Anne Hathaway met Nolan and thought she was auditioning for Harley Quinn in The Dark Knight Rises: “I was trying to give Chris Nolan these crazy little smiles.” She showed up in a “beautiful-but-mad tailoring top with stripes going everywhere” and “flat Joker-looking shoes..”About an hour into the meeting Nolan told her, “Well, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you this, but it’s Catwoman.” She immediately shifted gears: “Now ok, we’re slinky. We’re slinky. And I hate my shirt. I love my shirt, but