The Dark Knight Rises Shirley Manson Purrs About Her Catwoman Potential

[FlawlessVictory]

Shirley Manson Purrs About Her Catwoman Potential
Published by Jennifer Vineyard on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 10:54 am.

Should Catwoman play a part in the next Batman movie, who would should put on the catsuit? Everyone’s tossing names out – from Maggie Gyllenhaal who didn’t get enough of her Caped Crusader in “The Dark Knight” and wants to come back for more, to Angelina Jolie, who Julie Newmar advocates, to Cher, who was supposedly was already cast according to one erroneous report but was actually not.

Here’s one more name to throw in the meow mix: Shirley Manson from Garbage.

“I’d love to play Catwoman,” she told MTV News.

Shirley’s currently kicking ass in “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” her first acting role, as a liquid metal T-1000 model — in the season opener, she morphed from being a urinal in the men’s bathroom to a killing machine in a shocking reveal. Shocking, because up to that point, you were led to believe she was just the driven, perhaps cold CEO of a company who paid no mind to the needs of her employees in her single-minded quest to acquire some new technology.

And that’s the sort of quality she says she would bring to Catwoman.

“She’s supposed to be difficult,” Manson said. “I just think Catwoman hasn’t really been fully realized yet. Certainly I haven’t seen it. Halle Berry wasn’t quite right. And while I liked Michelle Pfeiffer, to a certain degree, I didn’t think she was dangerous. She was more cute than fierce. Not enough of the beast in her. If you’re going to embody a cartoon character like that, you have to be a bit more inexplicable, intangible. Make it more of a mystery.”

Granted, Manson hasn’t had the same level of acting experience as some of the frontrunners for the part, but she doesn’t care – you gotta start somewhere.

“It would be good fun,” she said. “I’m their girl.”

Can you see Shirley Manson as Catwoman? Who else would be good for the part?

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/09/18/shirley-manson-purrs-about-her-catwoman-potential/

 

[Symbiotic]

I think there are others who'd be better for the part.

 

[Jokers_Wild]

she morphed from being a urinal in the men’s bathroom to a killing machine

something just sounds so wrong about that...

 

[I Am The Knight]

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/09/18/shirley-manson-purrs-about-her-catwoman-potential/

Where to begin on this.

from Maggie Gyllenhaal who didn’t get enough of her Caped Crusader in “The Dark Knight” and wants to come back for more

OK

to Angelina Jolie, who Julie Newmar advocates

Whaaaa...

And while I liked Michelle Pfeiffer, to a certain degree, I didn’t think she was dangerous. She was more cute than fierce. Not enough of the beast in her.

WTF? Catwoman was f'n fierce, dammitt!!

"If you’re going to embody a cartoon character like that, you have to be a bit more inexplicable, intangible. Make it more of a mystery.”

Not sure what she means by this. Intangible?

 

[Spider-Fan83]

she loses some points for referring to her as "a cartoon character"
(even though, she has been in the cartoons, ofcourse, but, it shows she’s probably not that familiar with the comics)

 

[Two-Face]

I never seen Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles so I don't know if she can actBut this picture shows "no for Catwoman look"

 

[Brick]

I thought she had a thick scottish accent. How would that work

 

[sethcohen]

no thanks shirley... im not even sure i like you in terminator... stick with garbage please

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Sweet Jesis... No !

Don't like her look for the character or anything she had to say about it.

And Michelle Pheiffer, not 'fierce' - she was effin' nuts!

...

So again... Thanks but No thanks!

 

[I Am The Knight]

stick with garbage please

Nice pun

 

[PyroChamber]

What's up with all this news coming from MTV?

 

[Gianakin_]

I never seen Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles so I don't know if she can actBut this picture shows "no for Catwoman look"

She sucks in TSCC. Sucks, sucks, sucks.

 

[darkseid26]

everyone wants a piece of The Dark Knight pie.

 

[Mister J]

Shirley is kidding herself and some of what she said makes me think she doesn't know what the hell she's talking about.

Egads. It's going to be a long wait for something worthwhile.

 

[The Major]

No.

 

[OwlBoy]

What's up with all this news coming from MTV?

They've added a comics section

 

[Mister J]

Anything to keep from focusing on music, eh MTV?

 

[Banquet]

She's.... too ugly. Sorry had to say it.

 

[SuperZer0]

This is RIDICULOUS!

MTV, you better stop it right now. First, it was Cher, now it's Shirley Manson. Who's gonna be next? Bjork? Courtney Love? Britney Spears?

Give me a break!

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Yea it seems MTV are just throwing stupid ideas out there, much like some people on here! LOL i kid i kid!!
But how can she say Phfifer wasn't fierce? She was brilliant in Returns, in fact i think she was the best thing about it. " Lifes a *****, now so am I!!" classic line. Oh and how can anyone forget when she plucks Oswalds little birdy from the cage and sticks it in here mouth making weird orgasmic noises!! Classic aswell.
In fact i wouldn't mind seeing Phfifer reprise her role as Catwoman, obviously ain't gonna happen though.

 

[Laderlappen]

This is RIDICULOUS!

MTV, you better stop it right now. First, it was Cher, now it's Shirley Manson. Who's gonna be next? Bjork? Courtney Love? Britney Spears?

Give me a break!

Sad thing is that Björk and Cher are better actresses than many of the suggested actresses for Catwoman.

 

[CFE]

I don't think Shirley's "Ugly" per say...in fact, she has very feline-looking eyes. She's a very beautiful woman...perhaps just not the right look for Selina.

But if "TSCC" is any indication, I'd have to pass on this one and stick with my gut as far a casting Catwoman...

And my instinct officially, as of now, is siding with Kate Beckinsale.

CFE

 

[Commodore Schmidlapp]

**** no

 

[I Am The Knight]

Anything to keep from focusing on music, eh MTV?

Tell me about it. I stopped watching MTV years ago because of that

 

[sv2]

How about no? This clip alone (from the terminator show) should expel her from touching the franchise in any form.

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