Today, Warner Brothers released/leaked the first image of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman from The Dark Knight Rises. I was none too impressed with the costume choice, until I read on one blog that perhaps this character is purely Selina Kyle, before she transforms into the feline femme fatale that we all know and love (forgetting about Halle Berry, and remembering purely Eartha Kitt and Michelle Pfeiffer). Hathaway has proven that she is an actress to be trusted in almost any role, so I hope, for every fanboy out there that she brings to the role what she has brought to countless others.
The release of this photo comes on the heels of other set photos being leaked, as the film continues to be shot in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
There was originally much speculation as to whether Hathaway would be playing just Selina Kyle, as well, but she put those rumors to rest after confirming to Oprah back in February that she would indeed be playing her feline alter ego as well.
Other new additions to the the Christopher Nolan-directed film also include Tom Hardy as Bane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as John Blake and Marion Cottilard as Miranda Tate, in addition to returnees Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Liam Neeson.
I would trust Christopher Nolan with my life after seeing what he did with The Dark Knight, so understandably my expectations are quite high for the film. We shall wait and see, however, as The Dark Knight Rises will be released in theaters on July 20, 2012.
**Picture courtesy of Warner Brothers/TheDarkKnightRises.com
