Rumors seem insistent that Catwoman be the villain in the next Batman film, currently dubbed Batman 3 as a matter of convenience, and outside of Cher, Angelina Jolie and a stripper we now have a new name to add to the rumored Meow Mix as E! is quoting insider sources at Warner Bros. saying Rachel Weisz will don the skin tight leather. At least it is a much more unique rumor than say Angelina Jolie and more plausible than Cher, but do we really want to tread the Catwoman territory again?
Ted Casablanca, the “too fab” using E! gossip blogger, then goes on to explore the age old idea that Philip Seymour Hoffman need play The Penguin and the unimaginative consistency of Johnny Depp must be involved in everything ploy.
I pray, if Batman 3 gets made, that they don’t use Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Angelina Jolie or any of the other ridiculous ideas that have bubbled up out of the rumor mill. I am already beginning to feel this film slip away from intrigue and into pop culture. No matter how popular The Dark Knight became it stayed above the fray and never felt like a pop culture film as much as it felt like a good film. Now, with all these rumors and silly suggestions it just feels tired.
I say this hypocritically of course, considering I like the idea of Weisz’s involvement, but I just hope not as Catwoman.
