Superhero movie casting decisions are often divisive, usually because every fan has a much different idea of how they'd like their favourite character to be portrayed on screen. However, in the case of Superman: Legacy and Rachel Brosnahan, the response to her playing Lois Lane has been unanimously positive.
Choosing her to take on this role as The Daily Planet's most intrepid reporter has proven to be a genius move on James Gunn's part and there's plenty of excitement surrounding what she brings to the role.
Talking to the Associated Press at last night's Critics Choice Awards, Brosnahan opened up on what she hopes to achieve with Superman: Legacy. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star also explained how the approach to this movie justifies the hero being rebooted...again.
"We have big shoes to fill. But we're excited to try to fill them," she enthused. "I think the best part about working on this has been that, from top to bottom, from James [Gunn] to Peter Safran, everyone at DC, and David [Corenswet]...we're all just nerds for this stuff."
"There's so much love and care that's being taken to make this film both a film that honours the source material and also justifies making another one."
During a separate conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Brosnahan shared similar sentiments by reiterating how much thought is being put into the Man of Tomorrow's DCU debut.
"I've really enjoyed the collaboration with James Gunn so far. Every single person involved with this production is such a perfect nerd for Superman. We all grew up watching the movies and some of us grew up reading the comics," the actress said. "I feel like it's being made with so much love. This Superman will have a sense of humour...we're excited to both put our own spin on things but also honour the material we love so much."
Asked to describe her take on Lois in three words, Brosnahan responded with, "Feisty. Dare I say, marvellous? And fiercely intelligent."
Superman: Legacy tells the story of Superman's journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas. He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
David Corenswet is playing the Man of Steel, while Rachel Brosnahan has been tapped to star as Lois Lane. Other recent casting additions include Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, Gabriela de Faría as The Engineer, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, and Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
Superman: Legacy is currently set to be released in theaters on July 11, 2025.