Halle Berry, who stars in the upcoming comic-book movie Catwoman, told SCI FI Wire that the film develops its own mythology for the well-known character. "We're a month into [production], and it's really been a lot of fun," Berry said in an interview while promoting her upcoming thriller film Gothika. "One of the things I like about this script, I'm going to say, is that we acknowledge that there are other Catwomen of the past."
Berry added, "So it's not like I'm trying to be the Catwoman. We acknowledge that we believe in our script there are nine Catwomen, and I'm one. I'd be, like, the fifth one. So that gives me leeway to be my own version of a Catwoman. I don't need to be like Michelle Pfeiffer [in Batman Returns] or Eartha Kitt [from the 1960s Batman TV series]. It's my own 2004 version of what a Catwoman would be today."
What would that be? "You have to see the movie," Berry said. As for her much-publicized new catsuit, she said, "[It's] great. Much more comfortable than my X-suit [costume from the X-Men movies]." Catwoman is currently shooting in Vancouver, B.C., with an eye to a summer 2004 release.
Set in Lake City (ie, not Gotham City), this is the story of Patience Price (Berry), a graphic artist who is murdered when she finds out a dark secret about the cosmetics company she works for, Avenal Beauty, which is a front for criminal exploits of the husband (Wilson) and wife (Stone) team that run it. Price is brought back to life, however, by an Egyptian Mao cat who is indebted to Patience for saving its life. Reborn with a new attitude, Patience Price becomes the new Catwoman and sets out to see vengeance for her murder and to stop the evil doings of Avenal Beauty.
Posted by MK Magazine at October 30, 2003 09:00 PM