The Batman's Catwoman Already Looks Better Than The Dark Knight Rises
The new version of Catwoman in The Batman already looks like a better representation of the comic character than the iteration seen in The Dark Knight Rises. Directed and co-written by Matt Reeves, The Batman will be the first installment of a new Batman continuity, providing a fresh new take on the Dark Knight’s iconic mythos. This includes a new version of Catwoman, played by Zoe Kravitz. If The Batman’s trailers are any indication, Kravitz’s version of Catwoman will be much closer to the Selina Kyle of the comics than the previous film iteration, played wonderfully by Anne Hathaway in Christopher Nolan’s critically-acclaimed Batman films.
Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy rebooted WB’s near-decade-long Batman film series by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. Nolan’s films notably grounded his films in (relative) realism, exploring the psychology of Bruce Wayne and explaining his methods and gadgetry as Batman. The upcoming reboot appears to be taking a similar approach to Nolan’s trilogy, though perhaps with a bit more comic book inspiration.
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Christopher Nolan’s realistic take on the Batman mythos applied to Catwoman as well. While Hathaway’s version of Selina Kyle is a highly-skilled and morally gray cat burglar who becomes an ally (and eventual love interest) to Bruce Wayne, many of her comic counterpart’s traits are glossed over or ignored. Zoe Kravitz’s upcoming iteration of Catwoman is already proving to be a more comic-accurate depiction of the character, based on The Batman’s promotional material. Moreover, the fact that Kravitz’s version of Catwoman is being introduced in the first installment of a new Batman film series rather than
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