Catwoman
The original antihero has had rough treatment on the silver screen with some dodgy outings that reached crisis point with 2004’s Catwoman. Thirteen years on, those lasting flesh wounds might still be enough to put execs off the character, but Christopher Nolan’s 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises demonstrated the fascinating duality at the heart of Selina Kyle. Anne Hathaway had the necessary sass and savvy to pull it off, but she brought an element of humanity that’s so desperately needed as well.
Having carried the character quite competently, Hathaway would be an obvious choice for a Catwoman reboot or origin story, but where would a Hathaway-led outing sit within the canon of the Nolan films?
A better fit, then, would be a new choice altogether; an actress with the necessary bite to bring Catwoman to life. You could imagine Alicia Vikander or Rooney Mara giving the role a new edge, but with both actresses in demand, a fresh face would work, too.
Either way, Catwoman is an indelible part of the Batman lore, and provided the actress, script and filmmaker is right, she’s noteworthy enough to strike out on her own.
Published: Mar 14, 2017 01:00 pm