One of the greatest truths in life is that the Catwoman is bisexual. Long before it was canon in the comics, Selina Kyle radiates bisexuality. In fact, The Batman it is perhaps the most bisexual part we have ever seen in the Batman universe. From the casting to the overall mood of this chapter – the film has definitely je ne sais quoi. To take it even further, Zoya Kravitz explicitly brought this aspect to the big screen with his interpretation of the anti-heroine with a little “baby”.
On arrival soon The Batman, Kyle enters her apartment looking for his girlfriend Annika and calls her “baby”. While this may be read as platonic, Kravitz says he interprets the moment as a hint of a romantic relationship.
“This is definitely the way I interpreted it, that they had some kind of romantic relationship,” Kravitz said in an interview with Pedestrian. When the interviewer then expresses joy at the idea that Kravitz’s Catwoman is bisexualual, Kravitz exclaims: “I agree!”
In another interview for the outcomedirector Matt Reeves agrees with Kravitz’s view of Kyle.
“[The film is] very loyal to the character of Selina Kyle. She is not yet a Catwoman, but all the elements of how she will become a Catwoman are there, ”Reeves said.
“I don’t think we wanted to go straight that way, but you can interpret it that way for sure. She has intimacy with this character and it is a huge and deep care for this character, more than a sexual thing, but there had to be a very intimate relationship between them, “he added.
While this definitely cuts off the bottom of the barrel when it comes to actual screen presentation, hopefully there will be more opportunities to explore this aspect of Catwoman’s identity in later installmentsinstead of just focusing on his passion for Bruce Wayne.
The Batman opens in theaters this Friday, March 4.