Villians confirmed for next Batman movie.

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Jiarn

Considering how amazing Batman: Begins and The Dark Knight were? I am going into this with a very positive outlook. They fit well enough into this "realistic" world that Nolan has created for the series, without going into the more campy/unrealistic characters.
 
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'You know whose voice kind of reminds me of Eartha Kitt? Macy Gray. :p

No, but really, looking forward to another Nolan Batman movie. If only that damn newsie would quit making Batman's voice so silly.
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Also--I love Anne Hathaway. :D I think she could do a good job!
 
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That's what I said about Ledger, and he proved me wrong.
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I like when people I couldn't imagine in a role get cast, because most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised. If I'm disappointed... well, it's only a movie.
 
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No, Ledger proved himself an actor with range pre-Batman.

Hathaway is a thin waif of a woman who comes off as vapid in every one of her roles. She has no place playing a strong willed, brilliant crimnially minded, seductive and powerful woman.

Could she do it? Possibly, but I'm going off her past/current works/looks.
 
Tress

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Jiarn said:
No, Ledger proved himself an actor with range pre-Batman.

Hathaway is a thin waif of a woman who comes off as vapid in every one of her roles. She has no place playing a strong willed, brilliant crimnially minded, seductive and powerful woman.

Could she do it? Possibly, but I'm going off her past/current works/looks.
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Have you really seen all of her movies? She has far more range and talent than you give her credit. This would be like saying Ledger could never play the Joker because he was one dimensional in 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale.
 
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Yeah, he was great, but I didn't think he'd be a great Joker at all. Anne Hathaway has done some crap, sure, but I think she has potential to be really great. Also, what does weight have to do with talent?
 
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I thought she proved that she could do more interesting films when I saw Rachel Getting Married. It wasn't the best film, but she stepped away from the usual things I'd seen her in pretty well.
 
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Man, I guess the day will never come when Angelina Jolie plays Catwoman. Oh, well, Anne Hathaway rocks, so it should rule anyway.

Cajungal said:
If only that damn newsie would quit making Batman's voice so silly.
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Tress said:
Have you really seen all of her movies? She has far more range and talent than you give her credit. This would be like saying Ledger could never play the Joker because he was one dimensional in 10 Things I Hate About You and A Knight's Tale.
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I have seen a very large number of her films: Hell look at her IMDB profile and see what she's "Known for"

Devil Wears Prada
Alice in Wonderland
Get Smart
Princess Diaries

Let's look at the rest of her work shall we?

Ella Enchanted
Princess Diaries 2
Hoodwinked
Bride Wars
Valentine's Day

She's exactly how I described her. Sorry Tress.

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Yeah, he was great, but I didn't think he'd be a great Joker at all. Anne Hathaway has done some crap, sure, but I think she has potential to be really great. Also, what does weight have to do with talent?
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Weight has nothing to do with talent, but I'm sorry, I'm not envisoning Anne Hathaway beating Batman's ass across the rooftops of Gotham.
 
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Did you never see Hathaway in "Brokeback Mountain"? She's a decent actress. Hell, a lot of you were saying that Queen Amidala was a bad actress and then out comes "Black Swan". I think the directors and script have a lot to do with the quality of the performances. Give her a chance and let her succeed or fail based on the movie and not the preconceived notions you have.

Halley Barry was an Academy award-winning actress and she sucked as catwoman.
 
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Dave said:
Did you never see Hathaway in "Brokeback Mountain"? She's a decent actress. Hell, a lot of you were saying that Queen Amidala was a bad actress and then out comes "Black Swan". I think the directors and script have a lot to do with the quality of the performances. Give her a chance and let her succeed or fail based on the movie and not the preconceived notions you have.

Halley Barry was an Academy award-winning actress and she sucked as catwoman.
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I think you misunderstand me. I didn't say that on talent alone she couldn't pull off the role, I even said she could possibly do it "mentally", but she's not the right "build". It would take some crazy work on her part to even come close to a "belivable" body for it.

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Many thought Michele Pfeiffer would suck as Catwoman too.
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The difference is, those Batman films were more camp and less action, so it worked out in the end.
 
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many actors and actress work out for their roles. I'm sure Anne will do the same.
 
sixpackshaker

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Anne's stature is fine for Catwoman. She has never been drawn like She-Hulk. The trick will be finding a body double that thin to do the stunt and fight work.
 
Tress

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Jiarn said:
I have seen a very large number of her films: Hell look at her IMDB profile and see what she's "Known for"

Devil Wears Prada
Alice in Wonderland
Get Smart
Princess Diaries

Let's look at the rest of her work shall we?

Ella Enchanted
Princess Diaries 2
Hoodwinked
Bride Wars
Valentine's Day

She's exactly how I described her. Sorry Tress.
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Wow, nice job cherry-picking, jackass. Anyone can do that.

Let's take a look at Al Pacino's profile, shall we?

Ocean's 13
88 Minutes
Gigli
S1m0ne
Dick Tracy

What a loser. Those are all terrible movies, and he is therefore a bad actor. Herp de derp.
 
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It's the larger part of her profile, it wasn't cherry picking, it was the larger population of her work.

Do that with Pacino. Go for it smartass.

Can she workout and buff up for the role? Sure. Can she pull off the mentality? Maybe. Will I gladly eat my words if she does it and blows it out of the water? I'll be the first to admit I'm wrong.

Again, I'm simply going off what she's done, and how she's been. Not just personal opinion.
 
Mathias

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I like how Jiarn skipped over Havoc. The Devil wears Prada was actually very well done.

It's a friggin comic book movie. She'll be fine.
 
Tress

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Mathias said:
I like how Jiarn skipped over Havoc. The Devil wears Prada was actually very well done.
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I like how Jiarn skipped over Brokeback Mountain, Havoc, and Rachel Getting Married. You know, three movies that show how he's completely full of shit.

And by the way Jiarn:
Again, I'm simply going off what she's done, and how she's been. Not just personal opinion.
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No, it is just opinion. What you've been saying here is the very definition of "just personal opinion."
 
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I didn't skip those because they were roles that prooved her otherwise, as a matter of fact they prove exactly my point. They're just as one dimentional and vapid (with the exception of Havoc just a slight bit) as the ones I listed.

Devil Wears Prada was well done, but not because of her participation.
 
Mathias

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Jiarn said:
I didn't skip those because they were roles that prooved her otherwise, as a matter of fact they prove exactly my point. They're just as one dimentional and vapid (with the exception of Havoc just a slight bit) as the ones I listed.

Devil Wears Prada was well done, but not because of her participation.
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Look, it's Batman; not Schindler's List.
 
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Jiarn

-sigh- I know, again it got out of hand and I apologize.

I've already stated that I would be gladly surprised if she could pull it off, I just think there are better options. Why get someone who's "currently" unqualified for the role, have them put in that kind of work, when it's just better to go with an easier fit?

Again, I apologize if I caused this shitstorm.
 
Tress

Tress

Okay, I'm going to approach this with a calmer tone.

Jiarn said:
I've already stated that I would be gladly surprised if she could pull it off, I just think there are better options. Why get someone who's "currently" unqualified for the role, have them put in that kind of work, when it's just better to go with an easier fit?
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I would say it's because 1) you have to give new actors a chance to push themselves, or we would never discover how good they can truly be (Tom Hanks would be the best example), and 2) sometimes it's more entertaining to see something risky in a film, like casting an unknown or actor who no one thinks can pull it off.
 
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True, very true on the Tom Hanks. Difference being, I'd rather see her do more powerful roles that push her already existing talents instead of putting her in a "beat em up" gritty action movie.

Jessica Biel was mentioned earlier, that's definitely someone I would vote on for the role. The talents and abilities are there, it would just be a matter of molding them right.
 
LittleSin

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Cat Woman in the comics, while she does occasionally beat people up, relies more on intelligence and stealth to thwart her foes.

I think Bane will fulfill the 'beat 'em up' sections of the films while Cat Woman brings the sexy and character development.
 
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Jiarn

See that's just it, I don't find a single thing sexy about Hathaway. Now that is completely personal opinion.

I just always saw Catwoman as a very voluptous, curvy, and well toned woman. Even if Hathaway "buffed up" it wouldn't quite be the same. Can't fight genetics, well not entirely anyway.
 
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It depends on thr artists depiction of Cat Woman for the book theit working on but most of the time the only filled out pary of her is the breasts. Even then it can...vary.

In the Gotham City Sirens comics she's tone but still very thin.
 
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