michellemariepfeiffer: Annette Bening

michellemariepfeiffer:

  • Annette Bening was cast as Catwoman, but was replaced by Michelle Pfeiffer when she became pregnant. Pfeiffer’s $3 million salary was $2 million more than was offered to Bening.
  • Michelle Pfeiffer got through 60 catsuits during the 6 month shoot, at a cost of $1,000 a time. 
  • In order to get the cats to surround Selina when she’s knocked out, the filmmakers put tuna on a dummy version of Selina and tuna on Selina’s suit.
  • Madonna was considered for the role of Catwoman.
  • During an A&E Biography, Michelle Pfeiffer said that her Catwoman costume was vacuum sealed once she was fitted into it for scenes, so she actually had only a short amount of time to perform before she would have to have it opened or she could become light headed and pass out. She also admitted that when she first was learning to use the whip she accidentally cut her trainer’s face with it, at which he acted as a complete gentleman and continued with their training. 
  • Susan Sarandon showed great interest in the role of Catwoman, but at age 46 was considered too old for the role.
  • During one scene, Michelle Pfeiffer had to put a live bird in her mouth.
  • The catsuit was so tight on Michelle Pfeiffer that she often had trouble hearing her own voice. Tim Burton had to tell her to lower her voice register because she would often shout her dialogue instead of just saying it.

Batman Returns (1992) by Tim Burton, Catwoman 

This has been passed my way by a few people who wanted to note that Catwoman’s skintight costume was achieved by vacuum packing her in it and that it led to Pfeiffer being light headed if she performed in it for too long.  (This is not meant as meaning that the movie, character or costume sucks. It was submitted to me because we sometimes talk about how superheroine costumes must be vacuum sealed to cling to breasts the way they do.)