when an hathway was Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises role from devastated Jessica Beal I was gutted in 2011 Jessica Beal revealed she lost two coveted roles to Anne Hathaway in 2011 Jessica Beal revealed she had lost not one but two coveted roles to Anne Hathaway in an L interview Beal revealed she had auditioned for Anne Hathway's role as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises be was reportedly a top Contender for for the role alongside Kira nly and Kate Mara however the role went to Hathaway making the loss even more painful be then auditioned for Hathaway's Academy awardwinning role as fanen in less miserable but lost again be gave the L interview around the time Hathaway was facing a wave of social media abuse branded Hatha hate even though the actress hadn't done anything egregious to Warrant the hate however Jessica Beal's interview in which she revealed in which she revealed losing coveted roles to Anne Hathaway gave neens more ammunition to ramp up their hate campaign by accusing the princess diary's actress of willfully stealing roles from the Texas massacre in the L interview bile said the Catwoman role in Christopher Nolan's film was another one that got away I was gutted I mean to work with Christopher Nolan in that kind of a role shortly after the L interview surfaced an Insider accused an pathaway of stealing rolls from Jessica Beal The Insider told the New York daily news Jessica was fuming when she heard she didn't get the role of Catwoman The Insider added she really thought she was going to get it but when Christopher Nolan the film's director handed the role to Hathaway she was devastated in response another inside source told The Inquirer that Anne Hathaway was hurt and annoyed over being accused of stealing rolls from Beal The Source said and thinks Jessica had an ulterior motive by making it seem like she was stealing rolls right out from under her they added Anne let Jessica know that if she does another interview with a writing casting or director equating the two she wants a face-to-face meeting and everyone's waiting for more fur to fly despite the feud rumors Anne Hathaway and Jessica Beal have not address their issues in public