Friday, August 5, 2011

Gearing Up for 'Selina Kyle'

Sneak Peek your first look @ actress Anne Hathaway as ''Selina Kyle' aka 'Catwoman', in director Christopher Nolan's currently shooting third 'Batman' feature, "The Dark Knight Rises" for Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures.

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway as we complete our story," said Nolan.

'Catwoman' was created by writer Bill Finger and illustrator Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's second cousin by marriage, Ruth Steel.

The original and most widely known Catwoman, 'Selina Kyle', debuted in DC Comics "Batman #1 (Spring 1940) as 'The Cat'.

She was a beautiful whip-carrying burglar with a taste for high-stake thefts.

Catwoman was then portrayed in the 1966 "Batman" TV series by actresses Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt.

Michelle Pfeiffer portrayed Selina in 1992's "Batman Returns", followed by Halle Berry in a 2004 stand-alone "Catwoman" feature.

Catwoman is skilled in hand-to-hand combat, with razor-sharp "Wolverine"-like retractable claws, wielding an assortment of bullwhips and cat o' nine tails.

Catwoman is also one of Batman's most enduring love interests, usually depicted as his one 'true love'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Catwoman"...