Stings when you read it in plain language, doesn’t it? Imagine how it must have felt to have been told, “Sorry, you’re not even being given the opportunity to be considered for this part because “we’re not going in an urban direction.”” And let’s not pretend even for a second that we don’t all know what “urban” is code for. Yikes.
Zoë Kravitz never mentioned what part she was trying to audition for at the time and I don’t really think it matters. OK maybe it matters a little, at least to me. Anyone who knows me knows I absolutely hated what Anne Hathaway did with Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. Normally I like her work, but she never fully settled into the role of Selina Kyle. Something about Hathaway’s portrayal was too stiff and contrived for me. Zoë Kravitz on the other hand, everything about her general demeanor fits the role like a perfectly tailored suit. And, according to every early review of The Batman that I’ve read thus far, she nailed it.
Typing up today’s news post reminded me of the moment I read that Zoë Kravitz would be playing Catwoman in The Batman. I specifically remember thinking to myself, “She should have been Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises. Damn, that’s excellent casting!” I’d fully intended on going to see for myself this weekend, but I got the opportunity to enjoy complete silence in my house for the first time since I moved in and seized it. No regrets but avoiding spoilers has been crazy all weekend and it’s only getting worse. Better get to my theater sooner rather than later.