# So Anne Hathaway will play Catwoman. Your thoughts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674 "2011-08-06T01:37:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/1 "2011-08-06T01:37:54Z")
So now that [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=476385&highlight=catwoman) question has been answered, what’s your opinion on the casting choice? I’m conflicted. Anne Hathaway, with her big brown eyes, may literally look like a cat, but she sure doesn’t strike me as type – too much “good girl.” But then, it can work out pretty spectacularly when they cast against type and the performer nails it – and I trust that Christopher Nolan can get her to play nasty. So, maybe Anne Hathaway can be a Good Girl Gone Bad (well, playing bad). And I say that’s a gift to all of male kind. 😉 I do feel safe in predicting that this Catwoman won’t reach the heights of the Michelle Pfeiffer version, but Pfeiffer was stellar, IMHO, even worthy of an Oscar nomination. [Photo here.](http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2820652800/tt1345836) Not the most revealing, but that red lipstick looks all right, even from a distance. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/2 "2011-08-06T01:40:16Z")
There’s another photo out there that’s more revealing - although it’s apparently fake. 😉 I’m still kind of surprised by the casting choice, but I don’t know what they plan to do with the character and I’m more than willing to trust them until I can find out. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/3 "2011-08-06T01:40:25Z")
Nice thing about Anne Hathaway movies is that they always star the ever-delightful (and to me quite hawt) Anne Hathaway. My name is JohnT and I approve this casting choice. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/4 "2011-08-06T01:46:15Z")
Schwing! ---
**Author:** ![Kozmik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8dc957/32.png) [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/5 "2011-08-06T01:55:13Z")
Meow!! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/6 "2011-08-06T01:56:16Z")
My thoughts are that Nolan has more than earned the benefit of the doubt on any and all casting choices for the foreseeable future. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/7 "2011-08-06T02:07:55Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Nice thing about Anne Hathaway movies is that they always star the ever-delightful (and to me quite hawt) Anne Hathaway. > > My name is JohnT and I approve this casting choice. 😃 Yeah, well, there’s this. I haven’t seen a Batman movie in ages, but you make a point, provided she’s both slinky and naked for 90% of the movie. Julie Newmar is still MY Catwoman. Don’t tell her, but under the right conditions (see above) I can switch. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/8 "2011-08-06T02:17:25Z")
Is it just me, or does that look like she’s riding the Bat-bike (?). ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/9 "2011-08-06T02:22:11Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Is it just me, or does that look like she’s riding the Bat-bike (?). Yes, she is. And it’s an official photo too ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/10 "2011-08-06T02:52:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > There’s another photo out there that’s more revealing - although it’s apparently fake. 😉 Pfftt… for that, you can just rent Love & Anne Hathaway’s Boobs. Staring Anne Hathaway’s boobs, Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/11 "2011-08-06T03:17:05Z")
[Here’s a previous thread on the casting of Hathaway as Catwoman](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=593741) (and Hardy as Bane). My input to that thread: > [@Tangent](#): > > Hathaway was pretty good in an “action” role as Agent 99 in the Get Smart movie, so I can see her pulling off Catwoman. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/12 "2011-08-06T03:26:27Z")
Costume needs sideboob. Please have sideboob. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/13 "2011-08-06T03:38:35Z")
[Here are some further set photos for those who are interested.](http://www.spoilertv.co.uk/images/Movies/Batman%203%20-%20The%20Dark%20Knight%20Rises/Set%20Photos/5th%20August%202011/) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/14 "2011-08-06T03:47:56Z")
This explains the title. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/15 "2011-08-06T03:48:09Z")
Whar sideboob? SIDEBOOooOOB! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/16 "2011-08-06T03:50:05Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > My thoughts are that Nolan has more than earned the benefit of the doubt on any and all casting choices for the foreseeable future. Yeah, I’m mostly on this page, also. Nolan is pretty bad-ass and can go pretty dark. If he saw something in Hathaway, I’m on board. Oops, didn’t know there was already a thread out there on this – who knew a thread about Catwoman being cast wouldn’t have her name name in the title. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/17 "2011-08-06T03:51:40Z")
[Here’s](http://justjared.buzznet.com/photo-gallery/2566966/anne-hathaway-as-dark-knight-rises-catwoman-first-look-02/) additional photos of catwoman on the bat-pod. Not much different than the one in the OP, just different angles. (you can see her body full length, though) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/18 "2011-08-06T03:55:12Z")
Hathaway doesn’t do that much for me, but Michelle Pfeiffer’s hotness factor in the role is probably untouchable anyway, and I trust Nolan to do something interesting with the character. I was originally kind of non-plussed about hearing that Heath Ledger had been cast as the Joker, and now it’s all but impossible to to imagine anybody else. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/19 "2011-08-06T04:07:33Z")
They are going to have catwoman and bane. And more twoface? I see a bad moon rising. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/20 "2011-08-06T04:27:34Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > And more twoface? He’s dead. Where are they getting more of him? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674.md?page=2)