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Franco Saudelli, who did THE BLONDE for Fantagraphics/Eros and who is well known in Europe for bondage and foot fetish drawings. (Sort of a Euro-Stanton, except he draws better).

Someone closer to home? Um.... Jim Lee, maybe.

Well, since the reports I have read seem to indicate the story bears little relation to the Catwoman in the Bat-comics (aside from the character's name), it is no surprise the costume would vary as well. Maybe it will be good, but I am not holding my breath. That said, this Catwoman looks pretty hot.

Whose style? Larry Flynt.

--Daniel

Well PAD

After Swordfish and Monster's Ball I have basically been intimate with Halle Berry several times. This outfit really doesn't do it for me.

But seriously, I hope that this movie will not be another leather clad Matrix rip off like Underworld was.

Regards:

WSJ3

Whose style? Larry Flynt.

Have to agree. Michelle Pfeifer's costume was sexy, this just looks like something out of a cheap S&M club magazine.

It's ugly. There's no forgiving ugly.

Whar artist does it remind me of? I can't think of any right now, the blood seems to be rushing away from my brain...

There's actually a lot of s&m gear that's similar to superhero outfits. For example, there are leather masks that *really* look like Catwoman. For an example of this (or if you're just horny), check out RED VIBE DIARIES 3. Yow!

Looks like something Frank Miller would come up with after being kicked in the head by a mule.

Yet another DC title screwed up in the big screen translation.

I understand screwing a little with continuity to make something more accessible and appealing to the non comic book masses. For example, if we are to ever have Venom in a Spidey movie, we're not going to get the Sin Eater saga, the Secret Wars, the black costume storyline, etc. So changing things there would be understandable.

But this is just stupid.

Of course after some good work with films like Spider-Man and X-Men, Marvel has gone back to screwing up film translations with the poor Daredevil and Hulk films.

I don't think Daredevil was screwed up. It was relatively faithful and a solid "B" effort, with major points taken away for Duncan's terrible performance as Kingpin and a lack of depth to the DD/Elektra relationship.

Oh, and back to the topic, I'll watch a non-Selina Kyle Catwoman movie about the same time as I pound a railroad spike into my head.

Gotta say, it looks like bad fetish wear.

Michelle Pfieffer, come home!

It's ugly. There's no forgiving ugly.

I concur (at least about it being ugly).

The current "Catwoman" comic is, in my slightly ignorant view, a negative reaction to the Joel Schumacher "Batman" movies and their rubber super-suits with built-in nipples (except for the female characters). The current Selina Kyle outfit isn't tight; it's loose fabric, its goggle-mask is practical, and it's close to a genuine ninja outfit. (Especially because it doesn't look solid black; greys blend into shadows better in real life.)

The effect of the comic-book version is to make Catwoman less of a sex object and more of a thinking, reasoning, feeling being. Perfect for someone trying to redefine her criminal past from someone utterly greedy to someone who breaks the law to help others (almost like Batman).

So what does the new movie do? Back to the tight leather, boys! But remember, no nipples must show on female characters. And keep those decorative shreds on her legs, although in real life they'd snag on anything she walked past. The audience for this movie can't be allowed to accept a comic book character as anything less than a dirty joke, right?

I can tell from here that, barring major changes, the "Catwoman" movie is going to suck - or lap skim milk - no matter how much business it brings to Hollywood's leather designers.

I'm no doctor, but isn't just about every important part of the upper body left completely unprotected? Great plan for someone who's going to be fighting armed thugs on a daily basis.

Some pix from the Sun are showing a different costume, more akin to the current comics costume (i.e., snug leather pants and closefitting jacket but are practical looking).

Was this costume dug up from some bad 80's Heavy Metal video (as if there is such a thing as a good one)? Cat Scratch Fever? Faster Pussycat? Britany Fox? The stink on this movie has arrived, I pray PAD isn't asked to write the novelization, that's a mess that I wouldn't think he'd want to clean up.

Is it me or does she look like she stole her costume from Brittney spears closet. It looks something that Miss Spears would during a concert.

Also i agree this costume wouldn't protect her at all. She had open toe boots for goodness sake. She'd go to kick someone and she break all her toes.

"I'm no doctor, but isn't just about every important part of the upper body left completely unprotected? Great plan for someone who's going to be fighting armed thugs on a daily basis. "

There was a comic book, printed in the early '90s (I think), that had a Siskel & Ebert-type judging of the worsts in comic books. One of the awards was for skimpiest female costumes. The winners explained that they wore such revealing costumes because "men can't shoot straight with erections!" If true, that explains all the skimpy outfits.

Of course, the largely male readership has to enter into it as well...

I saw the outfit and screamed "First Stripperella, now THIS?!"

When I first saw this picture, I thought someone was just having fun with PhotoShop.

And I'm still hoping that's all it is.

Great costume to show of the female form in an adult movie, lousy for a comic book movie.

I've seen the outfit and it makes me say, "GRRRRR-OOOOWL."

C'mon folks, that's not even Halle! It's just a fetish photo, perhaps a painting -- it's got that airbrushed look to it.

Take a look at another photo of her at IMDB, such as

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/0433-aca/Events/0433-aca/berryha1.le#?path=pgallery&path_key=Berry,%20Halle

The upper lip on the supposed Catwoman photo is a giveaway: nothing like Halle's. The cheekbones and chin are very different too.

So what does the new movie do? Back to the tight leather, boys! But remember, no nipples must show on female characters. And keep those decorative shreds on her legs, although in real life they'd snag on anything she walked past. The audience for this movie can't be allowed to accept a comic book character as anything less than a dirty joke, right?

Note that, given how long this movie has been in development, any connection it would have to a CATWOMAN comic would be to the previous volume - solid purple body suit, over-inflated breasts.

Note further that I don't think this was supposed to connect back to the comic directly in any way, but was supposed to be a spin-off out of BATMAN RETURNS. And that, even in early rumors, its connection with that representation was tenuous at best.

For the record, they have the same picture in Time magazine. And they do say it's Halle Berry.

You know what's scary about this? I saw it in Time Magazine today.

It's not a fake.

I saw it...laughed then cried a bit realizing that this was the costume being used.

So who has read what the movie is going based on?

Not Selina Kyle if I remember correctly

I think it's a fake or was taken from some softcore porn site.

Here's what's supposed to be a plot summary for the film, via www.superherohype.com:

"'Catwoman' is a feature film based on characters created by DC Comics. In this new adventure Patience Price, a mild mannered graphic artist, is murdered in order to keep her silent about an accidental discovery she made. An ancient myth is played out, when an Egyptian Mao cat, indebted to Patience for saving her it's own life, breathes life back into the young woman. Patience is reborn with an independent attitude, carefree behavior and the heightened senses of a cat. Now she must investigate the circumstances behind her murder and learn to accept both parts of herself."

In other words, it seems this upcoming Warner Bros. effort has nothing to do with the DC Catwoman at all. Nada. Zzzzzzip.

So, this is a movie about A Catwoman, but not THE Catwoman. I guess if we think about it along those lines, we'll be okay...

...but...goddamn...'Patience Price'? I mean, comic book name alliteration is one thing. It's a tradition. But...'Patience Price'?

BLECK.................................I MEAN LOOK AT IT..................GAH

Jim Balent

The costume reminds me of Black Scorpion's.

"Patience Price?" I thought the name was gonna be "Patience Prudence."

I'm afraid that the P.P. alliteration only works for Peter Parker, whose web-slinger alter-ego's movie did quite well.

Steve Chung

"Patience Price?" Hope Halley's not a spitter.

Bwaaaahahahahahahahahahaaa!

Thanks. I needed a good laugh.

Hey, maybe that's it? Maybe they're planning to do it as a comedy?

As for someone's comment on DD. Sorry, I thought the guy doing Kingpin did a far better job than Ben 'no one ever confused me with an actor' Affleck.

I already wrote something about it on the DC message boards, but this movie reminds me more of the Vixen character from Suicide Squad than Catwoman: The mask in the pic is the same Vixen used in the 70s, and she get powers from an animal totem...

I'm going with Mike Deodato, from his more adult-oriented comics days, not the current HULK style.

It's garish, though. Catwoman will now be the first superheroine with open-toed shoes.

-Augie

To me, it looks like a photomanip. It's not laying right on the face.

Even if TIME says it's Halle. It still looks like a manip.

The costume is really, really bad. THe artist it reminds me of is the Hanna-Barbera guy that came up with Josie and the Pussycats. It's the first time ever I've seen a picture of Halle Berry that I didn't like.

Bummer.

Eh... I'm gonna buck the trend. I like the costume.

But then, I'm a fan of Dita Von Teese, and she wears much more extreme outfits.

That said... the plot summary sounds, well, dumb. At the very least obvious. And.. Patience Price? Yech.

'Course, I still haven't seen Daredevil or Hulk... and I'm not sure I want to.

Spiderman and X-Men and X2 were good IMO.

Y'know what would be an interesting, if possibly not popular enough film?

The current incarnation of the JSA. One of the few mainstream supers books I still read...

Reading the plot summary, I think maybe she should just get bit by a radioactive cat; that would make the whole "origin" go faster so they can get to the action (be it sexual or fighting), which is presumably what fans of this movie will want. Why they can't make good comic movies like the Mystery Men anymore, I'll never know....

Pete: Looks like something Frank Miller would come up with after being kicked in the head by a mule.

Luigi Novi: ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aw, Pete, you made my day. :-)

#1: There's just something a bit Photoshoppy with that picture...

#2: The whole situation regarding the lack of any resemblance between this Catwoman movie and the source material reminds me of the very recent report of WB planning a new series called "The Flash" in which Wally West wears regular clothes and uses his speed powers to travel through time. If they're gonna make THAT many changes, why doesn't WB at least try to get closer to comic book source material and just retitle that proposed TV series "Rip Hunter, Time Master"...?

Ewwwwwwwww...

I don't think even Jim Balent woulda sunk that low.

Well, maybe. But still.

That was the first I'd heard of the plot and I am thoroughly disgusted by a non-Selina Kyle Catwoman. I mean, you've got to be kidding. That's name-brand recognition they're f*cking with right there. Why even bother if you're not going to retain AN element from the comic? It looks and sounds like the plot for a bad skin flick thus far and I, for one, will not be seeing it.

How come Marvel gets all the good movie adaptations? I haven't seen a DC character treated right since Batman Returns. That's pretty sad.