Anne Hathaway famously performed Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s 2012 movie The Dark Knight Rises. But earlier than that, she had her sights set on one other feline-themed burglar: Felicia Hardy, a.okay.a. Black Cat. In a brand new interview with the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hathaway stated she was signed on to play Black Cat in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4. But Sony declined to make the movie, selecting as an alternative to reboot the sequence with Andrew Garfield.
Hathaway stated, “I did not get into costume and did not read a script past the audition sides, … I got the part and, yeah, it just … That’s probably more the producers’ story to tell than mine, should they ever decide to tell it. The ‘Spider-Man’ universe has gone on to be so enormous and so thrilling. It’s just reinventing itself and all of those things, so I wouldn’t want to make more of it than is necessary.”
Hathaway believes it was value it, as she went on to play Selina Kyle within the third installment of Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy. “If [Spider-Man 4] had gotten made, I don’t know if I would’ve been considered for [The Dark Knight Rises], … Perhaps [Christopher Nolan] would’ve said, ‘No, she’s occupied in another universe.’”
Hathaway’s casting was one other shut name in Felicia Hardy’s journey to the massive display. In addition to almost showing in Spider-Man 4, Felicia Hardy makes a short cameo in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the place she is performed by Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Director Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King) was hooked up to direct Silver and Black, a team-up of Silver Sable and Black Cat. But that movie was placed on indefinite maintain in 2018.
Speaking of shut calls, Hathway additionally mentioned her Barbie film that by no means obtained made. She praised Great Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s movie, saying Barbie “hit a bullseye,” including “I genuinely think their film was the best possible version.”
(featured picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage/Marvel Comics)
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