The Batman presents a unique and grounded take on Gotham City and DC's Dark Knight. In Matt Reeves' upcoming DC Extended Universe film, the Caped Crusader has only been active as a vigilante for a short time. The criminal institutions of Gotham City run deep. Amidst all of Gotham's moral uncertainty is Zoë Kravitz's Catwoman, who operates by her own rules, and finds herself increasingly drawn into Batman's complicated and gritty world.
Following a press screening of The Batman that CBR attended, Zoë Kravitz discussed her take on DC's iconic heist-woman. For Kravitz, one of the inherent appeals of portraying Catwoman was the fact that she wasn't playing a fully realized version of the DC Comics character. In The Batman, Selina Kyle is early on in her thriving adventures. "The character is so well-developed in the script," Kravitz shared. "I was really excited to explore her backstory, where she comes from, and the process she goes through to [become] Catwoman."
"It was really lovely to be able to play Selena and not have to jump straight to Catwoman," she said. "I think with these iconic characters that we all love so much, it can be overwhelming in terms of, 'Okay, now here's the Catwoman.' I have this wonderful opportunity to slowly develop her and the audience gets to come on that journey with me. Obviously, learning all the combat, and the way she moves, and finding ways to kind of hint at who she will become was a really fun process."
Like Pattinson, Kravtiz trained extensively for the part, working alongside their respective stunt doubles as well as Stunt Coordinator Rob Alonzo to bring a gritty and grounded style to the combat. "Alonzo, he really wants us to understand [fighting]," she continued. "To have the skill to box and react, and then he teaches you to carry the choreography later so that it's fresh. I think that really keeps it really electric. The way he works is really organic."
An important aspect of Kravitz's take on Catwoman was her way of approaching the character with her vulnerabilities in the open instead of hiding them behind a cool exterior. Kravitz reflected, "I think for Selena, a lot of her power comes from her vulnerability. I think I really wanted to [show] this idea of what it is to be feminine, what it is to be sexy, what it is to be strong. I didn't want to have to imitate masculine strength or power. I really wanted to allow her to be soft and feminine, and that be part of her power."
Kravits continued, "A lot of it was in the script. I didn't have to do a lot of work in order to create a grounded character. [Director/Writer Matt Reeves] did such a wonderful job at keeping us grounded. Whenever we would go off the rails a little bit and get too excited thinking, 'I'm going to play with Catwoman, I'm going to do a cat thing.' He'd be like, 'Don't do that. Don't do the Catwoman thing that you're doing.' It was helpful, and it really keeps the tone of the film very clear. All of the action in the film is so tied to something emotional. There's no action just for action's sake. It's all because something very complex is going on with both of our characters, so you don't really have to choose between one version or the other."
To see Kravitz's Catwoman stalk the streets of Gotham, check out The Batman, hitting theaters Mar. 4
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