Berry tells EW why she attended the Razzies on behalf of the film.
“I s— on it because they s— on it!”
“I tried to be one of them.”
Halle Berry in ‘Catwoman’ ; Berry at the 2005 Razzies.Warner Brothers;Razzie Channel/Youtube
“The studio knew what I was going to do.
I told them I wanted to take the piss out of it and laugh at it.
“Id written [my speech] within an inch of my life.
you’re able to never take away my Oscar, no matter how bad you bash me!
If you say I earned this, alright, Ill take this, too.
You accept the wonderful things people say, and accept when they dont say wonderful things.”
“I marveled at the fact that we did it.
I got to see my version of Catwoman.
I didnt have any negative feelings.”
Warner Brothers;Razzie Channel/Youtube
“I didnt love [the backlash].
Im used to defying stereotypes and making a way out of no way.
“It didnt derail me, because Ive fought as a Black woman my whole life.
A little bad publicity about a movie?
“No, I don’t have to give this back.
First of all, I want to thank Warner Bros.
Thank you for putting me in a piece of s—, God-awful movie.
You know, it was just what my career needed, you know?
I was at the top, andCatwomanjust plummeted me to the bottom.
Read EW’s full oral history ofCatwomanwith Berry, director Pitof, producer Di Novi, and screenwriter Brancato.
