Anne Hathaway Cast as Catwoman in New "Batman" Movie

Warners made the announcement Wednesday morning.

The studio also revealed which character Tom Hardy, who joined the cast last fall, will play: Bane.

"I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman's most formidable enemies," Nolan said in a statement.

Hathaway was on the list of actresses which tested for the role in recent weeks, along with Jessica Biel and Keira Knightley.

The test involved Christian Bale, who had to leave his National Board of Review in New York dinner early so he could catch a flight back to LA. to conduct.

The announcement didn't actually name Hathaway's character as Catwoman, which keeps in line with Nolan's more grounded approach to the movie series.

Michelle Pfeiffer starred as Kyle/Catwoman in Tim Burton's "Batman Returns."

The character, as interpreted by Burton, was a meek secretary who becomes empowered after she is almost killed and left for dead.

Pfeiffer played her with a mix of repression and sensuality, with the character breaking out as a symbol of female empowerment and becoming a pop culture sensation.

In his interpretation, Nolan has been giving his characters a deeper and darker psychological edge.

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1月20日，据美国媒体透露，时代华纳正式宣布了安妮-海瑟薇将出演由克里斯托弗-诺兰执导的《蝙蝠侠前传3：黑暗骑士崛起》，在片中饰演塞琳娜-凯尔也就是“猫女”。此外，制片商也顺便透露，汤姆-哈迪已经被选中出演片中反派人物班恩的角色。

 “能与安妮-海瑟薇合作让我非常的激动，她的加入会使我们的剧本锦上添花。”诺兰对媒体说道，“我也很高兴能和汤姆-哈迪再次合作并且也很期待他会以怎样的表演来诠释这个最难对付的敌人。”

据悉，克里斯蒂安-贝尔将继续回归本作，出演蝙蝠侠，而本作的剧本将由克里斯托弗-诺兰与大卫-S-高耶一同创作完成。后者曾是《蝙蝠侠前传2：黑暗骑士》的编剧和制片人。

影片预计将于2012年7月20日在美国上映。