Amy Adams IS Lois Lane in Superman: The Man of Steel!
Sun, March 27, 2011 
When you think of Superman, you think of specific things: the phrase "Truth, Justice & the American way," his power of flying, the iconic red-and-blue suit, and Lois Lane.
For as difficult a role to pull off the title character is, the same applies for Lois. It's a part that requires displaying the toughness and spunk being a hard-ass reporter, the wit supplied by the humor and one-liners and, most importantly, the chemistry with both the Man of Steel and his Clark Kent persona. You have to believe the person arguing with Perry White is the same one reduced to a wide-eyed, vulnerable girl when he's in front of Superman.
Hero Complex says Zack Snyder has found that actress, and it's the kind of casting that I can get behind. Amy Adams is the new Lois Lane.
Some will argue the age difference between her and Henry Cavill; she's 36 years-old and he’s 27. That shouldn't be a concern. If we're gonna nerdy about it, some of the comic-interpretations state that his being Kryptonian makes him physically age slower than human beings when he's actually quite older. On the other hand, and in a better and more basic way to put it, Lois needs to have a few extra years on Superman. She has the experience of living out in the real world where he's spent his youth on the Kent Farm in Smallville.
Check out her performances in Enchanted, Julie & Julia, Doubt, Sunshine Cleaning, and The Fighter (Hell even Night at the Museum 2) and tell me she's not a great choice.
Reader Comments (3)
Very happy with this choice. She is a good actress looks great. So snyder picked a solid lois lane. I hope she dyes hair dark brown/black for the role. Can't wait to see how she works with cavill.
I think the age difference also says good things about Cavill's maturity. The timespan of "The Tudors" meant that Cavill's character's age far outpaced his own over the course of the show, and Cavill always projected the necessary maturity to play a character far beyond his own years. I think he and Amy Adams will be just right.
I am so excited about this! She is a SERIOUS talent, and her casting says a lot to me about how seriously they're taking the casting. Costner, Lane, Adams. Damn. And Cavill's great, too. This movie is going to be awesome.
Thanks for another awesome writeup, Jamie. TMT is the place to be for Superman news.
I'm VERY pleased with this casting! She's extremely talented & I've had quite a crush on her for sometime now! lol