We recently brought you the first official image of Anne Hathaway in her (partial) Catwoman costume from the third installment of director Christopher Nolan‘s Bat-trilogy The Dark Knight Rises, which is currently shooting in Pittsburgh.
Hathaway herself has read people’s opinions about the look of Catwoman, and recently spoke with MTV to address the crticism about the costume.
Hathaway said,
“I was not going to admit it: I asked someone to send me a few reactions [to the photo], and I happen to know that MTV’s reaction was ‘meh.’ ” Now, we’re not sure about the “meh” quote, but we will admit to using the phrases “cautiously optimistic,” “unflattering” and “underwhelming” in our analysis. Regardless, Hathaway said that no matter the first impressions, there is a lot more happening with that suit. “What I am happy to say is, if you didn’t like the photo, you only see about a 10th of what that suit can do,” she promised. “And if you did like the photo, you have excellent taste.”
“It’s disappointing. I think everyone feels a slight frustration with it because those stills so undercut the work that’s being done, No, no one’s nervous about it. I mean, honestly, like, wait till you see this movie. Chris is doing insane things in it. And it’s gonna be marvelous and it’s gonna be way beyond what anyone imagines that it could be. You can’t imagine the things that he’s doing, at least I couldn’t until I read the script and I was like, ‘You’re really? Okay, you’re going there!’ And it’s Chris Nolan; even the picture that he released of me, that’s not everything. That’s like a tenth of what the catsuit is. And I’ve got to say, I find it frustrating and I know he finds it frustrating, but I also think that he’s having fun with it, kind of like spooning out secrets. He has a lot more control than you think.”
In other Bat-News…
Apparently distracted by some of the negative comments about the costume, Anne Hathaway’s stunt double took a ride on the Batpod and managed to slam into a (likely very expensive) IMAX camera on the set of the film. Check out the video below.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WidV5ypIcd8[/youtube]
TMZ says that a source informed them that no one was injured and the camera wasn’t permanently damaged.
Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ The Dark Knight Rises is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Leading an all-star international cast, Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter) again plays the dual role …of Bruce Wayne/Batman. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, as Selina Kyle; Tom Hardy, as Bane; Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), as Miranda Tate; and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as John Blake. Returning to the main cast, Oscar winner Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules) plays Alfred; Gary Oldman is Commissioner Gordon; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby) reprises the role of Lucius Fox.
The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theaters on July 20th, 2012.
