Zoë Kravitz got stronger than ever to ‘kick some ass’ as ‘Catwoman’
By Jackie Salo
February 14, 2022 | 6:00am
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Zoë Kravitz put herself through grueling workout sessions to achieve her best physique.Zoey Grossman
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Zoë Kravitz had to start from scratch when it came to getting catsuit ready.
The 33-year-old star — and spawn of rocker Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet — endured three-hour gym sessions after grueling eight-hour days on set for her lead role in “Catwoman.”
“Obviously, you want to look good in a catsuit, but I wanted it to be realistic that I’m able to do anything in this film,” Kravitz said in an interview for the March cover of “ELLE.”
“So I had to be strong. I got stronger than I’ve ever been. That felt good, to see what I was capable of. I felt confident — and I could kick some ass.”
When her agent first called her about the iconic role in late 2019, Kravitz said she remembers telling herself, “‘Okay, don’t get excited.”
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“One thing I’ve had to learn from an early age is when you get attached, it’s hard, and most of the time, you don’t get the part. So my instinct is always to say, ‘It’s not mine,’” she said.
She went into the audition nervous, too — especially when was told to walk into the scene with a motorcycle helmet on and take it off before starting her lines.
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When Zoë Kravitz’s agent first called her about the iconic role of Catwoman, Kravitz said she remembers telling herself, “‘Okay, don’t get excited.”Warner Bros.
“I was like, ‘This is how I don’t get the part.’ I don’t get the part because the helmet gets stuck on my head, and I don’t look cool. I’ll get my lines, but I will f–k up this helmet moment,” she said.
That didn’t happen. Instead, she recalled, director Matt Reeves was so impressed that he said, “You’re her.”
Kravitz said she was overwhelmed by fans’ reactions when she was announced as Selina Kyle.
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Zoë Kravitz appeared on the cover of ELLE’s March issue.Zoey Grossman
“The fandom is wild,” she said. “When the announcement came out, I got more phone calls than I’d gotten on any birthday.”
Kravitz also opened up about long struggling with the assumption that her famous family has helped land her jobs.
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Actress Zoë Kravitz had to start from scratch when it came to getting catsuit ready.Zoey Grossman
But the starlet said it’s also pushed her to forge a path that was about “wanting to prove not only to the world, but to myself, that I deserve to take up space in the industry.”
“I’m proud of where I come from. Now it’s nice to be in a space where I feel like when people ask me about my parents, I’m not like, ‘Let’s not talk about that.’ I’m like, ‘They’re awesome. I’m grateful to be their child,” she said.
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Zoë Kravitz was even nervous about auditioning for the role of Catwoman and had to practice taking a motorcycle helmet on and off before delivering her lines.Zoey Grossman
“And I also am my own human being.”
By Jackie Salo
February 14, 2022 | 6:00am
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Zoë Kravitz put herself through grueling workout sessions to achieve her best physique.Zoey Grossman
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ZOË KRAVITZ
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Zoë Kravitz had to start from scratch when it came to getting catsuit ready.
The 33-year-old star — and spawn of rocker Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet — endured three-hour gym sessions after grueling eight-hour days on set for her lead role in “Catwoman.”
“Obviously, you want to look good in a catsuit, but I wanted it to be realistic that I’m able to do anything in this film,” Kravitz said in an interview for the March cover of “ELLE.”
“So I had to be strong. I got stronger than I’ve ever been. That felt good, to see what I was capable of. I felt confident — and I could kick some ass.”
When her agent first called her about the iconic role in late 2019, Kravitz said she remembers telling herself, “‘Okay, don’t get excited.”
00:0101:39
“One thing I’ve had to learn from an early age is when you get attached, it’s hard, and most of the time, you don’t get the part. So my instinct is always to say, ‘It’s not mine,’” she said.
She went into the audition nervous, too — especially when was told to walk into the scene with a motorcycle helmet on and take it off before starting her lines.
Enlarge Image
“I was like, ‘This is how I don’t get the part.’ I don’t get the part because the helmet gets stuck on my head, and I don’t look cool. I’ll get my lines, but I will f–k up this helmet moment,” she said.
That didn’t happen. Instead, she recalled, director Matt Reeves was so impressed that he said, “You’re her.”
Kravitz said she was overwhelmed by fans’ reactions when she was announced as Selina Kyle.
Enlarge Image
“The fandom is wild,” she said. “When the announcement came out, I got more phone calls than I’d gotten on any birthday.”
Kravitz also opened up about long struggling with the assumption that her famous family has helped land her jobs.
Enlarge Image
But the starlet said it’s also pushed her to forge a path that was about “wanting to prove not only to the world, but to myself, that I deserve to take up space in the industry.”
“I’m proud of where I come from. Now it’s nice to be in a space where I feel like when people ask me about my parents, I’m not like, ‘Let’s not talk about that.’ I’m like, ‘They’re awesome. I’m grateful to be their child,” she said.
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“And I also am my own human being.”