Catwoman Is The Batman's Biggest Villain Challenge

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Zoë Kravtiz's Catwoman is TheBatman's biggest villain challenge, as she has the biggest shoes to fill. Matt Reeves' reboot of the Dark Knight includes pitting Robert Pattinson's Batman against various foes from his extensive comics canon. The Riddler (Paul Dano) is The Batman's main villain, as he uncovers a dark secret about Bruce Wayne's past. The movie also includes Penguin (Colin Farrell) as another antagonist, while Catwoman blurs the line between friend and foe. Each villain presents The Batman with different challenges, but Selina Kyle is the biggest one facing the anticipated DC movie.

Thanks to Batman's popularity and place in cinema history, audiences have seen him battle Riddler, Penguin, and Catwoman before. Adam West's Batman featured its own campy version of Riddler, and Jim Carrey put his comedic spin on the character in Batman Forever. Meanwhile, Danny Devito brought Penguin to life previously in Batman Returns. Catwoman has been a big part of Batman's movie history, though. Her appearances include Lee Meriweather in Batman: The Movie, Michelle Pfeiffer's iconic Catwoman in Batman Returns, Halle Berry in Catwoman, and Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises. Reeves has to reintroduce each of these characters now as part of his franchise.

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By utilizing multiple villains audiences are previously familiar with, The Batman is inviting comparisons to what came before. This is nothing new, as viewers will immediately compare Pattinson's Dark Knight to prior iterations. Zoë Kravitz's Selina Kyle will be similarly compared to what came before, specifically Pfeiffer and Hathaway's portrayals, and that is a big challenge The Batman has to