Halle Berry Admits ‘Catwoman’ Script “Felt A Bit Soft” But She “Didn’t Love” The Backlash

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Two decades later, Halle Berry is looking back at her DC solo outing and what went wrong. The Academy Award winner reflected on 2004’s Catwoman for the movie’s 20th anniversary, explaining why she “went along with” the movie’s low-stakes plot without objections. “I always thought the idea of Catwoman saving women from a face cream felt a bit soft,” Berry told Entertainment Weekly. “All the other superheroes save the world; they don’t just save women from cracked faces.

I always knew that was a soft superhero plight, but at that time in my career, I didn’t have the agency I have today or belief that I could challenge that, so I went along with it.” Directed by Pitof, Catwoman starred Berry as Patience Phillips, a graphic designer who discovers a conspiracy at the cosmetic company where she works to cover up widespread health problems caused by a new product.

After being murdered by the conspirators, Patience is resurrected by an Egyptian mau cat that grants her cat-like abilities, allowing her to go up against the company owner’s wife Laurel (Sharon Stone).

Catwoman ultimately made $82 million worldwide against a $100 million budget, in addition to winning Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actress, Worst Director and Worst Screenplay. “I didn’t love [the backlash],” said Berry. “Being a Black woman, I’m used to carrying negativity on my back, fighting, being a fish swimming upstream by myself.