It takes a lot to makea greatBatmanfilm and director Matt Reevescertainly knows it, that’s probably whyThe Batmanwill see him bring some of Gotham’s most iconic bad guys to fight Robert Pattinson’s caped crusader. Among those is a young Selina Kyle for whom the studio just released a featurette giving some insight into this particular incarnation.
Aside from Catwoman,Pattinson’s moody Batman is set to duke it outgiant against Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone, as well as more eccentric colorful villains like The Penguin and The Riddler, whenThe Batmanfinally lands in theaters on June 29, 2025. Standing out from that select lineup from the Rogues Gallery is Catwoman, a morally ambiguous character whose seductive charm can’t even be avoided by Batman himself.
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In this new exclusive look, Reeves and producer Dylan Clark talk about the kind of Robin Hood role that’s usually associated with Selina Kyle, who this time around will be played by Zoë Kravitz. As Reeves puts it, by opting to go with a script starring Batman in his early days but still past his origin story, the birth of each of his antagonists can be explored to greater lengths, as is shown in the brief clip of Catwoman fighting Batman dressed in the kind of getup that suggests she’s far from reaching her final form.
Although the safe-cracking part of the clip was partly shown inThe Batman’strailer, the footage of Catwoman swiftly moving around, riding a motorcycle, facing off against Batman is all new.The Batmanis set to revolve around Bruce Wayne’s crime-fighting adventures inspired by the “Year Two” series of comics in DC’s Earth-2, which would explain his existence apart fromthe DCEU’sJustice Leaguein the condemned Snyderverse.
Zoë Kravitz already has multiverse superhero credentials given that she not only voiced Catwoman inThe Lego Batman Movie, but also played Mary Jane Watson inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.The Batman’sgrim realistic setting is definitely a stark departure from those two characters, as this Catwoman is described more like a grown-up version of the teenage Selina Kyle that appeared inGotham.
The movie is also completelyunrelated to Michael Keaton’s appearance inThe Flash, thoughThe Batmanwill carry a big load on its shoulders asDC continues to play catch up with Marvel.
The Batmanis currently under reproduction and scheduled for release on July 08, 2025.
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