Halle Berry Explains Why She Accepted Her ‘Catwoman’ Razzie In Person

The film may have undergone a very surprising re-examination recently after the Internet decided with infinite wisdom that Halle Berry’s Catwoman not an accidental disaster, but a classic of a misunderstood and unexplained cult.

The star herself even considered, ask where all these people went back in 2004 when the comic book blockbuster flopped at the box office after failing to recoup its $100 million budget, but still holds its place as the highest-grossing superhero movie with a female lead for thirteen years to date. Wonder Woman come together.

Forever a good sport, Berry personally went to the Razzies to accept her trophy for Worst Actress, where she mocked the tearful speech she gave when accepting her Oscar . Monster’s Balland certainly thanks to her agent for casting her in the film, which she describes as “a piece of the sh*t puzzle”. Talking to Vanity Fair, the actress and filmmaker explains why she wants to go bare-faced at a celebration of the worst Hollywood has to offer.

“Well, I went to the Razzies because, you know, I feel like… we’re all very serious with ourselves, if we get an award, if we get an Oscar, how is it? That makes us feel better than everyone else. other, but we really don’t. You know, you were just chosen that year by your peers and you were recognized for doing what they considered excellent, but are you better than the next person who didn’t get that award? Not quite. So if you find yourself facing a Razzie, does that mean you’re the worst actor ever?

Probably not, you just had a bunch of people who made you angry that year. I decided to just look at it all for fun, not taking myself too seriously, and if I can show up to receive an Oscar while you’re honoring me, I can definitely show up to collect a Razzie when you say, ‘Do your best, but do better. ‘ I always learned that if you can’t be a good loser, you don’t deserve to be a good winner, so I went there, mocking myself, I had a great time. great… and then I burned it. ! ”

Berry revealed that she wants to direct a remake of Catwoman to give it a do-over, now she’s dipped her toe into the water of filmmaking with Netflix’s popular and well-received MMA drama Bruises. Whether that happens or not, she’s more than just a game to poke fun at her disastrous flirtation with the role.