The Batman: Rumored shortlist for Catwoman revealed
Matt Reeves is rumored to be shifting gears on the casting of Catwoman in The Batman and looking for a woman of color to play the role of Selina Kyle.
A few months ago, Vanessa Kirby was reportedly on the shortlist to play the role of Catwoman in The Batman. However, Matt Reeves is seemingly switching gears and looking at a woman of color to play Catwoman.
Geeks WorldWide are now reporting a shortlist of actresses that are rumored to be in line for the role of Catwoman / Selina Kyle. GWW lists out:
"‘Black Panther’ star Lupita Nyong’o, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ star Tessa Thompson, ‘Beauty & The Beast’ star Gugu Mbatha-Raw, ‘Dark Phoenix’ star Alexandra Shipp, and ‘Dear White People’ star Logan Browning are both on the shortlist for the role of Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman."
It is interesting that Reeves would be looking for established stars like Lupita Nyong’o, Tessa Thompson and Alexandra Shipp – all of whom have already appeared in major comic-book movies.
Nyong’o will most likely reprise her role as Nakia in the Black Panther sequel and Thompson is set to reprise her role as Valkyrie in Thor: Love and Thunder. Shipp will have her schedule open with Fox’s X-Men movies finished and Marvel likely to recast the X-Men in their own image.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw is an interesting choice to portray Catwoman. She would fit in the model that Reeves cast Robert Pattinson in – actors who have been cast in blockbuster projects but shined more in indie projects.
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As for Mbatha-Raw, she has featured in Beauty and the Beast and Doctor Who, but her biggest roles have been in smaller projects like Beyond the Lights and Belle which showcase her full range as an actress.
Logan Browning is perhaps the least-known to mainstream audiences, but she has also appeared in a superhero project in Powers and is probably best known for her role in Dear White People which is set to conclude its fourth and final season on Netflix.
Browning is a good actor that could benefit from the star power that Catwoman and The Batman could give to an up-and-coming star. Her role in The Perfection helped add to the fascinating tale the Netflix movie told and showed more of her range as an actor. If Reeves is looking for an lesser-known actor to take on the role of Selina Kyle, then Browning would be the choice.
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