Anne Hathaway: Catwoman Talks 'The Dark Knight Rises' Action, Costume, Training (VIDEO)

If Anne Hathaway's defense of her Catwoman costume is any indication, her rendition of Selina Kyle will be quite fierce. And hey, she is doing some intense training.

After internet reaction to her black bodysuit generated less than positive feedback amongst most internet commenters, Hathaway issued a bit of a terse response to MTV.

"I was not going to admit it: I asked someone to send me a few reactions. And I happen to know that MTV's reaction was 'meh,'" she said. "What I am happy to say is, if you didn't like the photo, you only see about a 10th of what that suit can do. And if you did like the photo, you have excellent taste."

The photo of her costume was released by Warner Bros., but far more from the film, including fight scenes and football stadium explosions, has leaked out from paparazzi and fan video taken on set. That, to Hathaway, is a great disappointment, as she told Shockya.com.

"It’s disappointing. I think everyone feels a slight frustration with it because those stills so undercut the work that’s being done," she said. "I mean, honestly, like, wait till you see this movie. Chris [Nolan] is doing insane things in it. And it’s gonna be marvelous and it’s gonna be way beyond what anyone imagines that it could be. You can’t imagine the things that he’s doing, at least I couldn’t until I read the script and I was like, ‘You’re really? Okay, you’re going there!”"

Hathaway's character will be participating in that insane action, meaning she's had to train to get ready to pull it off. At the junket for "The Help," Hathaway described her routine to Cinemablend.

"They've given me a martial arts exercise that I have to do all the time to teach me grace and proper stance and fluid movement," she said. "It looks so gentle, but when you're actually doing fight choreography it's 'Oh my gosh, that's actually a block.' Oh, I'm hitting somebody's throat right now. It's been a lot of fun, it's been a new challenge. I'd really like to do a lot more of it. It's not something I ever thought I'd do."

Check out the official photo of Hathaway as Catwoman below, and click here for more of her/her stunt double riding into battle. Below the photo, see the material leaked from the set.

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[Fritzwood]

01:04 PM on 08/15/2011

in Nolan I trust...

[SickBoyInCorduroy]

04:34 PM on 08/14/2011

People never learn, do they?
All this whining and complaining is exactly what the ubernerds did when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker.

[IrishRed1952]

08:20 PM on 08/13/2011

She will have to go a long way to match Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman and way out to exceed.

[Jack Hoff]

06:00 PM on 08/16/2011

all those Tim Burton films aged really badly....not that Pfeiffer did a bad job, but she basically hammed it up like Nicholson and DeVito......I don't consider her to be the definitive Catwoman. When I see what Nolan has done so far, I see that he and his brother have a greater respect for characterization and keeping it "real".

[IrishRed1952]

03:28 PM on 08/17/2011

I will wait to see how it comes out. I never saw Heath Ledger as the Joker and we know how well that turned out.

[Justin Malinowski]

02:52 AM on 08/13/2011

I hate to bring up the Tim Burton / Chris Nolan casting comparison­s that were beaten to death when Heath Ledger was supposed to fill Jack Nicholson'­s shoes ... but someone has to bring up Michelle Pfeiffer. In my eyes she was the perfect Catwomen, she had the perfect combinatio­n of being threatenin­g and sexy, while being slightly mentally unstable. The only thing better then her portrayal of the character was her costume, hand stitched leather... can't beat it. Michelle Pfeiffer definitely set the bar, and now we're given Anne Hathaway? First off, there's even something about her name to me that that's screams she should remain in children's films. But that's just me... as for her costume why is she even called catwoman if she doesn't have cat ears. It may sound silly at first, but when ya think about it almost every villain is named off their appearance (scarecrow­, joker, two-face, catwoman, ect.). You might as well call her goggle girl because there is nothing about this costume that says cat-like. Actually you could have told me these were pictures of bat-girl and I would have believed you. Anyway I like the direction they're going with Bane and I'm glad he's the main villain, I just hope Catwoman isn't what leads me to loose my trust in Chris Nolan because so far... it just might.
Catwoman - 2 outta 10 stars

[abetterkid]

09:08 AM on 08/13/2011

MAYBE she's called Catwoman because she's a "cat burglar," OR it could be a misnomer that the Gotham City media places on her character...while I agree about the awesomeness of Michelle Pfeiffer's 1992 Catwoman suit, I will hold complete judgement till I see some official moving images of her in Nolan's movie.

[Jack Hoff]

06:55 PM on 08/16/2011

I'm already tired of the whining regarding the lack of "cat ears" on the outfit. First off, Batman doesn't have "bat ears"; if anything those are cat ears on his head. The Bat similarities begin and end with his cloak.....If Hathaway is dressed in cat ears and a tail, she'd look like a fool on Halloween.
As for Pfeiffer's portrayal, her character was Catwoman in name only. Catwoman was never the secretary of an evil industrialist. She was not a 'mousy' neurotic. Her costume is not a hand stitched mess. She's a former child thief/prostitute who becomes a Robin Hood figure for her down and out 'hood. If Nolan keeps close to current continuity, that is most likely the portrayal we'll see from Hathaway.

[eXcommunicate]

03:40 PM on 08/12/2011

Hathaway is 100% sex and smarts. This is gonna rock.

[dandelionxo]

11:41 AM on 08/12/2011

No one gave Heath Ledger a chance and look at what he did. Give her a chance before you bash her, you've not yet seen her in the role so just wait until you see the movie. Everyone is just so quick to judge!

[ram6968]

01:49 PM on 08/10/2011

don't know anne, but the mask is dumb....and putting a woman on a bike she wouldn't have the strength to pick up off the ground is id iotic

[h1ren]

08:43 PM on 08/12/2011

So by that logic, putting a man AND/OR a woman in a car (or a space shuttle or an yacht or well, any vehicle) either of them wouldn't have strength to "pick up off the ground" is idiotic too?

Your deduction is idiotic!

[Scarletyoshi]

12:43 AM on 08/13/2011

In his defense, the point is that if her bike got knocked over she wouldn't be able to pick it up and go. While the same can be said of a car or train, they tend to not to be as prone to tipping.

[SkyCap]

02:27 AM on 08/13/2011

You don't have to nitpick this far in. You could stop at Batman Begins with "man dressing as bat gliding around a city, driving over roofs, fighting crime..." You know, this whole effort is fantasy, right?

[LoLo72]

09:19 AM on 08/10/2011

I'm with you Sabrinatee, Anne bores me. I do not find her attractive, funny or entertaining. This role should have gone to someone with more sex appeal. Bad casting.

[ethiopia1a]

08:39 AM on 08/10/2011

*cough gag cough HACK* Oops... That was a hairball...

Sorry, Anne with her buggy-eyed perky smile does not say "I'm Catwoman. Me-ow."

[knott wrench]

03:56 AM on 08/10/2011

Glad to see her career is Moving Up.

Buena fortuna!

[Justin Kranites]

03:51 AM on 08/10/2011

We all had the same questions for Health Ledger, and he blew us away as The Joker.. Lets give her a chance, and knowing Nolan. He will get a great performance out of her

[mikeodd]

03:31 AM on 08/10/2011

I'll say it again -Michelle Rodriguez would've killed this role.

[eXcommunicate]

03:39 PM on 08/12/2011

Rodriguez plays the same "tough Latina" chick in every role.

[mikeodd]

05:04 PM on 08/12/2011

Well X, for Catwoman I would have preferred a tough latina to a willowy blanquita but thats just me.

[LLNYRN]

11:46 PM on 08/09/2011

I can be a "fan boy" of the highest order.

That said. All this criticism about Hathaway, the costume, and the bike is just way beyond silly. It's even stupid.

If anything, the Internet has turned people into whiny prognosticators. Especially when it comes to a film's prospects.

Nolan's "BATMAN" films have been about placing this character and his Rogues Gallery within a real world framework, exploring its various absurdities. I feel Nolan's really been successful at doing that so far. I don't see this latest film as being any different.

[Vicendithas]

12:06 AM on 08/10/2011

Has there been criticism about the bike? I mean, my first thought when I saw the pictures was, "hey, that is Batman's bike! you better not mess it up Catwoman!" Other than that, I think the costumes will be fine.

[DennyCrane]

10:24 PM on 08/09/2011

The costume makes perfect sense for the kind of realism Nolan is going for. I think the fanboys are just upset cause it's not sexy enough. Typical. They worry more about cosmetic details than the story.

[Corey Leamon]

07:11 PM on 08/12/2011

This fanGIRL is upset because Anne mentioned that it doesn't show what the suit "can do". And come on... those goggles? That's the worst part for me, because I love her goggles and Nolan has decided to make them look all "high tech". Selina's garb isn't supposed to "do" much of anything. The technology is for Batman, not Catwoman. Plus, if it's still realistic for Batman to have bat ears, why is it unrealistic for Catwoman to have cat ears?

[whomod]

09:57 PM on 08/09/2011

It'd be so much less ldi0tlc a cotume if she actually had a cowl. Even baring that, those ridiculous blue lights on the side of the goggles. Really? someone actually thinks THAT looks good??!! She's supposed to be a stealthy cat burglar. Having lights on the side of your head tends to ruin stealth.

really was this so hard:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/4192491678_b4646ef5fa.jpg