It's a slow week for actual news, so why now pick over the details of the one upcoming movie absolutely everyone can agree on: The Dark Knight Rises. The Los Angeles Times is running an interview with Anne Hathaway, who of course plays Selina Kyle a.k.a. Catwoman in the giant superhero sequel, and the opening paragraph of the article itself reveals some details and dialogue from a key scene in the movie-- no small thing, given how tightly guarded the script has been. The most surprising detail? It involves Batman himself hooded and taken prisoner by Bane and his men. Here's their description for the rest:
Gotham City is a war zone. A ruthless madman named Bane has ripped away any sense of security and the citizens, haggard and clutching suitcases with refugee anxiety, sit behind barbed wire waiting to see what will blow up next. A hooded prisoner is dragged in – it’s Bruce Wayne, one of Gotham’s most famous faces – but the eyes of the crowd go instead to the woman in black standing at the top of the staircase.“Sorry to spoil things, boys, but Bane needs these guys himself,” says sultry Selina Kyle, played here by actress Anne Hathaway, navigating the steps with stiletto heels that, on closer inspection, turn out to have serrated edges capable of leaving nasty claw marks in a fight. She also wears night-vision goggles that, when not in use, flip up and resemble feline ears.
Hathaway also talked about how she built the character based on the classic screen actress Hedy Lamarr, with a quote from Nolan to compliment her on the theatricality she could bring to the character; she also ended the article with a smart comment about how Catwoman is defined by the Gotham City around her, and that "What’s come before doesn’t limit or even affect this new version." You can check out the full article at the Times-- it's a slow news day, so even though there's not a lot of info in there, it's worth your time.
