Everyone loves a good “what if?” Hollywood story. From Jake Gyllenhaal almost playing Spider-Man or Leonardo DiCaprio almost playing Anakin Skywalker. More recently, we know that Nicholas Hoult was almost cast as Bruce Wayne in the upcoming “The Batman” but lost the role to Robert Pattinson. Now, another actor that was almost cast in “The Batman” spoke out about auditioning for the film, not for Bruce Wayne but for Selina Kyle, as Eiza González opened out about auditioning to play Catwoman.
González was most recently seen in the Vin Diesel movie “Bloodshot,” and while discussing her career with The Hollywood Reporter, González talked about being shortlisted for the role of Selina Kyle in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” and camera-testing for the role. Like any other reasonable person would in that situation, González admitted getting her hopes up when auditioning for roles such as that of Catwoman. “It’s impossible not to do that, especially when you get so far down the line. It’s part of why you’re so far down the line, because you’re living and dreaming the character,” the actor explained. “It is heartbreaking; it is always hard. You have to envision yourself in the role in order to see the role. You can’t have one foot in and one foot out. When I started my career, I was more like that, and I wouldn’t get that far. So now I do, and I just go through the heartbreak afterwards.”
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Whether it’s with auditioning for a huge blockbuster, or simply interviewing for a new day job, it’s always hard not to picture yourself in the new job before actually getting it. Of course, you don’t get people making fan art about how you would look in that new office job and post it on Instagram. As for the Catwoman role, Zoë Kravitz did try to audition for the role in “The Dark Knight Rises,” so who knows what will change 7 years from now.
