Will the time ever be right for a Catwoman reboot?

[JAK®]

In what way do people want Nolan's movies to be closer to the comics? Joe Schumacher's movies were very comic-book-like, but people hated them.

Joel Schumacher's movies resembled the comics of the '50s and '60s. And they weren't very good. Obviously a good comic accurate adaption wouldn't resemble them.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

I never understood why Catwoman was made into a 100million SFX feature in the first place? A Catwoman movie should cost 50mil at most and actually be taken seriously.

I'd love to see a good Catwoman movie but I doubt thats going to happen.

 

[Timstuff]

They wanted it to be like Spider-Man where it was full of glitzy CGI stunt doubles and crap like that. Keep in mind, the people behind the movie did not have any knowledge of the character's mythos outside of what was in Batman Returns, and with that big blank slate they reached for the most popular touchstone of the time-- Spider-Man, and tried to apply what they believed made that film popular to their idea of what Catwoman is. Needless to say, the end result was a flaming turd.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

^Yes because people actually liked Spider-Man and well Spider-Man has always had magical powers.

I hate the idea of Catwoman having magical powers, I don't even like it being implied in any way shape or form.

 

[Timstuff]

Having Anne Hathaway as Catwoman in DKR is at the very least a great way to leave the door open for her to headline a Catwoman movie, if the bean counters decide that she's a viable character for her own film. She's a young but established talent, and the movies she's headlined have done great at the box office. Box office viability was one of the big reasons a lot of people had her as a contender for a hypothetical Wonder Woman movie. They couldn't have picked a better actress to carry a CW movie, even if that was not necessarily the motive.

Also, I'm sure EVERYONE is going to be buzzing about Hathaway after DKR. Not to the extremes that they were with Ledger (like it or not, Joker being a posthumous performance was a contributing factor), but it's a huge role for any actress to land. The demand for Hathaway in movies is only going to go up after her being in DKR, and she quite likely has an Oscar win somewhere in her future (she already got nominated for one in 2009).

Ignoring the Halle Berry disaster, from a business POV a true Catwoman spinoff movie would be a great way to cash in-- Batman is a colossal film franchise, and after DKR, Catwoman is going to be everywhere, especially once Halloween rolls around. If they have a popular character in a huge movie franchise played by a popular actress who is capable of headlining successful films on her own, it would be an ideal time to capitalize. Even on a "small" budget, as long as the script were there they'd stand a good chance at bringing in a good profit for the studio.

One of the tricky things is, what would they call it? "Catwoman" is already taken (unfortunately), but as The Dark Knight proves, sometimes you don't need something as straightfoward as using the main character's name. Personally, I kind of like "The Nine Lives of Catwoman." "Selina's Big Score" worked nicely for the graphic novel of the same name, however I doubt the film will be a direct adaptation of it.

Also, another thing that a Catwoman reboot could give the fans: the "Nolanized" version of Black Mask!

 

[GhostPoet]

In what way do people want Nolan's movies to be closer to the comics? Joe Schumacher's movies were very comic-book-like, but people hated them.

I still believe the game Arkham Asylum would have made the perfect Batman film. Heck, you wouldn't even need to change the suit. The suit was perfect for a film.

A true Batman film should display the three major aspects of Batman.

His NEAR super-human intelligence.
His martial arts skills
His detective skills

Anyway, as someone else said about Catwoman...the budget should be smaller. Catwoman's film shouldn't be glitzy. She's a thief. It's what she does. Throw in her stealing from Black Mask or some other villain and you have a great thief film.

 

[Red Mask]

Ditto on the detective skills. None of the Batman films have proven he's a great detective.

 

[Red Mask]

^Yes because people actually liked Spider-Man and well Spider-Man has always had magical powers.

I hate the idea of Catwoman having magical powers, I don't even like it being implied in any way shape or form.

Maybe Nolan should ditch any Catwoman fight scenes. It's not his strongest point anyway.

 

[Red Mask]

^Yes because people actually liked Spider-Man and well Spider-Man has always had magical powers.

I hate the idea of Catwoman having magical powers, I don't even like it being implied in any way shape or form.

Maybe Nolan should ditch any Catwoman fight scenes. It's not his strongest point anyway.

 

[Timstuff]

I still believe the game Arkham Asylum would have made the perfect Batman film. Heck, you wouldn't even need to change the suit. The suit was perfect for a film.

A true Batman film should display the three major aspects of Batman.

His NEAR super-human intelligence.
His martial arts skills
His detective skills

Anyway, as someone else said about Catwoman...the budget should be smaller. Catwoman's film shouldn't be glitzy. She's a thief. It's what she does. Throw in her stealing from Black Mask or some other villain and you have a great thief film.

I don't think people would react that well to the black undies. Maybe if the suit were all black it would work in a film, though. (also, I wasn't too keen on the really tall forehead and ears)

 

[JAK®]

Making the suit all black is just lazy, not to mention unnecessary.

 

[GhostPoet]

I don't think people would react that well to the black undies. Maybe if the suit were all black it would work in a film, though. (also, I wasn't too keen on the really tall forehead and ears)

Hey, if superman can walk around in a colorful costume with the undies, Batman can. And if need be, they can done down the gray so there isn't so much of a color difference. The main point is what the suit is made out of...it's not bulky. It's armored, but allows for easy movement for martial arts.

 

[JAK®]

It's really stupid to make the blanket statement "black and grey doesn't work" when black and grey can vary as much as this;

I assume most people with that opinion are thinking of the former.

 

[Timstuff]

If you guys want to defend Batman having a gray and blue costume instead of a black one, do it in this thread. The thread you're in is for Catwoman.

 

[storyteller]

I think Catwoman and many other characters only really work for a large base when they are paired with their corresponding superhero. Catwoman doesn't interest me as a solo character all that much. Catwoman barely has one comic out which to me demonstrates that she just doesn't have much of calling to be a movie for the mass. Now something small scale can appeal directly to the characters fans. But like Elektra, the general audience simply enjoys the female heroine because of the male lead. Its like friends who tolerate/like their other friends GF(and they don't want to have a relationship with her). Once they break up they don't want to hang out with the Ex anymore.

 

[Timstuff]

Catwoman has had her own comic series for almost 20 years. There's certainly enough material there to put together a solid script. Maybe Christian Bale could have a cameo in the film as Bruce Wayne, but it would still be a Catwoman movie through and through.

 

[Silvermoth]

After seeing Hathaway's Catwoman, I would love to see another Catwoman movie! Done right this time, in the spirit of Ocean's Eleven.

Daniel Craig as The Blonde would be incredible.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

Honestly wouldn't hate a Catwoman spin-off right now.

Will Hathaway want to reprise the role without Nolan's directing? I don't think so.

Would Nolan be happy his characters are being used away from his films? Hell NO!

But, really, if marvel do go ahead with a Black Widow spin-off, expect Catwoman.

 

[Isub_Zero]

Catwomen isn't own by Christopher Nolan! She existed long before him. Neither is Batman and almost any other characters in Nolan's batman trilogy.

 

[psylockolussus]

As much as I enjoyed Nolan's Batman...i'd really prefer a director who can bring the characters closer to the comic. Heck, I'd prefer Snyder for Batman...but he's already doing Superman.

Yeah me too. The Dark Knight films are more of a crime film than a comic-book movie.

And as for a Catwoman reboot, I don't want to see a Catwoman solo movie again. Just include her in a Batman film.