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“The Role Doesn’t Belong To One Person”: Amy Adams Addresses Rachel Brosnahan Playing Lois Lane In James Gunn’s Superman Movie

DCEU Lois Lane actor Amy Adams has spoken recently about her experience in the role, and her perspective on Rachel Brosnahan taking it on for the DCU’s Superman movie. Amy Adams is renowned for a selection of roles, having won Golden Globes and several other notable awards for her performances in a range of releases. That said, superhero movie fans are most likely to recognize her role in Man Of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and both iterations of Justice League, with Adams having played Lois Lane in all four, giving her a unique understanding of the role.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Amy Adams discussed many of her previous roles, including her time as Lois Lane in the DCEU timeline. Adams expressed enjoying working alongside Man Of Steel’s other actors and on colossal sets, and mentioned, “One of the things I like about superhero canons is, for me, it’s almost like theater in a way. It’s like, different people take on the role, and the role doesn’t belong to one person.”

This led into a question about what advice Adams would give DCU Lois Lane actor Rachel Brosnahan, with Brosnahan set to star alongside David Corenswet’s Superman in the 2025 Superman movie. Amy Adams responded to the question by stating her advice would be, “Oh, just have fun. Just have fun – and I’m sure she will. She’s wonderful, and I hope she gets to bring her sense of humor into it. She’s got such a great sensibility, such a good actress but also such great natural comedic timing, and I hope we get to see some more of that.“

What Amy Adams’ Advice For Rachel Brosnahan Means

As the previous Lois Lane in DC’s live-action movie empire, Amy Adams is in a unique place to talk about the franchise and the role, making her advice all the more noteworthy. This also makes it more notable that her advice is largely just to enjoy the experience, with Adams’ praise of Brosnahan suggesting this is her specific advice because she’s already confident the new Lois Lane will be more than proficient in the role.

Rachel Brosnahan’s movie debut as Lois Lane will be 4 years after Amy Adams’ final DCEU appearance in Zack Snyder’s Justice League.

Similarly, Amy Adams’ comments about roles like Lois Lane not belonging to any one person and her discussion of Rachel Brosnahan’s acting talents help show how Brosnahan can make the role her own, and suggest this is more important than trying to mirror or match what’s come before. This aligns with Adams’ previous discussion of the DCU’s Lois Lane casting, having said in an October interview with Variety that “I love her. She’s gonna be great. Hopefully the role will be infused with her sensibility and her natural humor and strength and wit.“

Our Take On Amy Adams Lois Lane Comments

With so many talented people having played Lois Lane across the character’s extensive on-screen history, Amy Adams’ comments make a lot of sense when it comes to Rachel Brosnahan’s casting as the DC Universe’s iteration of the character. There is no one defining version of Lois on-screen, and indeed one of the most fun things about her history on the big and small screen is the different ways people have played the role. As it stands, it seems Rachel Brosnahan will add another skillful performance to this roster, with Superman looking set to enrich the DC character’s history once again.