# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/41 "2011-08-06T20:54:10Z")
Oops, I thought I edited that, I meant Catwoman, not Batwoman. :o ---
**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, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/42 "2011-08-06T20:57:52Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Doesn’t look particularly feline. Looks like the generic gothic leather fetishist aesthetic of the last couple of Bat movies. I like Hathaway, but mostly for her comedic roles. Don’t know if I’d buy her in a serious action flick. > > Then again, I was much less taken with the Batman reboot than most people appear to be. With the lights on the mask and all, it seems they’re going more cat as in “cat burglar” than cat as in “meow.” ---
**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, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/43 "2011-08-06T21:33:56Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > [Here’s a publicity shot of Hathaway in the outfit.](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/annecatwoman.jpg/) Ok, now I’m reading that this shot is a fake, so nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/44 "2011-08-06T21:35:56Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > With the lights on the mask and all, it seems they’re going more cat as in “cat burglar” than cat as in “meow.” Good. Although I do hope she dons the cat ears heading covering at least once. It’s clever and functional. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/45 "2011-08-06T22:59:54Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > With the lights on the mask and all, it seems they’re going more cat as in “cat burglar” than cat as in “meow.” That fits Nolan’s M.O. of trying to rationalise the comic book nature of the characters into a logical reality. And it makes sense, since that’s essentially what Catwoman is anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/46 "2011-08-06T23:48:37Z")
> [@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. This is truth. The man could cast the Olsen twins and my reaction would be “great! When’s it in theaters?” ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/47 "2011-08-07T02:58:15Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > I think Hathaway is a lovely woman, but she’s got a goofy innocence about her that makes it difficult for me to see her as Cat Woman. > [@RickJay](#): > > Watch “Rachel Getting Married.” She can turn that goofiness off like a switch. The woman’s got acting chops. Rachel Getting Married is probably the best example, but Passengers and Havoc show her as not goofily innocent as well. I _really_ don’t like Nolan’s Batman (his Gotham is like an interpretation of what people on some anti-depressants say about flattening the emotional highs and lows come to life on the big screen), but if Anne Hathaway’s in the next one, I might rent it after all. ---
**Author:** ![shannond68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@shannond68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shannond68)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/48 "2011-11-13T06:32:04Z")
While Anne Hathaway has proven herself as a decent actress, I would not have figured her for the role of the sexy iconic villaness, Catwoman. But then again, I balked at Michael Keaton being a convincing Bruce Wayne/Batman, and he turned out to be my favorite of all to ever play the roles, while Nolan’s adaptation still remains THE BEST! Kudos to Ms Hathaway. They just need to ensure that she represents with the curves and contures that a tight cat-suit deserves. I never felt that Michelle Phieffer’s butt was padded enough for me even though she was excellent as Catwoman. While I didn’t like Halle Berry’s embodiment of the character, she looked the best in the cat-suit due to that nice body of hers-namely dat ass! Anne-get started on some beans and rice and pump that booty up. You got everything else. ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/49 "2011-11-13T10:45:42Z")
> [@shannond68](#): > > I never felt that Michelle Phieffer’s butt was padded enough for me She’ll be devastated, I’m sure! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/50 "2011-11-13T11:06:11Z")
I couldn’t give a rat’s behind about… what was her name? Anne Hathaway? Whatever. But, hey, talking about the latest Batman movie - [Juno Temple](http://www.chrishorner.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/juno-temple.jpg) is in it! (Oh, I’m sorry, I got that link wrong - that was the temple of Juno in Agrigento. I mean [this](http://remingtons.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/juno-temple.jpg) [Juno](http://cdnimg.visualizeus.com/thumbs/43/f4/indian,head,dress,native,american,woman,headdress,juno,temple-43f4906f876bd6c245371f4da22ee353_h.jpg) [Temple](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Temple).) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2011, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/51 "2011-11-13T11:23:33Z")
Either her or Rosie O’Donnell, makes no difference. I’d rather have a root canal. ---
**Author:** ![Trick\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Trick\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trick_Rider)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/52 "2011-11-14T01:49:47Z")
After **Rachel Getting Married** , I’m convinced she has the range to pull it off. Of course, part of that is just how tremendously excited I am for the movie as a whole.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674/53 "2011-11-14T03:13:25Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Watch “Rachel Getting Married.” She can turn that goofiness off like a switch. The woman’s got acting chops. That was the first movie where I noticed her. Now when I see some of her other flicks, like Get Smart, I think she 's really lowering herself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-anne-hathaway-will-play-catwoman-your-thoughts/591674.md?page=2)