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Warner Brothers didn't want Tim Burton to do another Batman movie, but they did give Tim Burton the opportunity to make a Catwoman spin-off movie instead.
''The Catwoman movie is just a whole new concept, completely open for Tim's creative vision,'' said Tim Burton's spokeswoman in 1993. Michelle Pfeiffer added: ''I would love to do it. Catwoman breaks just about every taboo.''
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308195,00.html
In June 16, 1995 Batman Returns script writer Daniel Waters finished writing the script, which picks up after the events of Batman Returns for the Catwoman spin-off movie that Warner Brothers said they were willing to allow Tim Burton to make instead of Batman 3. Daniel Waters said in 1995, "I just finished a script for Catwoman. I turned it in last Friday. It's her movie. And Tim [Burton] is supposedly going to direct it. I'm just getting response from the script now. Of course, turning it in the day Batman Forever opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman and Catwoman is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script. After the traumas of the second film she has amnesia, and she doesn't really remember why she has all these bullet holes in her body, so she goes to relax in Oasisburg. What Gotham City is to New York, Oasisburg is to Las Vegas- Los Angeles-Palm Springs. [It's a] resort area in the middle of the desert. It's run by a team of superheroes, and the movie has great fun at making fun at the whole male superhero mythos. You can tell my heart is with Catwoman trying to always poke fun at Batman, but it ended up that that annoyed people. But now I've got free rein since Catwoman is my lead, so I have these superheroes who are really so good you hate them. Then they end up being not very good at all deep down, and she's got to go back to that whole Catwoman thing."
http://www.batmanmovieonline.com/articles.php?showarticle=18
Here is Daniel Waters' Catwoman script:
http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/catwoman.txt
Warner Brothers ultimately decided to reject Daniel Waters' Batman Returns spin-off Catwoman script, and it became clear that the Daniel Waters/Tim Burton/Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman spin-off movie wasn't going to happen.
In November 27, 2000 Theresa Rebeck finished a Catwoman script creating a new Catwoman named Patience Price.
http://www.impossiblefunky.com/arch....asp?IshNum=14&Headline=The Mouse That Roared
In 2001 it was announced that Ashley Judd would be replacing Michelle Pfeiffer.
http://www.filmfodder.com/mt-weblog/archives/000908.shtml
In 2002 Warner Brothers signed on a french visual effects worker, who calls himself Pitof, as the director, replacing Tim Burton.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1284.html
Michelle Pfeiffer said that her interest in the film ended when she found out Tim Burton would not be directing. She explained, "Studios like change and there's always a new person playing Batman. Tim Burton isn't involved in the new Catwoman film and I wanted to do it with him. For me, it was really his vision that made it so special."
http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/shownews.php?newsstory=972027351
In February 11, 2003 John Brancato, Michael Ferris and John Rogers finished another script where the new Catwoman was renamed Patience Phillips and has magical cat-powers.
In 2003 Ashley Judd turned down the role and made her Broadway musical debut as Maggie in the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof instead.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424200,00.html
Producers Edward McDonnell and Denise DiNovi quickly approached Nicole Kidman, but she wisely wanted to see the latest script before making any decisions.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,419452,00.html
After reading the script, Nicole Kidman turned down the role. "It's all about, 'Is this artistically worthy?'" she said. "Otherwise, I'd prefer being with my family."
http://www.nicolekidmanunited.com/Articles/Esquire/Esquire200402/index.html
Halle Berry quickly accepted the role of Patience Phillips.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,625641,00.html
''The Catwoman movie is just a whole new concept, completely open for Tim's creative vision,'' said Tim Burton's spokeswoman in 1993. Michelle Pfeiffer added: ''I would love to do it. Catwoman breaks just about every taboo.''
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308195,00.html
In June 16, 1995 Batman Returns script writer Daniel Waters finished writing the script, which picks up after the events of Batman Returns for the Catwoman spin-off movie that Warner Brothers said they were willing to allow Tim Burton to make instead of Batman 3. Daniel Waters said in 1995, "I just finished a script for Catwoman. I turned it in last Friday. It's her movie. And Tim [Burton] is supposedly going to direct it. I'm just getting response from the script now. Of course, turning it in the day Batman Forever opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman and Catwoman is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script. After the traumas of the second film she has amnesia, and she doesn't really remember why she has all these bullet holes in her body, so she goes to relax in Oasisburg. What Gotham City is to New York, Oasisburg is to Las Vegas- Los Angeles-Palm Springs. [It's a] resort area in the middle of the desert. It's run by a team of superheroes, and the movie has great fun at making fun at the whole male superhero mythos. You can tell my heart is with Catwoman trying to always poke fun at Batman, but it ended up that that annoyed people. But now I've got free rein since Catwoman is my lead, so I have these superheroes who are really so good you hate them. Then they end up being not very good at all deep down, and she's got to go back to that whole Catwoman thing."
http://www.batmanmovieonline.com/articles.php?showarticle=18
Here is Daniel Waters' Catwoman script:
http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/catwoman.txt
Warner Brothers ultimately decided to reject Daniel Waters' Batman Returns spin-off Catwoman script, and it became clear that the Daniel Waters/Tim Burton/Michelle Pfeiffer Catwoman spin-off movie wasn't going to happen.
In November 27, 2000 Theresa Rebeck finished a Catwoman script creating a new Catwoman named Patience Price.
http://www.impossiblefunky.com/arch....asp?IshNum=14&Headline=The Mouse That Roared
In 2001 it was announced that Ashley Judd would be replacing Michelle Pfeiffer.
http://www.filmfodder.com/mt-weblog/archives/000908.shtml
In 2002 Warner Brothers signed on a french visual effects worker, who calls himself Pitof, as the director, replacing Tim Burton.
http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1284.html
Michelle Pfeiffer said that her interest in the film ended when she found out Tim Burton would not be directing. She explained, "Studios like change and there's always a new person playing Batman. Tim Burton isn't involved in the new Catwoman film and I wanted to do it with him. For me, it was really his vision that made it so special."
http://www.bollywoodsargam.com/shownews.php?newsstory=972027351
In February 11, 2003 John Brancato, Michael Ferris and John Rogers finished another script where the new Catwoman was renamed Patience Phillips and has magical cat-powers.
In 2003 Ashley Judd turned down the role and made her Broadway musical debut as Maggie in the play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof instead.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424200,00.html
Producers Edward McDonnell and Denise DiNovi quickly approached Nicole Kidman, but she wisely wanted to see the latest script before making any decisions.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,419452,00.html
After reading the script, Nicole Kidman turned down the role. "It's all about, 'Is this artistically worthy?'" she said. "Otherwise, I'd prefer being with my family."
http://www.nicolekidmanunited.com/Articles/Esquire/Esquire200402/index.html
Halle Berry quickly accepted the role of Patience Phillips.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,625641,00.html
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