GODZILLA VS. KONG Star Eiza González Reflects On Losing Catwoman Role To Zoe Kravitz In THE BATMAN

GODZILLA VS. KONG Star Eiza González Reflects On Losing Catwoman Role To Zoe Kravitz In THE BATMAN

3 Body Problem star Eiza González has reflected on auditioning for the role of Catwoman in The Batman and admits she's largely moved on from trying to land a part in Marvel or DC Comics adaptations...

By JoshWilding - Mar 12, 2024 04:03 PM EST
Filed Under: The Batman
Source: ComicBook.com

Several actresses were in the running to play Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Batman, with the role ultimately going to Zoe Kravitz. She did a fantastic job as the character, and while the movie seemed to end her story, the door was left open to the anti-hero returning in the recently delayed sequel.

Among those vying for the role was Godzilla vs. Kong and 3 Body Problem star Eiza González. 

ComicBook.com asked the actress whether she's keen to join a Marvel or DC project and it seems she's moved on after starring in the critically panned Bloodshot (which was also a box office flop).

"I don't see it happening. I mean, it's like my opportunity has been there and it's not happened for me. So I think it's just not in the cards for Eiza Gonzalez, which is okay. I'm okay with it," she told the site. "Actually, I think that when I was younger, it really excited me and obviously [at] this point, it's been so many years."

"I was so excited when I camera tested for The Batman. And that whole process was shocking and I couldn't believe it because I was especially such a huge fan of Catwoman. And in that moment, I was like, you know, distraught that I didn't get it." 

"But then I watched it and I was like, 'Wow.' I just loved it. I loved her. I loved the role. I loved Zoe in it," González continued. "I just was so obsessed with what Matt [Reeves] had created and now it's just nice to see people for the right role getting cast in the right role and I like to watch it as an audience member."

"I'm not as passionate [about being] in those worlds anymore...I would love to if the opportunity happened. But, you know, I'm just a geek in the sense that I like to watch it. I don't have a personal...I didn't get it so I don't watch, you know? I don't care about that anymore at all."

It is a shame a major superhero role didn't happen for González as she was clearly looking to put herself on the map by joining the Marvel or DC Universes. Instead, she was lumbered with Bloodshot, a movie that can't have done her career many favours.

Fortunately, she's bounced back with upcoming projects such as the aforementioned 3 Body Problem and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. In terms of superhero roles, the actress remains a fan-favourite pick for the DCU's Wonder Woman.

Do you think González would have made a good Catwoman?

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Conquistador
Conquistador - 3/12/2024, 4:27 PM
Wasn't even close She can't act for shit, but fo sho will look sexy in skin tight leather!
bobevanz
bobevanz - 3/12/2024, 6:04 PM
I figured there'd be an article on this by now. They won't say why he was fired hmm
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/marvel-shocker-x-men-97-creator-beau-demayo-fired-1235850423/
dragon316
dragon316 - 3/12/2024, 10:24 PM
@UniqNo - she can’t? Wouldn’t know
JFerguson
JFerguson - 3/12/2024, 4:28 PM
Here’s a thinker: What do Jason mamoa and Timothee chalamet both have in common?

🤔
OREO
OREO - 3/12/2024, 5:17 PM
@JFerguson -

Don't know. Until recently I never knew these two had something in common:

OREO
OREO - 3/12/2024, 5:25 PM
@JFerguson -

And after watching Emily in Paris in the past year or two, I also did not knew these two have in common as well:



Two Worlds... huh? 😉
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/12/2024, 6:34 PM
@JFerguson - they're both French?
JFerguson
JFerguson - 3/12/2024, 8:04 PM
@OREO @bkmeijer1 - No they were both hitting it 😂
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/13/2024, 4:06 AM
@JFerguson - hell yeah
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/12/2024, 4:31 PM
She’s a one note actress with such extremely limited range. She fine as hell and is pretty funny but glad she didn’t get the role. Never understood the fancasts for her.
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 3/12/2024, 4:55 PM
@GhostDog - I think you answered your own question. Fine as hell, hence the fancasts.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/12/2024, 4:57 PM
@Shivermetimbers - lmao true.
Origame
Origame - 3/12/2024, 4:36 PM
Well, her a$$ would've looked great in that catsuit. But so did Zoe's.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 4:39 PM
I have liked her in the projects I’ve seen and think she could have done well as Selina but Zoe was real good imo so it worked out for the best.

Idk about her as Wonder Woman (though I would give it a shot) but I could see her as Jessica Cruz or Zatanna.



WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 3/12/2024, 4:42 PM
I liked her in Baby Driver and that’s about it. Happy with the Catwoman that we got
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 4:44 PM
@WhatIfRickJames - she was good in Ambulance

Best performance of hers I have seen.

bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/12/2024, 6:37 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Ambulance is a movie that shouldn't have worked, but somehow it did. And I'm just gonna say why: Michael Bay is a good filmmaker.

And that's a hill I'm willing to die on. He gets unexpected performances out of his leads, while coming up with the wackiest (but memorable) action scenes.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 6:38 PM
@bkmeijer1 - I thought it was decent

It improved as it went along for me , the pacing was too frenetic and all over the place for me in the first half but it settled down.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/12/2024, 6:51 PM
@TheVisionary25 - that's something I'm always mixed on with Bay. Same with 6 Underground. Frenetic is definitely the word to describe his movies. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 6:56 PM
@bkmeijer1 - yep

It didn’t work for me with 6 Underground throughout
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/12/2024, 7:12 PM
@TheVisionary25 - but the action was still great imo. I don't know how Bay does, but I can remember whole action sequences from that movie (and all the others).
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 3/13/2024, 9:25 AM
@bkmeijer1 - That a really good point. I expected Ambulance to suck, but it was a lot of fun!
bcom
bcom - 3/12/2024, 4:43 PM
Personally, Zoe far surpassed my expectations as Catwoman. I thought it was inspired casting when it was announced and she looked good in the trailers, but when I first saw the movie I thought she was absolutely perfect.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 4:48 PM
@bcom - its crazy how she looked like she was taken from some versions of the comics exactly.





bcom
bcom - 3/12/2024, 4:59 PM
@TheVisionary25 - I know that this might sound crazy, but another actress I think could make a good Catwoman in Daisy Ridley. Now I know people are a bit hit and miss on her as Rey in the Star Wars movies, but like Robert Pattinson did after Twilight she's been taking up smaller movie rolls quietly in the background and is turning herself into a really well ranged actor. Seeing recent photos of her at movie premiers and movie festivals, I can see her as Selina Kyle.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 5:03 PM
@bcom - that could be interesting…



Idk if I’m sold on it completely , she seems too “cute” lol for the role if that makes sense.
bcom
bcom - 3/12/2024, 5:19 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Yeah, I get you, but I recently watched 'The Marsh King's Daughter' and she was really good in that. It took me a while to recognise her because she was doing an American accent (which she did very well). It was quite a dark movie and she was totally different to how she was in Star Wars. She's also in another recent movie called 'Sometimes I think About Dying' where she plays a closed off introvert trying to connect with others. Again, a real stand out performance. She's definitely got range and I think she could pull of a dangerous but seductive Catwoman. I don't think she'd be a 'top of the pile' choice, but from what I've seen of her just recently something clicked in my head that she could do a decent job of Catwoman.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 5:20 PM
@bcom - interesting

Might check those out and maybe I’ll feel the same way then
bcom
bcom - 3/12/2024, 5:41 PM
@TheVisionary25 - It's actually genuinely refreshing to have a decent conversation in the chat section of this site without someone spewing hate or angeringly trying to tell you how stupid and wrong your opinion is :-)
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 5:47 PM
@bcom - yeah it is

I’m not that type of guy , I try to be respectful as I can to others

Ultimately we all have our preferences but we are fans at the end of the day.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 3/12/2024, 4:43 PM
Ana de armas would've been better if Kravitz didn't get it. Hoping it can still happen in the Brave and the bold.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 3/12/2024, 4:45 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I would be down for that.

bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/12/2024, 6:41 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I could see her as Catwoman or as Poison Ivy. And with the DCU, it can still happen indeed. Just depends on Batman's age. If he's 40, I can see it work
Clintthahamster
Clintthahamster - 3/12/2024, 5:32 PM
@Dotanuki - "A reason for his departure is not clear. De Mayo had already completed writing both seasons 1 and 2 of the series"

Asked and answered.
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 3/12/2024, 5:37 PM
@ClintThaHamster - what’s answered? The reason for departure (beyond completing the season)? Why would he leave before the season was broadcasted?
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