Catwoman: Anne Hathaway Should Put On Some Muscle

Anne Hathaway has been selected to play "Catwoman" in Christopher Nolan's newest planned installment of his Batman movie series, The Dark Knight Rises, set for release in 2012.


Great.

But then I considered Anne's slim body.

It's perfect for Vera Wang, but not for Catwoman.

And when I thought about it, Catwoman was, at least in the comics, more in build like Scarlett Johansson as "Black Widow" in Iron Man II.

That means, Anne's going to have to put on some muscle for the Catwoman. She's a bit too skinny right now. Her look is fine for roles like in The Devil Wears Prada, but for The Dark Knight Rises?

She needs muscle - 20 pounds of it, at least.

That is unless Nolan has an idea for a "different" take on Catwoman. I hope it's along the line of the modern Catwoman as created by Mindy Newell (from Frank Miller's 1986 take), which has her as a prostitute working just to survive, becomes a martial arts expert, and turns burglar then elects to remain in a cat suit after a confrontation with Batman.

Anne's got to get buffed for that.

Stay tuned.