This week sees the release of DC and Matt Reeves’ The Batman, which is getting some of the best reviews ever gotten by a superhero film. Truly, the genre has become dominant, with it seemingly being propelled to new heights with each new entry. But, there was a time, in the years following 2000’s X-Men and 2002’s Spider-Man, and before 2005’s Batman Begins, that Hollywood wasn’t quite sure how to properly mount a superhero movie. Nowhere was this more evident than in 2004’s misbegotten Catwoman with Halle Berry.
In a lot of ways, Catwoman should have been a hit. It had Halle Berry at the height of her fame as the star. She had just won an Oscar and helped propel the 007 film. Die Another Day, to record-breaking box office for the franchise. It was had a director, Pitof, who many thought was a visionary following his French breakout Vidocq. Alas, things did not work out for this would-be franchise started, which opened to disastrous box office, even worse reviews and swept the Razzies, with Berry’s opinion of the film so low she showed up to access her “award” in person. WTF happened to 2004’s Catwoman? Plenty – as you’ll see in this special episode of WTF Happened to this Movie.
This episode of WTF Happened to this Movie is written by Gaius Bolling, narrated by Dave Davis, edited by Paul Podeyn and produced by Ben Cantler. Berge Garabedian is the executive producer. Watch more episodes below and let us know in the comments what you thought of Halle Berry’s Catwoman.