Warner Bros. and HBO are looking to expand The Batman franchise with spin-off shows, and one of them might be centered on Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman. After COVID-19 delays, The Batman is finally set to open in theaters on March 4, 2022, and Warner Bros. is hoping to kick off an entirely new Batman film franchise with the Robert Pattinson-led film. Unlike many other DC projects, The Batman is not connected to the DCEU and will take place in its own universe, yet that doesn't mean it will be a complete stand-alone project.
In July 2020, it was announced that The Batman director Matt Reeves was developing a television series based around the Gotham City police department, likely titled Gotham PD, that would take place a year before the events of The Batman. Then in September 2021, it was reported that a spin-off series based around Colin Farrell's Penguin from The Batman was in the works at HBO Max and would show the Penguin's rise to power. Warner Bros. appears to be committed to making a Batman universe that stretches across film and streaming series, and it appears another one is being discussed this time focused on Batman's most famous love interest, Catwoman.
During a press conference for The Batman, director Matt Reeves, via CBR, said that HBO Max was considering a Catwoman television series. Reeves was asked about the potential spin-off projects and if any were being considered for Catwoman, which Reeves said he has spoken to HBO Max about. Reeves is very invested in filling out the world of The Batman and he has many ideas of where to take the character of Catwoman aka Selina Kyle. Read the full quote below:
"I've talked to the HBO Max folks. What we're really trying to do is to launch this world. If the world embraces this, we have a lot of ideas for things we want to do, and for sure we want Selena to continue...We're talking about a lot of things, but all of it depends on...we're about to release this movie, and it comes down to how people receive it."
Catwoman was introduced in Batman #1 in 1940 by creators Bob Kane and Bill Finger and next to the Joker is Batman's most iconic and recognizable antagonist, as well as his most central love interest. The character has appeared in numerous Batman adaptations from animation, live-action television like the 1960's Adam West Batman series and Gotham. She has also appeared in multiple films, with Michelle Phiffer playing the role in 1992's Batman Returns, Halle Berry headlining her own solo film in 2004's Catwoman, and Anne Hathaway in 2012's The Dark Knight Rises.
The character of Catwoman has a long rich history of comic book storylines that a potential HBO Max series could explore, from Jeph Loeb's When In Rome to Darwyn Cooke's Catwoman run. Darwyn Cooke's Batman: Ego is set to be an influence on The Batman so Reeves is likely familiar with the writer's work. The Batman will see Selina Kyle in the early stages of her Catwoman persona, so a potential television series could further explore Selina coming into her iconic role and lead into a potential sequel to The Batman. Given the massive success Peacemaker has been for Warner Bros. and HBO Max, it is likely they will want even more DC spin-off series.
Source: CBR