Anne Hathaway thinks her preliminary casting as Felicia Hardy/Black Cat in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4 almost cost her the function of Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises.
“If [Spider-Man 4′] had gotten made, I don’t know if I would’ve been considered for [The Dark Knight Rises],” Hathaway mentioned in an interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. “Perhaps [Christopher Nolan] would’ve said, ‘No, she’s occupied in another universe.’”
The historical past of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4
In 2009, Sony went into growth on Raimi’s fourth Spider-Man film with stars Tobey Maguire and Kristen Dunst set to reprise their roles as Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, respectively. Hathaway was forged as Black Cat reverse John Malkovich because the Vulture.
Hathaway reportedly by no means noticed the script or a dressing up, as Raimi was dissatisfied with the drafts written by James Vanderbilt, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Gary Ross. When Raimi couldn’t decide to a 2011 launch date, Sony canceled the sequel in favor of the 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield. With her schedule cleared up, Hathaway accepted the a part of Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Christopher Nolan‘s last Dark Knight installment launched that very same 12 months.
Maguire lately reprised the Wall Crawler within the multiverse-centric Spider-Man: No Way Home reverse Garfield and Tom Holland. The blockbuster success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe installment renewed curiosity in Raimi’s unproduced Spider-Man 4 and the director informed Rolling Stone that he’s open to the chance if Sony permits it to occur.
“If there was a great story there, I think it’d be … my love for the characters hasn’t diminished one iota,” Raimi mentioned. “It would be the same things that would stop me now that stopped me then: ‘Does Tobey want to do it? Is there an emotional arc for him? Is there a great conflict for this character? And is there a worthy villain that fits into the theme of the piece?’ There’s a lot of questions that would have to be answered. If those could be answered, then I’d love to.”
