She plays Selina Kyle, a Catwoman in the making, though really just a jewel thief.

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The "sensuality" could mean Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) gets horizontal with a cat-suited Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway).

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Warner Bros announced today that Anne Hathaway has landed the coveted role of Selina Kyle in the next Batman movie: The Dark Knight Rises.

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Running alongside this battle is the tale of Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway), a jewel thief with feline overtones, and the emergence of Blake (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a youthful cop, as a fresh force for unswayable good in Gotham.

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But Selina Kyle is also Catwoman.

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