Halle Berry is clapping again at critics of Catwoman amid the twentieth anniversary of the 2004 movie.
Throughout a latest interview on The Tonight Present, the Oscar winner continued to reward the comedian e-book film regardless of its unfavorable critiques. The notorious movie additionally gained Berry the Razzie for worst actress of the yr.
“I cherished it,” she instructed host Jimmy Fallon. “It obtained panned. The critics mentioned it sucked balls. And balls aren’t that dangerous.”
Berry continued, “What I’m pleased about is that the kids have discovered it now on the web, and so they adore it. So, it’s so vindicating. As a result of now they’re saying it’s cool and what the heck was everyone’s drawback with it, so like, I’m like, ‘I’m so brat now’ (referring to Charli XCX’s brat summer time development).”
Fallon proceeded to dub the actress “Bratwoman,” earlier than asking her if she would ever reprise the function for an additional film. Berry responded, “Perhaps,” however provided that she might direct it.
Berry beforehand shared her curiosity in directing a Catwoman remake in 2021, telling Jake Hamilton that she needs she “might return and reimagine Catwoman and redo that” with what she realized helming 2020’s Bruised, her function directorial debut.
“I’d have Catwoman saving the world like most male superheroes do, and never simply saving ladies from their faces cracking off,” the actress mentioned of Catwoman‘s plot, which noticed her superhero taking over a corrupt cosmetics firm. “I’d make the stakes loads greater, and I believe make it extra inclusive of each women and men.”
Berry additionally admitted to Leisure Weekly final month that the unfavorable press surrounding the Pitof-directed movie did take a toll on her on the time as a result of she obtained blamed for its “failure.”
“I didn’t love [the backlash],” she mentioned. “Being a Black lady, I’m used to carrying negativity on my again, preventing, being a fish swimming upstream on my own… A little bit dangerous publicity a couple of film? I didn’t adore it, however it wasn’t going to cease my world or derail me from doing what I like to do.”