Michelle Pfeiffer: 'Anne Hathaway Will Be Brilliant As Catwoman'

Michelle Pfeiffer is confident that Anne Hathaway is a perfect fit for Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises.

Pfeiffer played Selina Kyle and her feline alter ego in Batman Returns, Tim Burton's second movie about Gotham City's finest, and now Hathaway becomes the latest star to don the cat suit.

She told MTV News: "I was probably the fourth Catwoman so there have been [a few].

"Catwoman is iconic, you know. She'll be brilliant in it. I actually really look forward to seeing her. She's so talented. She can do anything, so she'll be fine."

Hathaway will be hoping for better things than the last person to take on the role; rather than make a statement with 2004's Catwoman, Halle Berry managed to kill of a promising franchise before it had even really begun.

The Dark Knight Rises is released on July 20, 2012.