10 Actors Who Hated Working On Their Own Movies
8. Halle Berry - Catwoman
You have to hand it to Halle Berry - she took this particular disaster like a champ. Catwoman came before the modern superhero boom, and accordingly was not a sure thing in terms of box office.
Catwoman didn’t just bomb, it failed spectacularly, a colossal failure both critically and commercially. No one came out unscathed, but first in the firing line was Halle Berry, only a few years removed from her Oscar win for Monster’s Ball.
Her performance was - rightly - reviled, and she went on to “win” the Golden Raspberry award for worst actress of the year. To her credit, not only did she show up to the ceremony, but she made light of the whole mess with a faux-emotional speech, in which she thanked Warner Bros for casting her in such a dreadful film.
As many actors in similar positions find, the money helped. Berry is still happy to talk about - and make fun of - Catwoman to this day, and with a career like hers, there’s no reason to feel ashamed of a disastrous project - even one on this scale.