06 October 2007, 12:13 AM
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Join Date: 26 September 2002
Location: Texas
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I read this article when it was in EW. I love how Young downplayed the extent of her Catwoman stunt. She made it sound like it was this very innocent thing and that she was persecuted because of her gender; yet everyone else involved seems to remember it differently:
From the July 1992 Issue of Playboy:
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Keaton: Oh, boy, talk about really knowing you're in Hollywood. One day after Annette was out of the running, I was talking to Mark Canton, who was then in charge at Warner Bros. and heading up the Batman project. We were in his office and he said, "I'm getting calls about Catwoman from every actress you can name." He began going down the list for me when his phone rang. He picked it up and said, "Yes, fine, but no, I can't right now. I'm busy." Just as we started talking again, there was another phone call. "Please do me a favor," he said. "Tell her I can't see her now. I'm in a meeting." About thirty seconds later, the door flew open and in walked Sean Young, who was a woman on a mission- but on a level the likes of which I'd never seen before.
Playboy: What did she do?
Keaton: Sean came in and said, "How could I not be Catwoman? It's so obvious that I'm supposed to be Catwoman." It was so strange and bizarre. Sean was dressed catlike. No actual fur was involved, but I recall her hair being tied up with a ribbon that kind of picked her hair up. At a fast glance, it looked like she had ears on the back of her head. She was dressed in all black- big high boots, leotard and shorts.
Playboy: And she made her pitch for the role right then?
Keaton: Yeah, on the move. She went on for about two and a half minutes with what seemed like one sentence. It was a lot like Bob Dylan's book "Tarantula." While Sean was talking, I noticed that she had a metallic object in her hand. I flashed on it for a second and prayed to God it wasn't a gun. I wasn't alone in that- Mark had the same feeling. But it wasn't a gun, it was a walkie-talkie. I thought I would diffuse the situation by bringing her back to earth. I said, "Hey, first of all, how you doing? I haven't seen you for a long time, and you look great"- which was true. That threw her for a couple seconds, and then she went on again. I asked her what she was doing with the walkie-talkie. She said- nicely, she wasn't mean- "I'm talking to somebody." The walkie-talkie was crackling, and I heard things like "Roger." I said, "Why don't you shut if off? Let's have a conversation." And I think she did shut it off. For a moment, I felt that might straighten her up. I said, "Hey, do me a favor. I'm talking to Mark about something. Let me finish up here- we're just about done- and then I'll leave and you guys can have your meeting." Sean talked for another minute and then went out and waited. I left and she came back in and talked with Mark. I don't know what happened after that. But it was wild and totally eccentric and great fun. I'll tell you something: If the woman could bottle that drive with a sense of humor, she'd be unstoppable.
Playboy: Is the sense of humor missing?
Keaton: For the most part, yes.
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And, from The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women Onscreen, by Dominique Mainon and James Ursini:
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Sean Young (who had been slated to play Vicki Vale in the first Batman but had to withdraw due to an injury) is said to have gone as far as showing up at the Warner Bros. lot in a homemade Catwoman costume with an entourage of assistants carrying walkie-talkies to track down Tim Burton. According to Marion Doughter, the casting director at the time, Burton hid in the bathroom.
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