Zoë Kravitz Goes Deeper On Problematic Dark Knight Rises Casting Rejection
Zoë Kravitz opens up more about the problematic way she was rejected from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Right now, audiences are all abuzz about The Batman, the latest big screen take on the iconic DC character starring Robert Pattinson and Kravitz. Provided one deems Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice more of an ensemble film, The Batman is the first film centered only on the Caped Crusader to arrive since 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. That installment capped off Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy with a somewhat divisive story.
The Dark Knight Rises introduced major comics characters like Bane (Tom Hardy), Talia al Ghul (Marion Cotillard), and Catwoman (Anne Hathaway). The Nolan film could've also included Kravitz as well, as she revealed years after the movie was released that she attempted to audition for The Dark Knight Rises. However, she was prevented from doing so because someone associated with the production claimed they "weren't going urban" for the movie. Kravitz's Dark Knight Rises story sparked outrage among fans and those within the industry, and many took her casting as The Batman's Catwoman to be the perfect reversal of fortune.
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As she promotes The Batman, Kravitz has discussed various parts of her career. In a recent interview with The Guardian, she opened up about her experience with The Dark Knight Rises, expanding further on how it felt for her in the moment. Kravitz was careful not to accuse Nolan, but was nevertheless honest about how she had been feeling. She said:
“I don’t know if it came directly from Chris Nolan. I think it was probably a casting director of some kind, or a casting director’s assistant… Being a woman
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