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Cher as Catwoman: The Cat's Meow or a Hissable Idea?
Posted by Defamer Hollywood at 8:25 AM on August 26, 2008
Another day, another Batman casting rumour! In the wake of murmurs that Philip Seymour Hoffman could be the next Penguin and Johnny Depp (not Brian Austin Green) may play The Riddler, the latest scuttlebutt concerns Batman foe Catwoman — and let's just say this casting choice ain't Angelina. No, according to the British press, 62-year-old Cher is in talks with director Christopher Nolan to add the comic-book role to an acting repertoire that already includes gypsies, tramps, and thieves. Says the Daily Telegraph:
A studio executive said: "Cher is Nolan's first choice to play Catwoman. He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years.
"The new Catwoman will be the absolute opposite of Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry's purring creations."
Riddle us this, Daily Telegraph: can casting rumours really commence before Nolan has even turned in his first draft? The British paper claims The Caped Crusader will start shooting in Vancouver early next year, another unlikely idea since Nolan has so effectively staked his Gotham City in Chicago. Still, the idea of Cher as Catwoman sounds just wild enough to work; we can't wait for Christian Bale to begin talking in his husky Batman voice only to receive a slap from an angry Catwoman, snarling, "Snap out of it!"
- Cher 'to play Catwoman' in next Batman film [Telegraph]
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TillieHarper
Posted 9:11 AM 26/8/08
Or, it seems Michelle Pfeiffer hasn't aged a day since Batman Returns, can we not just use her again?
TillieHarper
TillieHarper
Posted 9:09 AM 26/8/08
What about Monica Bellucci? Yes, she's my answer to everything. She's my only lady-crush...well, her and Mrs. Huxtable.
TillieHarper
el smrtmnky
Posted 9:02 AM 26/8/08
@bess marvin, girl detective: just for that, i will drug shia, bathe him, and deliver him to your doorstep, you highness.
el smrtmnky
DarkKnightShyamalan
Posted 8:57 AM 26/8/08
In the batshit wars among the British tabloids, I'm surprised that no one in the Fanning or Olsen clans has been rumored for the role yet.
DarkKnightShyamalan
bess marvin, girl detective
Posted 8:52 AM 26/8/08
my mother married up your cherokee, my father's cats were ashamed of me. the white man told she was cat by law, the kitties always called her...meh, you get the message.
HALF BREED!
bess marvin, girl detective
Decebal
Posted 8:50 AM 26/8/08
"He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years."
As in the twilight years of Methuselah?
Decebal
Little Mintz Sunshine
Posted 8:40 AM 26/8/08
Looks like someone's seen CATS way to many times.
Little Mintz Sunshine
Huge Tracts of Land
Posted 9:34 AM 26/8/08
Wait...they want people to SEE this movie, right?
Huge Tracts of Land
bess marvin, girl detective
Posted 9:26 AM 26/8/08
@el smrtmnky: egggsssscleent. i expect my ShiaPet by tomorrow 8am PST.
bess marvin, girl detective
LBJeffries
Posted 9:23 AM 26/8/08
Loni Anderson should be considered for something.
LBJeffries
enriquez the water bottle
Posted 9:22 AM 26/8/08
"He wants to her to portray her like a vamp in her twilight years."
In that case, just use Newmar.
enriquez the water bottle
Readsforaliving
Posted 9:59 AM 26/8/08
Streep will get it. That bitch gets everything.
Readsforaliving
el smrtmnky
Posted 9:50 AM 26/8/08
@bess marvin, girl detective: an extra ShamWow thrown in. don't need to be messy, right?
el smrtmnky
enriquez the water bottle
Posted 10:30 AM 26/8/08
@Little Mintz Sunshine: Nah, Eartha Kitt still probably has a bit of dignity left.
enriquez the water bottle
Little Mintz Sunshine
Posted 10:26 AM 26/8/08
@enriquez the water bottle: In that case, use Eartha Kitt. Meowrrrr.
Little Mintz Sunshine
kylo4
Posted 1:14 PM 26/8/08
I don't see this happening, as I was sure the studio and Chris said they wanted to shy away from showing anyone that had been in previous movies. Although PSH would be a killer Penguin, he's perfect.
kylo4
navstar
Posted 2:34 PM 26/8/08
I think David Tennant would be an awesome Riddler.
navstar
WGARefugee
Posted 5:09 PM 26/8/08
I think I see where he's going with this: the idea of a bitter aging cougar in a rubber suit gives me the heebie-jeebies. If Jocelyn Wildenstein could act, she'd be my choice.
WGARefugee
CatherineTrammell
Posted 6:33 PM 26/8/08
Great. Fucking Cougarwoman.
CatherineTrammell
Juancho
Posted 11:36 PM 26/8/08
When Batman IV comes around, in about 2015, Amy Adams will be Poison Ivy. Mark my word.
Juancho
clarknhilldale
Posted 12:40 AM 27/8/08
@kylo4: Well, here's some ideas:
[listoftheday.blogspot.com]
clarknhilldale
Burbank_Jeffers
Posted 6:56 AM 28/8/08
I wonder if the "aging Catwoman" will get henchmen? [www.geocities.com]
Burbank_Jeffers
Burbank_Jeffers
Posted 6:53 AM 28/8/08
@enriquez the water bottle: He said "Vamp" not "Camp"! LOL!
Burbank_Jeffers