Hello, world. Meet your new Catwoman, Zoe Isabella Kravitz. She’ll be seen opposite Robert Pattinson (yes, the Cedric Diggory dude) in the reboot of Batman which is set to release on June 25, 2021.
There were speculations after a report was put out by Entertainment Weekly and then, writer-director Matt Reeves tweeted a gif of Kravitz saying hello. The actress was recently seen in Big Little Lies.
Cnet reports that there are rumours stating that Jonah Hill might be cast as a villain while Jeffrey Wright may be roped in to play Commissioner Gordon. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Kravitz tested for the role alongside actress Ana de Armas, Ella Balinska and Eiza Gonzalez. She also took part in chemistry reads with Pattinson who’ll play Batman.
In playing the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Kravitz is in august company – the role was earlier portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns, Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway.