Zoë Kravitz took to Instagram Stories to clarify her previous comments to The Guardian about being told she was too “urban” to audition for “The Dark Knight Rises.”Before being cast as Catwoman in Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” Kravitz recalled being up against casting discrimination when attempting to audition for a small role in Christopher Nolan’s 2012 film — ultimately losing out on the chance at the part due to the color of her skin.“I don’t know if it came directly from Chris Nolan,” Kravitz said in The Guardian interview.
“I think it was probably a casting director of some kind, or a casting director’s assistant.” Kravitz, who is of Black and Jewish descent, added, “Being a woman of color and being an actor and being told at that time that I wasn’t able to read because of the color of my skin, and the word ‘urban’ being thrown around like that,
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