..
She`ll be awesome with that character.. It`ll be fine…. She`s a good actress. That`s the most important thing… Plus, SHE GOT THE LOOK and PHYSIQUE… Thanx for posting…. Excited for the movies…
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I hope it is this movie that gets me any interest in Catwoman. I’ll be positive, comic-based movies have really improved a lot.
They really have.
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This is true!
That was a really interesting article, thank you for posting it.
You’re welcome! Thanks for reading.
I’m really not sure if she can putt of baddy status. Will be keeping my eyes out for this one!
Anne Hathaway will make a brilliant Catwoman. Think of her progression as an actress through the years. This is a role that will put her front and center in the Hollywood spotlight. The comparison you make about former actresses who have played Catwoman is spot on. Michelle Pfieffer played a great Catwoman in my opinion. She really embodied the transition that character took throughout the movie. I really hope Anne can do the same.
I’m sure she will. Thanks for visiting.
Personally I don’t even think you can count Berry as a Catwoman. She wasn’t Selina Kyle and it didn’t take place in Gotham. Even Warner Bros wouldn’t claim her as the DC character when the movie came out. It was a sham…
I couldn’t agree more!
I have such high expectations for this movie! At first, with the untimely death of Heath Ledger, I thought that the franchise was dead (or at least would never live up to it’s former glory). However, it’s articles like this that make me think otherwise. Hathaway has done some bad movies and some good movies, but this character seems like it will be an excellent fit. Between catwoman, bane, and who knows who else, this is shaping up to be a fit successor to The Dark Knight.
I sure hope so.
On the outside she maay seem pure and innocent, but viewers will see a side to Hathaway they haven’t seen before – oozing sex appeal. Expect her to be on the front cover of many unsalubrious lads’ mags for a few years tto come after the next Batman film’s initial release. The only thing that leads me to this conclusion is the simple fact that Christopher Nolan, at the moment, can do nothing wrong. Everything he touches turns to gold.
I also have a good feeling about the next Superman film (which he’s also involved with (but that’s by the by).
We’ll see. I have a feeling you’re right.
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