Superman’s Lois Lane, Rachel Brosnahan, takes issue with her character being seen as a damsel in distress who the hero has to save constantly instead of an ambitious professional. She joins a long line of actresses to play Superman’s love interest and eventual wife, starting with Noel Neill in 1948.
She is joined in the cast by David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced, and Maria Gabriela de Faria, among others. Her take on Lois will be in an early stage of her relationship with Clark, and she knows he is secretly Superman.
Speaking with Collider, Brosnahan addressed the idea of Lois as someone in constant need of saving, revealing she doesn’t view the character this way. The actress stated: “You know, in my experience, she’s never been a damsel in distress. She’s always been so hungry and so relentless in her pursuit of the truth that she gets herself in trouble.”
Brosnahan then elaborated that “she’s not always the most graceful in her pursuit of what’s right and just and true.” As a result, audiences “see her get herself into some piles, and that’ll continue in this world, as well.”
What Rachel Brosnahan’s Comments About Lois Lane Mean
Brosnahan’s perspective on Lois makes sense; it’s less that Lois is an object that Superman must save solely because of their connection, but rather, she is a complex character in her own right who gets into scrapes because of her journalistic ambitions. Per Brosnahan, Lois’ ferocity in pursuing a story was a big element of her DCU characterization.
The actress explained: “as you would hope when you’re making a new film, there’s a slightly different angle to the kind of trouble that she gets herself in, which, again, I can’t go into, but I’m excited for people to see this take on that kind of ambition.”
Our Take On Rachel Brosnahan’s Comments About Lois Lane
Reducing Lois to a damsel in distress is a fundamental misunderstanding of her character. No doubt, the journalist was originally created to fill that archetype, but over the last century, she’s become a fully-realized character in her own right.
Continuing to emphasize Lois’ thirst for truth is an ideal way to maintain her plot relevance without having a villain tying her to the train tracks.
Her constant endangerment was reframed as a result of her own career, which is exemplified in adaptations such as Smallville. It remains to be seen how Superman will adjust Lois for the DCU, but continuing to emphasize her thirst for truth is an ideal way to maintain her plot relevance without having a villain tying her to the train tracks.
