蝙蝠侠归来(1992)

剧情

一个白雪茫茫的圣诞夜，极有权势的塔克·科波特（Tucker Cobblepot）和爱丝特·科波特（Esther Cobblepot）夫妇生下一个畸形婴儿，起名叫奥斯华。夫妻俩认为他的存在可能会形成丑闻，于是秘密将他连带摇篮一起丢进公园下水道中遗弃掉，摇篮顺着下水道漂至附近废弃动物园的极地展览馆，奥斯瓦德最终被一群生活在展览馆里的企鹅救上岸。33年后的高谭市，也是小丑混乱的三年后，市民聚在市政厅前庆祝圣诞节，但一群奇形怪状的马戏团武装罪犯「红三角帮」（Red Triangle Circus Gang）袭击派对现场。布鲁斯·韦恩看到信号后化身蝙蝠侠到场解围，但红三角帮还是绑走不法商人麦斯·史瑞克，带至如今变成「企鹅人」的奥斯瓦德面前。企鹅人声言他需要麦斯帮助来回归地面、夺回属于他的一切，并威胁麦斯如不合作就会公开他生意上所有的不法行为。

麦斯的女秘书瑟琳娜·凯尔在公司整理文件时，发现麦斯打算靠未来盖起的发电厂来非法独占城市电力的内幕，迫使麦斯将她推下高楼至一条小巷来实施灭口。摔至重伤昏迷的瑟琳娜被一群野猫围绕，突然清醒后形成多重人格，回家后突然发疯而将公寓摔个七零八落，并制作一条皮鞭和黑色服装成为「猫女」。企鹅人和麦斯合作上演绑架市长的婴儿、再由企鹅人营救他而获得城市媒体的爱戴。作为答谢，企鹅人被允许进入城市市民文档库查询，知道他的真实姓名以及他早已去世的父母，最后到父母墓前祭拜他们。这时，麦斯由于建立发电厂的提案没被市长通过，决定协助企鹅人选上市长。

企鹅人命令红三角帮在城市里大肆破坏，藉以摧毁市长的名声并让他自己贼喊捉贼，最后让麦斯有理由推选他做市长。布鲁斯化身蝙蝠侠见到企鹅人，但两人的谈话被刚炸毁麦斯商店的猫女打断。企鹅人逃走后，蝙蝠侠便追赶猫女，最后在打斗时不慎使猫女掉下楼，却掉进一辆卡车中而逃过一劫。因为被蝙蝠侠“杀过一次”，瑟琳娜前去找企鹅人合作摧毁蝙蝠侠的名声，合作绑架城市选美冠军冰雪公主，留下一个蝙蝠镖（英语：batarang）制造蝙蝠侠犯案过的假像。布鲁斯纵身去寻找公主，但红三角帮趁机在蝙蝠车安装一个远程控制器而让企鹅人控制开车。蝙蝠侠没救到公主，反而使她坠下高楼摔死，还让众人误以为是蝙蝠侠将她推下楼。瑟琳娜因为拒绝继续和企鹅人合作，于是被企鹅人诱骗而握住他的直升功能雨伞，最后掉进一个温室里，本应摔死却还是活下来。

蝙蝠侠回车上后因为车被企鹅人遥控，在城市里横冲直撞，蝙蝠侠于期间录下企鹅人喊出的一系列嘲讽城市之真实想法，最后找到控制器而逃回蝙蝠洞。在企鹅人举办的新闻发布会上，布鲁斯以其人之道还治其人之身，远程播放企鹅人的录音而彻底摧毁他的形象。身败名裂的企鹅人逃回下水道，决定靠绑架城市政商名流的长子们来复仇。在麦斯举办的变装舞会上，布鲁斯和瑟琳娜遇见双方，并互相推断出对方的秘密身份。这时，企鹅人袭击派对，宣布他绑架小孩的阴谋后，准备将麦斯的儿子也一同带走，但麦斯代替了儿子而自愿被他带走。蝙蝠侠在红三角帮绑架城市婴儿时解救他们，勃然大怒的企鹅人将他养大的所有企鹅身上安装导弹发射器，让它们集体通过下水道聚集在市政厅前，打算一举炸死城市所有的政商名流。

蝙蝠侠通过信上的追踪器查到企鹅人的藏身处，驾驶蝙蝠水上快艇前去，和阿福通过干扰信号以诱导所有企鹅全部打道回府。由于蝙蝠侠即将前来，企鹅人坐上自己的鸭子船逃跑，蝙蝠侠借机冲出下水道劫住企鹅人。当两人僵持不下时，蝙蝠侠用信号让赶回来的众企鹅发射导弹炸毁动物园，企鹅人也不慎从窗户掉回水池里。瑟琳娜准备对麦斯报仇时，布鲁斯拿下面具本打算说服她收手，但瑟琳娜还是决定一意孤行。麦斯拿手枪后对她连开四枪，但瑟琳娜声称自己像猫一样有“九条命”，最后通过电击棒加上用她的身体来将高压电导至麦斯身上，使他彻底被电焦致死，瑟琳娜最后不见人影。这时，企鹅人因为爆炸残骸加热水而使他濒临死亡，试图拿武器做最后反击未果后不支倒地死去，六只帝王企鹅将企鹅人的遗体推入水中“安葬”。

事后，布鲁斯坐着阿福的轿车在街上行驶时，突然在街角注意到瑟琳娜的影子，下车去街角查看后只找到一只黑猫，最后认定是自己看错而将黑猫抱回去抚养。布鲁斯回车上离开不久后，蝙蝠信号在空中亮起，于楼顶的瑟琳娜着装猫女目睹该景象。

角色

• 麦可·基顿饰演布鲁斯·韦恩 / 蝙蝠侠，高谭市的捍卫者兼私刑者。
• 丹尼·德维托饰演奥斯华·科波特 / 企鹅人，长得像企鹅的畸形人，小时候被双亲遗弃，被动物园的企鹅救起。多年后，奥斯瓦德成为了红三角帮的首领，并打算展开复仇行动。在前作《蝙蝠侠》（1989年）中饰演小丑的杰克·尼克逊推荐德维托饰演奥斯瓦德。根据德维托的说法，「我花了4个半小时化妆和穿戏服。到了拍摄作业的尾声，我们将化妆、穿戏服的时间缩短至3个小时」。起初，饰演奥斯瓦德的第一人选其实是达斯汀·霍夫曼，但他拒绝参演。除了霍夫曼以外，马龙·白兰度、约翰·坎迪（英语：John Candy）、鲍勃·霍斯金斯、拉尔夫·韦特、迪安·马丁、达德利·摩尔（英语：Dudley Moore）、艾伦·瑞克曼、约翰·古德曼、克里斯多福·李、乔·派西、雷·李欧塔、盖布瑞·拜恩、艾力克斯·洛可（英语：Alex Rocco）与克里斯多福·洛伊德也都曾是奥斯瓦德的演员人选。
• 蜜雪儿·菲佛饰演瑟琳娜·凯尔 / 猫女，女秘书，在得知老板麦斯·史瑞克的阴谋后遭后者灭口，死后成为了猫女。曾是前作《蝙蝠侠》角色维琪·维尔演员人选的蜜雪儿·菲佛表示，自己在得知安妮特·班宁将饰演猫女时感到非常难过。不过，因班宁怀有身孕，让菲佛得以饰演猫女这个角色。菲佛300万美元的报酬比班宁的报酬多200万美元。为了饰演该角，菲佛参加了跆拳道的课程并练习使用鞭子（期间她不小心让老师的下巴挂了彩）。除了菲佛以外，饰演猫女的女演员人选还包含苏珊·莎兰登、梅莉·史翠普（导演提姆·波顿认为她「太老了」）、布鲁克·雪德丝（波顿认为她「叫座力不够」）、黛咪·摩尔、妮可·基嫚、茱蒂·佛斯特、吉娜·戴维斯、雪歌妮·薇佛、莲娜·欧琳（英语：Lena Olin）、歌手玛丹娜、拉寇儿·薇芝、艾伦·芭金（英语：Ellen Barkin）、珍妮佛·杰森·李、洛琳·布莱克、布莉姬·芳达与珍妮佛·贝尔，但最终都输给了菲佛。
• 克里斯多夫·华肯饰演麦斯·史瑞克，一位富商兼实业家，打算靠发电厂来非法独占城市电力，为了达成计划不择手段。该角色由丹尼尔·华特斯（英语：Daniel Waters (screenwriter)）设计，名字取自已逝德国演员麦斯·史瑞克（英语：Max Schreck）。前作《蝙蝠侠》的角色哈维·丹特原本将回归该片，但因演员比利·迪·威廉斯退出，哈维·丹特一角才被替换成麦斯·史瑞克。曾是前作角色小丑演员人选之一的歌手大卫·鲍伊一度争取饰演麦斯的机会，但后来决定出演大卫·林区的导演作品《双峰：与火同行》（1992年）而放弃。
• 麦可·高福饰演阿福·潘尼沃斯，韦恩家族的管家，自布鲁斯丧亲以来就一直照顾他，是布鲁斯的得力助手。
• 帕特·亨格尔饰演詹姆斯·高登，高谭市警局的局长。
• 麦克·墨菲（英语：Michael Murphy (actor)）饰演高谭市市长，姓名未知。
• 文森特·斯卡维利（英语：Vincent Schiavelli）饰演手风琴演奏者，「红三角帮」的成员兼奥斯瓦德的左右手。
• 安德鲁·布伦尼奥斯基（英语：Andrew Bryniarski）饰演奇普·史瑞克，麦斯的儿子。
• 克莉丝蒂·康纳薇（英语：Cristi Conaway）饰演冰雪公主，高谭市的选美冠军。
• 瑞克·桑沃特（英语：Rick Zumwalt）饰演有纹身的大力士，「红三角帮」的成员。
• 保罗·鲁本斯（英语：Paul Reubens）饰演塔克·科波特，奥斯瓦德之父，爱丝特·科波特之夫，担心奥斯瓦德的存在会对夫妻俩的名誉造成影响而决定抛弃他。该角原先计划由在1960年代电视剧《蝙蝠侠》中饰演企鹅人的布吉斯·梅迪斯饰演，但梅迪斯因健康问题而推辞。
• 黛安·沙林杰（英语：Diane Salinger）饰演爱丝特·科波特，奥斯瓦德之母，塔克·科波特之妻。

制作

筹拍与编剧

在《蝙蝠侠》（1989年）大获成功后，华纳兄弟计划于1990年5月开始在松林制片厂（英语：Pinewood Studios）拍摄续集。华纳兄弟花了25万美元保存拍摄《蝙蝠侠》的道具和布景。因拍摄《蝙蝠侠》的经历并不愉快，波顿起初并不想继续执导续集。「倘若续集能提供新颖且令人兴奋的东西，我就会回归」，波顿在1989年说道，「否则这是史上最蠢的点子」。他决定改为二十世纪福斯执导《剪刀手爱德华》（1990年）。与此同时，《蝙蝠侠》的编剧山姆·哈姆（英语：Sam Hamm）撰写了最早的两份剧本草稿，而鲍勃·凯恩则回归担任创作顾问。哈姆的剧本讲述企鹅人与猫女找寻神秘的宝藏。

波顿对丹尼尔·华特斯（英语：Daniel Waters (screenwriter)）的编剧作品《希德姐妹帮（英语：Heathers）》（1988年）感到印象深刻，便请华特斯为自己的作品《阴间大法师》（1988年）之续集撰写剧本。华纳兄弟同意给予波顿更大的主导权。该片的制片人由丹尼斯·狄·诺维（英语：Denise Di Novi）与波顿担任，而《蝙蝠侠》的制片人彼得·古柏（英语：Peter Guber）与乔恩·彼得斯（英语：Jon Peters）则和班杰明·梅尼克（英语：Benjamin Melniker）与麦克·E·乌斯兰（英语：Michael E. Uslan）一同出任执行制片人。波顿对哈姆的剧本不甚满意，于是请华特斯重写剧本。华特斯表示，自己的剧本「有个讽刺社会的地方：一位显要人物支持企鹅人竞选市长。我想表明的是世上的大坏蛋不见得都穿着戏服」。企鹅人竞选市长的桥段取自1960年代电视剧《蝙蝠侠》的剧集《企鹅人市长》（Hizzoner the Penguin）和《Dizzoner the Penguin》。华特斯一共写了五份草稿。

对于设计猫女，华特斯表示，「山姆·哈姆采用漫画对待女性的方式对待猫女，我则想将她设计成社会最底层的小人物——一位卑微的秘书」。哈维·丹特曾出现在剧本草稿中，但后来被删除。丹特在草稿中的角色等同于麦斯·史瑞克。在草稿的高潮桥段中，丹特毁容后变成了双面人，猫女在吻他的脸时用泰瑟电枪电死了他。在早期的剧本中，麦斯·史瑞克与企鹅人其实是失散多年的兄弟。

波顿聘请卫斯理·史崔克（Wesley Strick）来不挂名改写剧本。史崔克回忆道，「我受聘改写《蝙蝠侠大显神威》的剧本时，剧本有个大问题——企鹅人缺乏『总体计划』」。

前期制作

Warner Bros. presented Strick with warming, or freezing Gotham City, a plot point they would later use in Batman & Robin. Strick gained inspiration from a Moses parallel that had Penguin killing the firstborn sons of Gotham. A similar notion was used when the Penguin's parents threw him into a river as a baby. Robin appeared in the script, but was deleted because Waters felt the film had too many characters. Waters called Robin "the most worthless character in the world, especially with [Batman as] the loner of loners." Robin started out as a juvenile gang leader, who becomes an ally to Batman. Robin was later changed to a black teenage garage mechanic. Waters explained, "He's wearing this old-fashioned garage mechanic uniform and it has an 'R' on it. He drives the Batmobile, which I notice they used in the third film!" Marlon Wayans was cast, and signed for a sequel. The actor had attended a wardrobe fitting, but it was decided to save the character for a third installment.

Michael Keaton returned after a significant increase in his salary to $10 million. Annette Bening was cast as Catwoman after Burton saw her performance in The Grifters, but she dropped out due to her pregnancy. Raquel Welch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Madonna, Ellen Barkin, Cher, Bridget Fonda, Lorraine Bracco, Jennifer Beals and Susan Sarandon were then in competition for the role. Sean Young, who was originally chosen for Vicki Vale in the previous film, believed the role should have gone to her. Young visited production offices dressed in a homemade Catwoman costume, demanding an audition. Burton was unfamiliar with Michelle Pfeiffer's work, but was convinced to cast her after one meeting. Pfeiffer received a $3 million salary, $2 million more than Bening, and a percentage of the box office. The actress undertook kickboxing lessons for the role. Kathy Long served as Pfeiffer's body double. On Danny DeVito's casting, Waters explained, "I kind of knew that DeVito was going to play The Penguin. We didn't really officially cast it, but for a short nasty little guy, it's a short list. I ended up writing the character for Danny DeVito."

拍摄

In early 1991, two of Hollywood's largest sound stages (Stage 16 at Warner Bros. and Stage 12 at Universal Studios) were being prepared for the filming of Batman Returns. Filming started in June 1991. Stage 16 held Gotham Plaza, based on Rockefeller Center. Universal's Stage 12 housed Penguin's underground lair. A half-a-million gallon tank filled with water was used. Burton wanted to make sure that the penguins felt comfortable. Eight other locations on the Warner Bros. lot were used; over 50% of their property was occupied by Gotham City sets.

Animal rights groups started protesting the film after finding out that penguins would have rockets strapped on their backs. Richard Hill, the curator of the penguins, explained that Warner Bros. was very helpful in making sure the penguins were comfortable. "On the flight over the plane was refrigerated down to 45 degrees", recalls Hill. "In Hollywood, they were given a refrigerated trailer, their own swimming pool, half-a-ton of ice each day, and they had fresh fish delivered daily straight from the docks. Even though it was 100 degrees outside, the entire set was refrigerated down to 35 degrees."

The streets of Gotham City use the old Brownstone Street and Hennessy Street on the Warners' backlot.

Warner Bros. devoted a large amount of secrecy for Batman Returns. The art department was required to keep their office blinds pulled down. Cast and crew had to have photo ID badges with the movie's fake working title Dictel to go anywhere near the sets. Kevin Costner was refused a chance to visit the set. An entertainment magazine leaked the first photos of Danny DeVito as the Penguin; in response Warner Bros. employed a private investigator to track down the accomplice. $65 million was spent during the production of Batman Returns, while $15 million was used for marketing, coming to a total cost of $80 million. The final shot of Catwoman looking at the Bat-Signal was completed during post-production and was not part of the shooting script. After Batman Returns was completed Warner Bros. felt it was best for Catwoman to survive, saving more characterizations in a future installment. Pfeiffer was unavailable and a body double was chosen.

设计与效果

Bo Welch, Burton's collaborator on Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands, replaced Anton Furst as production designer, since Furst was unable to return for the sequel due to contractual obligations. Welch blended "Fascist architecture with World's fair architecture" for Gotham City. He also studied Russian architecture and German Expressionism. An iron maiden was used for Bruce Wayne's entry into the Batcave. Stan Winston, who worked with Burton on Edward Scissorhands, designed Danny DeVito's prosthetic makeup, which took two hours to apply. DeVito had to put a combination of mouthwash and red/green food coloring in his mouth "to create a grotesque texture of some weird ooze."

More than 60 Catsuits were designed in the six-month shoot at $1,000 each. The Batsuit was updated, which was made out of a thinner, slightly more flexible foam rubber material than the suit from Batman. DeVito was uncomfortable with his costume, but this made it easy for him to get into character. J. P. Morgan's wardrobe was used for inspiration on Max Shreck's costume design.

The bats were entirely composed of computer-generated imagery since it was decided directing real bats on set would be problematic. The Penguin's "bird army" was a combination of CGI, robotic creatures, men in suits and even real penguins. Robotic penguin puppets were commissioned by Stan Winston. In total 30 African penguins and 12 king penguins were used. A miniature effect was used for the exteriors of the Cobblepot Mansion in the opening scene and for Wayne Manor. The same method was used for the Bat Ski-boat and the exterior shots of the Gotham Zoo.

音乐

Danny Elfman had great enthusiasm for returning because "I didn't have to prove myself from the first film. I remember Jon Peters was very skeptical at first to hire me." Elfman's work schedule was 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. "When completing this movie I realized it was something of a film score and an opera. It was 95 minutes long, twice the amount of the average film score." Burton allowed Elfman to be more artistic with the sequel score, such as the "scraping" on violins for the cat themes. Under the pressure of finishing the score, however, the relationship between the two strained, which — along with further "creative differences" on The Nightmare Before Christmas — led Burton to use Howard Shore to score his next film Ed Wood. The musician co-orchestrated "Face to Face", which was written and performed by Siouxsie and the Banshees. The song can be heard in one scene during the film and during the end credits.

发行与反响

评价

Batman Returns was criticized by some for being too dark and violent, but nonetheless received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 72 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Director Tim Burton's dark, brooding atmosphere, Michael Keaton's work as the tormented hero, and the flawless casting of Danny DeVito as The Penguin and Christopher Walken make the sequel better than the first." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

Janet Maslin in The New York Times thought that "Mr. Burton creates a wicked world of misfits, all of them rendered with the mixture of horror, sympathy and playfulness that has become this director's hallmark." She described Michael Keaton as showing "appropriate earnestness", Danny DeVito as "conveying verve", Christopher Walken as "wonderfully debonair", Michelle Pfeiffer as "captivating... fierce, seductive", Bo Welch's production design as "dazzling", Stefan Czapsky's cinematography as "crisp", and Daniel Waters's screenplay as "sharp."

Peter Travers in Rolling Stone wrote: "Burton uses the summer's most explosively entertaining movie to lead us back into the liberating darkness of dreams." He praised the performances: "Pfeiffer gives this feminist avenger a tough core of intelligence and wit; she's a classic dazzler... Michael Keaton's manic-depressive hero remains a remarkably rich creation. And Danny DeVito's mutant Penguin—a balloon-bellied Richard III with a kingdom of sewer freaks—is as hilariously warped as Jack Nicholson's Joker and even quicker with the quips."

Desson Howe in The Washington Post wrote: "Director Burton not only re-creates his one-of-a-kind atmosphere, he one-ups it, even two-ups it. He's best at evoking the psycho-murky worlds in which his characters reside. The Penguin holds court in a penguin-crowded, Phantom of the Opera-like sewer home. Keaton hides in a castlelike mansion, which perfectly mirrors its owner's inner remoteness. Comic strip purists will probably never be happy with a Batman movie. But Returns comes closer than ever to Bob Kane's dark, original strip, which began in 1939." He described Walken as "engaging", DeVito as "exquisite" and Pfeiffer as "deliciously purry."

Todd McCarthy in Variety wrote that "the real accomplishment of the film lies in the amazing physical realization of an imaginative universe. Where Burton's ideas end and those of his collaborators begin is impossible to know, but the result is a seamless, utterly consistent universe full of nasty notions about societal deterioration, greed and other base impulses." He praised the contributions of Stan Winston, Danny Elfman, Bo Welch and cinematographer Stefan Czapsky, and in terms of performances, opined that "the deck is stacked entirely in favor of the villains", calling DeVito "fascinating" and Pfeiffer "very tasty."

Conversely, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of four, writing: "I give the movie a negative review, and yet I don't think it's a bad movie; it's more misguided, made with great creativity, but denying us what we more or less deserve from a Batman story. No matter how hard you try, superheroes and film noir don't go together; the very essence of noir is that there are no more heroes." He compared the Penguin negatively with the Joker of the first film, writing that "the Penguin is a curiously meager and depressing creature; I pitied him, but did not fear him or find him funny. The genius of Danny DeVito is all but swallowed up in the paraphernalia of the role." Jonathan Rosenbaum called DeVito "a pale substitute for Jack Nicholson from the first film" and felt that "there's no suspense in Batman Returns whatsoever". Batman comic book writer/artist Matt Wagner was quoted as saying: "I hated how Batman Returns made Batman little more than just another costumed creep, little better than the villains he's pursuing. Additionally, Burton is so blatantly not an action director. That aspect of both his films just sucked." Ty Burr in Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B-; he wrote that "Burton still hasn't figured out how to tell a coherent story: He's more interested in fashioning pretty beads than in putting them on a string.... Yet for all the wintry weirdness, there's more going on under the surface of this movie than in the original. No wonder some people felt burned by Batman Returns: Tim Burton just may have created the first blockbuster art film."

A "parental backlash" criticized Batman Returns with violence and sexual references that were inappropriate for children despite being rated PG-13. McDonald's shut down their Happy Meal promotion for the film. Burton responded, "I like Batman Returns better than the first one. There was this big backlash that it was too dark, but I found this movie much less dark."

票房

Batman Returns was released in America on June 19, 1992, earning $45.69 million in 2,644 theaters on its opening weekend. This was the highest opening weekend in 1992 and the highest opening weekend of any film up to that point. The film went on to gross $162.83 million in North America, and $104 million in foreign countries, coming to a worldwide total of $266.83 million. Batman Returns was the third highest-grossing film in America of 1992, and sixth highest in worldwide totals.

荣誉

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

• 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains:
  • Catwoman (Selina Kyle) – Nominated Villain
  • The Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot) – Nominated Villain

It was part of Empire's 500 Greatest Films in 2008 at number 401.

影响

Batman Returns would be the last film in the Warner Bros. Batman film series that featured Burton and Michael Keaton as director and leading actor. With Batman Forever, Warner Bros. decided to go in a "lighter" direction to be more mainstream in the process of a family film. Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel, but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for Batman Forever in June 1993, a Catwoman spin-off was announced. Michelle Pfeiffer was to reprise her role, with the character not to appear in Forever because of her own spin-off.

Burton became attached as director, while producer Denise Di Novi and writer Daniel Waters also returned. In January 1994, Burton was unsure of his plans to direct Catwoman or an adaptation of "The Fall of the House of Usher". On June 6, 1995, Waters turned in his Catwoman script to Warner Bros., the same day Batman Forever was released. Burton was still being courted to direct. Waters joked, "Turning it in the day Batman Forever opened may not have been my best logistical move, in that it's the celebration of the fun-for-the-whole-family Batman. Catwoman is definitely not a fun-for-the-whole-family script." In an August 1995 interview, Pfeiffer re-iterated her interest in the spin-off, but explained her priorities would be challenged as a mother and commitments to other projects. The film labored in development hell for years, with Pfeiffer replaced by Ashley Judd. The film ended up becoming the critically panned Catwoman (2004), starring Halle Berry.

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