Thursday, July 08, 2004
Catshit Crazy
An interview with one of the producers behind the upcoming film version of Catwoman that has absolutely fuck-all to do with Selina Kyle, Batman, Gotham City, or, hell, anything from the DC Universe save the name Catwoman. Some choice excerpts:
"Really, from when I saw what a powerful icon the Catwoman character was in Batman Returns and what strong reactions – you know, Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal of the character, and just the archetype of the character – what strong reactions Catwoman got from both men and women, I just felt that she deserved to have her own film that was not a sequel to Batman Returns, and not a movie where she was a secondary character but where we really gave her the time she was due and really had an origin story and delved into her as a lead character. I just felt that it was such a rich, complex character and I also felt like it was time, just really in the last couple years, it's really time to have this kind of a female superhero."
Well, if you love Catwoman the character so much, then where in the name of fuck is Catwoman?
"Well, you know, we had a real challenge with Catwoman because as you know fans of these comics are very into being true to the comics. The challenge that we had with Catwoman is there are 12 versions of Catwoman. She was a prostitute, she was a jewel thief, she was an orphan, runaway street girl, there were a lot of versions of her. So, unlike Spider-Man or Batman where there's a pretty clear origin story and pretty clear rules to follow, there are many versions of Catwoman."
"Oh, continuity makes my head hurt so much! Why don't we just make her a Crow rip-off who dresses like Emma Peel run through a wood chipper?"
In response to criticism by people who care:
"You know, listen, I make my movies for the audience, not for myself, so I always listen to what fans say, whether they're online or at screenings or whatever. I always care. The thing that I found confusing – there were two things that I found confusing, by some of the online reaction, was when we got criticism for the costume being too sexy, which I find completely mystifying, because Catwoman is about being sexy, and Halle Berry is extremely sexy and I'm sort of like, "Well, this is a bad thing? What's wrong with her being sexy?" The other is that we didn't stick to the – they felt that we weren't true enough to the comic. But, in response to that I would like to say, "Which version would you have me be true to?" I think we changed her name from Selina Kyle, but that's because part of our Catwoman mythology is that any woman could become Catwoman. Any woman out there could become a Catwoman, based on our mythology, which I think makes her a much more relatable character."
Okay. One: There is a very wide line between "sexy" and "trashy and going against all laws of practicality." Guess which side of the fence this falls on. Two: So any man could become Spiderman, you're saying? Well, by that logic, I'll make him a Pakistani guy in London who has an urgent desire to eat flies! I mean, screw Peter Parker!
I'm sorry. I just hate it when people don't care. God, Keanu Reeves is playing John Constantine, Michael Bay might be directing the Superman movie, and... well, this. Avi Arad must be pissing himself with laughter.
"Really, from when I saw what a powerful icon the Catwoman character was in Batman Returns and what strong reactions – you know, Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal of the character, and just the archetype of the character – what strong reactions Catwoman got from both men and women, I just felt that she deserved to have her own film that was not a sequel to Batman Returns, and not a movie where she was a secondary character but where we really gave her the time she was due and really had an origin story and delved into her as a lead character. I just felt that it was such a rich, complex character and I also felt like it was time, just really in the last couple years, it's really time to have this kind of a female superhero."
Well, if you love Catwoman the character so much, then where in the name of fuck is Catwoman?
"Well, you know, we had a real challenge with Catwoman because as you know fans of these comics are very into being true to the comics. The challenge that we had with Catwoman is there are 12 versions of Catwoman. She was a prostitute, she was a jewel thief, she was an orphan, runaway street girl, there were a lot of versions of her. So, unlike Spider-Man or Batman where there's a pretty clear origin story and pretty clear rules to follow, there are many versions of Catwoman."
"Oh, continuity makes my head hurt so much! Why don't we just make her a Crow rip-off who dresses like Emma Peel run through a wood chipper?"
In response to criticism by people who care:
"You know, listen, I make my movies for the audience, not for myself, so I always listen to what fans say, whether they're online or at screenings or whatever. I always care. The thing that I found confusing – there were two things that I found confusing, by some of the online reaction, was when we got criticism for the costume being too sexy, which I find completely mystifying, because Catwoman is about being sexy, and Halle Berry is extremely sexy and I'm sort of like, "Well, this is a bad thing? What's wrong with her being sexy?" The other is that we didn't stick to the – they felt that we weren't true enough to the comic. But, in response to that I would like to say, "Which version would you have me be true to?" I think we changed her name from Selina Kyle, but that's because part of our Catwoman mythology is that any woman could become Catwoman. Any woman out there could become a Catwoman, based on our mythology, which I think makes her a much more relatable character."
Okay. One: There is a very wide line between "sexy" and "trashy and going against all laws of practicality." Guess which side of the fence this falls on. Two: So any man could become Spiderman, you're saying? Well, by that logic, I'll make him a Pakistani guy in London who has an urgent desire to eat flies! I mean, screw Peter Parker!
I'm sorry. I just hate it when people don't care. God, Keanu Reeves is playing John Constantine, Michael Bay might be directing the Superman movie, and... well, this. Avi Arad must be pissing himself with laughter.
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