New Batman Rumor: Cher as Catwoman?
And The Dark Knight sequel gossip continues. Could Cher be in line to play Catwoman in the next Batman installment? The British newspaper The Telegraph is citing a “studio executive” source, claiming that Cher us “Nolan’s first choice” for the role.
“He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years,” says the Telegraph’s source. “The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry’s purring creations.”
I agree with slashfilm, that this is not very likely. Regardless of Cher’s abilities as an actress (Moonstruck f’n rocks and I don’t care what anyone says) or that an aging icon playing an aging diva supervillian is kind of a cool idea – as of a couple weeks ago, Nolan hadn’t even officially signed on for a third film. Which makes any casting rumors, at this point, a bit ridiculous.
Slashfilm also provided this neat little Batman rumor timeline, which I totally appreciate because I thoroughly enjoy organizational tools for geekiness:
- June 29th: Gary Oldman suggested The Riddler might be the main villain during an interview with /Film. It was unclear if he had any information reguarding that possible direction, or if he was just thinking out loud.
- July 3rd: Goyer admitted to BatmanOnFilm that the realistic tone of the Nolanverse would prevent some of the more unrealistic characters from making an appearance: “You’re not going to see Clayface in these films”
- July 9th: David Goyer told /Film at the Junket: ‘There are dozens, if not hundreds of other characters that are possibilities. Everyone says you have you use the Penquin or Catwoman. Well, I completely disagree.”
- July 21st: Goyer admits to MTV that he has “talked loosely about” the theme for the third film. And of course, the theme has always been connected with the choice of villains.
- July 27th: The New York Daily News reported that Angelina Jolie had inquired about playing the role.
- August 15th: Variety reports that Warner Bros has offered Christopher Nolan a deal for a third film, but Nolan hasn’t yet signed on: “We have no idea where Chris is going with this,” Alan Horn said. “We haven’t had any conversations with him about it.”
