“It’s going to be the Death for you”: Halle Berry Was Warned Not to Do One of the Worst Movies of Her Acting Career
While many actors usually receive critical acclaim for portraying antihero roles, Halle Berry’s Catwoman turned out nothing less than a nightmare. From its narrative to her being the titular character, the 2004 movie received immense backlash.
Many criticized the film stating that it had a cheesy style and failed to represent the Batman villain. Catwoman‘s reception made headlines from the day it was released and its box-office collection became another reason for critics to call out the movie. However, despite all the negative comments and warning not to take the role, Halle Berry remained unbothered.
Halle Berry Remained Unbothered After Her Catwoman Met Strong Criticism
Usually, actors do not address the negative comments their movies receive after falling flat and even stay away from accepting what went wrong with the project. However, Halle Berry who starred in the 2004 Catwoman, which doesn’t even require an introduction to explain its terrible reception, talked about her film. What makes the actress’s comments more intriguing is that she didn’t care about the warnings given to her before accepting the role.
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Halle Berry was made aware of Catwoman‘s reception, but despite that, she did not step away from helming the role. The actress followed her intuitions and eventually met strong criticism. In 2018, the Moonfall star acknowledged the reception of her movie during her acceptance speech for a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications. She said:
“Everybody around me said, ‘Girl, don’t do it. It’s going to be the death of you. It’s going to end your career.’ But guess what I did? I followed my intuition and I did a movie called Catwoman and it bombed miserably.”
Though her film wasn’t well-received and people believed it would end her career, Berry decided to take notes of it. She added:
“While it failed to most people, it wasn’t a failure for me because I met so many interesting people that I wouldn’t have met otherwise, I learned two forms of martial arts and I learned not what to do.”
Catwoman made Halle Berry feel empowered, as she did not let the backlash overpower her passion to delve into distinct projects. She has now become one of the industry’s most talented and versatile actresses and is the only African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Catwoman is Halle Berry’s Major Setback in Her Acting Career
When Halle Berry won her Oscar for Best Actress, her career took a U-turn as she accepted to play the leading role in Catwoman. The film is considered the major setback in her acting career, which could have led her to face significant challenges. Considering the current scenario of acting careers in Hollywood, Berry was lucky enough to have managed the backlash and land notable roles after the 2004 film.
However, the claws of this cat left permanent marks after the John Wick star accepted Catwoman‘s reception with dignity. Halle Berry has recently worked in the upcoming American science fiction adventure film titled The Mothership which is planned to be released on Netflix this year.
Stream Catwoman on Prime Video.
