Personally, this is the hugest relief, ever. I am captain comic geek and I have plenty of room in my heart for Katie Holmes (especially now that that room is occupied by pity and morbid curiosity) but she is a pretty good actress. She can, in fact play tough. But I think the fact that her playing the "Bat Babe" coincided with her being sucked into Cruise-land drained what talent she has.

Pieces of April is a great film, and she plays the title character, April. Granted I could've been overwhelmed by Patricia Clarkson.

Disturbing Behavior, while sounding absurd, is actually a surprisingly effective take on the whole outsider/hero thing, besides, James Marsden is in it, and who can say no to those pretty blue eyes.

 Anyway, point is this: Maggie Gyllenhaal, much better choice, if for nothing else (though there is a whole list, we can agree on that) than the Bat Babes are supposed to be tall, leggy and decidedly noirish. Aesthetically, Holmes didn't fit in at all. She's too all-American. Bat Babes are supposed to be dangerous, smoky voiced and smarter than anyone gives them credit for. I think there's actually a clause in the Bat Babe contract that says "If you must be in distress, there is no simpering allowed." Also, I think there might be something about not taking any sass from Batman.

I love Secretary, and I love Maggie Gyllenhaal. It'll be nice to get to stare at her rather than Katie (who's busy making a clan of crazy babies anyway..).