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Anne Hathaway Switches to Catwoman, Revives Career with Nolan

7/8/2026

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Anne Hathaway secured Catwoman (Selina Kyle) in Christopher Nolan’s *The Dark Knight Rises* after initially preparing for a Harley Quinn audition.
She spent a week embodying Harley Quinn before Nolan told her two hours before filming that she would instead play Catwoman.
Hathaway earned acclaim and said Nolan revived her career after an Oscar-win backlash.
She will reunite with Nolan for *The Odyssey*, opening on July 17.

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Anne Hathaway secured Catwoman (Selina Kyle) in Christopher Nolan’s *The Dark Knight Rises* after initially preparing for a Harley Quinn audition.
She spent a week embodying Harley Quinn before Nolan told her two hours before filming that she would instead play Catwoman.
Hathaway earned acclaim and said Nolan revived her career after an Oscar-win backlash.
She will reunite with Nolan for *The Odyssey*, opening on July 17.