Halle Berry jokes to fans praising her 2004 Catwoman movie: 'Where were you guys 17 years ago?'
In the wake of Zoe Kravitz' new turn as Catwoman, some fans of the character have fired up their Twitter accounts to remember a previous incarnation.
Halle Berry, who played the role in the 2004 movie Catwoman which was an infamous box office bomb, came in from some praise online.
'I’m sorry but Halle Berry ate her Catwoman role up, idk why ppl hate that movies, it’s camp. I love it,' wrote one fan - prompting Halle, 55, to reply.
Remember when: Halle Berry, who played the role in the 2004 movie Catwoman which was an infamous box office bomb, came in from some praise online
Sense of humor: She quote-tweeted a compliment and wrote: 'I’m seeing all the Catwoman love, everybody,' joking: 'Where were you guys 17 years ago,' with a crying laughing emoji
She quote-tweeted the compliment and joked: 'I’m seeing all the Catwoman love, everybody. Where were you guys 17 years ago,' with a crying laughing emoji.
Zoe, the daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, has become the latest Catwoman in a new film called The Batman with Robert Pattinson in the title role.
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Due out next March the movie features a top-flight cast including Colin Farrell, Paul Dano, John Turturro and Andy Serkis.
Halle's movie Catwoman was directed by the French filmmaker Pitof and starred her amid such names as Sharon Stone and Family Guy star Alex Borstein.
Throwback: Halle's movie Catwoman was directed by the French filmmaker Pitof and starred her amid such names as Sharon Stone and Family Guy star Alex Borstein
The movie was savaged by the critics and was such a flop financially that it failed even to make its budget back at the global box office.
Halle herself got a Razzie Award for worst actress - but was game enough to hit the stage at the ceremony to accept it herself.
She raised her Razzie trophy in one hand and the Oscar she had won just three year's earlier for Monster's Ball in the other.
'Thank you guys, thank you so much,' she vamped, her voice heaving with mock emotion: 'I never in my life thought I would be up here winning a Razzie!'
Whoops: The movie was savaged by the critics and was such a flop financially that it failed even to make its budget back at the global box office
A few years ago Halle was honored at a New York Women In Communication event and gave a speech reflecting on the plus sides of Catwoman.
For one thing she pointed out that she made 'a s***load of money that changed my life' from the picture, according to Glamour.
'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.'
Oscar in one hand, Razzie in the other: Halle herself got a Razzie Award for worst actress - but was game enough to hit the stage at the ceremony to accept it herself
She went on: '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.'
Earlier this year she made the point again to Entertainment Weekly that Catwoman had been 'one of the biggest paydays of my whole life, which, there's nothing wrong with that….I don't want to feel like: "Oh, I can only do award-worthy stuff.' What is an award-worthy performance?"'
Halle and Zoe are the latest in a long line of actresses to play Catwoman including Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer and Anne Hathaway.
Taking up the mantle: Zoe Kravitz, the daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz, has become the latest Catwoman in a new film called The Batman with Robert Pattinson in the title role
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