Catwoman in other media an African-American Selina Kyle/Catwoman with a prominent role. In 2004, the feature film "Catwoman" was released. Starring Halle Berry, this film's Catwoman bears little resemblance to the comic book version. Berry portrays Patience Phillips, an artist and graphics designer who works for a cosmetics company called Hedare Beauty, which is ready to ship a new skin cream called Beau-Line that is able to reverse the effects of aging. However, as Patience visits the factory where it is being manufactured, she learns that the product has deadly side-effects. Laurel Hedare (Sharon Stone), the wife of the company's CEO, orders her killed.
Catwoman in other media the Bat-signal later shines in the night sky, a figure wearing Catwoman's outfit watches it from afar, suggesting that she survived. The film's interpretation of Catwoman derives heavily from the Pre-Crisis version of the character. While Catwoman didn't return in "Batman Forever", she was referenced by Dr. Chase Meridian when she tells Batman: "You like strong women. I've done my homework. Or do I need skin-tight vinyl and a whip?". Burton had no interest in returning to direct a sequel of "Batman Returns", but was credited as producer. With Warner Bros. moving on development for "Batman Forever" in June 1993,